Capsules – July 17, 2026

July 17, 2026

Penn-Ohio Scholarship Golf Outing The Penn-Ohio Athletic Club’s 21st annual Scholarship Fund Scramble Golf Outing will take place at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8 at Yankee Run Golf Course in Brookfield. To register, visit pennohioathleticclub.com or call (724) 813-7210. The fee is $100 per golfer. NHL unveils 84-game schedule NEW YORK — The most expansive season in NHL history will begin in September, not October, and limit most teams to four preseason games. The league’s first 84-game season since 1993-94 opens Sept. 29 as 32 teams will combine to play a total of 1,344 games. ...

Fair fosters youth

July 16, 2026

BAZETTA — Jamie Lewis, 15, followed a three-generation family tradition when she began participating in 4-H activities seven years ago. This year, she won a first-place ribbon for showcasing in the Junior Fair Goat Show Wednesday morning. “I just had to go into this,” Lewis said. ...

Bernard asks state for $5M for 911 Center

July 16, 2026

WARREN — Trumbull County Commission President Tony Bernard is seeking approximately $5 million worth of help from state officials for a building and equipping of a new Trumbull County 911 Center. When Gov. Mike DeWine and others were in Trumbull County for the Momentum on the Mahoning event last week, Bernard said he took a few moments with the governor to remind him of the statements made two years ago about bringing money back to the county for 911. The commissioner, prior to Wednesday’s commissioner’s meeting at the Trumbull County Fair, said he told the governor that ...

City man indicted in special grand jury report

July 16, 2026

WARREN — A Warren man was indicted in a special grand jury report Wednesday on charges of burglary, receiving stolen property and possession of criminal tools. Corey C. Monroe, 34, of Iddings Avenue, also had a repeat violent offender specification added on to his burglary charge because he previously was convicted of committing or complicity in committing aggravated murder, murder, or an attempt to commit any of these offenses, the indictment states. Court records show he was convicted Jan. 25, 2012, before former Trumbull County Common Pleas Judge Andrew Logan on charges of robbery ...

House GOP unveils $95B plan for war, farm aid and elections

July 16, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a $95 billion legislative plan focused on boosting defense, aiding farmers and enacting stricter voter registration rules, a sequel to the massive tax and spending cut bill that President Donald Trump signed into law last year. The 47-page outline, called a budget resolution, is a long-shot undertaking designed to supplement Pentagon funding for the Iran war and address Trump’s top priority of changing voter registration requirements. A more ambitious effort was narrowed to address concerns from some conservatives about ...

New aquarium scales up the fun at Trumbull County Fair

July 15, 2026

BAZETTA — The Trumbull County Fair has had its share of cows, horses, rabbits, pigs, goats and sheep, but for the 180th fair, there also are fish from all seven continents showcased in an aquarium display. The fair kicked off Tuesday with rides, food vendors and entertainment — and ...