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Demoted Austintown principal now promoted to AD

This is not the first time the school board promoted an employee previously disciplined for inappropriate conduct.


Charges still pending in hit-and-run involving Trumbull 911 director

Cook smelled of alcohol and had a blood-alcohol level of almost double the legal limit three hours after the accident, according to a report from the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Cook’s intoxication level was 0.148; the legal intoxication limit in Ohio is 0.08.


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TJX referendum petitions filed with Trumbull elections board

The village clerk says petitions on the TJX zone changes collected more than 1,100 signatures.


Canfield officials aim to make city better

Officials told about 150 residents that Canfield is in good shape, but they’re working to make it better.


Man injured after tree falls on him in Poland Municipal Forest

Officials said the man was walking in the woods looking for owls about dusk when a tree fell from its base and hit him.


Downtown Lowellville gets a face lift thanks to grant

The village’s downtown has several new sidewalks.


Liberty cops still seeking 2 teen escapees

Belmont Pines is a freestanding children’s behavioral health hospital.


Warren employee agrees to termination if he’s convicted of theft

City employee Dennis Griffing signed off on a settlement agreement Wednesday that calls for termination from his job in the operations department if he’s convicted in Warren Municipal Court of the theft of a lawn mower from work.


VINDY EXCLUSIVE | March death of man in vacant home ruled homicide

Autopsy found blunt force trauma


Jurors deliberate in two separate cases

One defendant found guilty on all counts


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Trumbull water project takes care for endangered rattlesnake

The smallest of rattlesnake species in Ohio, the Eastern Massasauga generally grows to between 18 and 22 inches in length and likes wet areas. They are on the federal endangered species list, and their safety must be taken into consideration during a multimillion-dollar Trumbull County waterline project.


Surplus food/clothing

Surplus food/clothing East Side Crime Watch, 1001 Oak St., at the corner of Fruit Street,


Honaker to remain in mental hospital

Honaker to remain in mental hospital WARREN Royce C. Honaker, 66, who was found not guilty by


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Summary of recent criminal activity in Liberty and Girard

A summary of recent criminal activity in Liberty and Girard


Armstrong museum to have groundbreaking for expansion

Associated Press WAPAKONETA The Armstrong Air & Space Museum in western Ohio will have a


Births

Births St. Elizabeth boardman hospital Sean and Lindsay Thomas, Youngstown, boy, July 18.


After rescue, soccer boys pray for protection at Thai temple

Associated Press CHIANG RAI, Thailand The youth soccer teammates rescued from a flooded cave


WFMJ credited in capture of suspect

WFMJ credited in capture of suspect BOARDMAN Investigators are crediting news stories from 21


Agenda Saturday

Agenda Saturday Brookfield Township trustees, 10 a.m., neighborhood meeting, northeast corner of


Trump slams rate hikes by the independent Fed

Associated Press WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday cast aside concerns about the