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4 show interest in opening Warren City Council post

WARREN — With 1st Ward Councilman Todd Johnson setting Thursday as his last day on council, the process to replace him is shifting into high gear. Council President John Brown said he discussed with Warren Law Director Enzo Cantalamessa and Council Clerk Brenda Smith the steps that must be taken to replace Johnson. He said Warren City Council will have 30 days from the date Johnson’s resignation is accepted to appoint a replacement. Brown said the decision on a replacement will be made by council because Johnson is an independent. Brown said if council does not pick a ...

Nation and world at a glance for September 30

Supreme Court lets deportations to other countries resume for Trump WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will let President Donald Trump’s administration resume deporting people to countries other than their own for now, while the justices consider whether the policy is legal. The high court said Tuesday it will hear arguments in the case. The order lifts for now an appeals court decision that found migrants must have a chance to object. Federal attorneys said the lower court’s decision forced the cancellation of a deportation flight carrying about 70 people. Under a series of ...

County commissioners to OK one last late change order

WARREN — A week after warning Trumbull County department heads they will no longer pass resolutions to pay for change orders when the work already has been done without their review, Commissioners Denny Malloy and Rick Hernandez are expected to approve today a $186,152.76 change order for the Meadowbrook Sanitary Improvement project. The change order increased the cost of the project to $13,226,152 from its original price tag of $13,040,000. Last week, after the commissioners unanimously agreed not to accept change orders after work had been completed, Trumbull County Sanitary ...

St. James Parish to remain open

St. James Parish to remain openWARREN — The congregation of St Teresa of Calcutta Parish has learned that the St. James Parish site will not close as originally planned. Bishop David Bonnar sent a letter to parishioners at the weekend Masses. The Rev. Christopher Cicero, pastor of St. Teresa of Calcutta, said Bonnar has decided that St. James Church will not close as part of Cicero’s pastoral plan that was presented earlier this year to the congregation. “This letter explains that the piece was removed from the plan. The parishioners, especially the ones who worship at St. ...

Niles, YSU receive grants

Youngstown State University is receiving $1.5 million and Niles is getting a $402,500 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission. The ARC funding comes through the federal Partnership for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) initiative to help address coal-related job loss in the Appalachian region. Both Mahoning and Trumbull counties were added to the ARC jurisdiction in 2008 as part of a congressional bill that allows them to qualify for federal economic development funding, job training and money for manufacturing. The two grants were announced ...

State awards $1.3M for roads near new industrial park in Warren

WARREN — The Ohio Controlling Board on Monday approved the release of $1.33 million for road improvements in the area of the West Warren Industrial Park in the city. The Ohio Department of Development requested the release of $1,329,138 “in support of the West Warren Industrial Park project,” according to the Controlling Board’s agenda. The funds are described in the agenda as a Department of Development Roadwork Development Grant. Such grants are awarded “for public roadwork improvements that support the expansion or attraction of businesses. Eligible costs include ...