National Weather Service to check area following tornado

July 22, 2026

Staff report With reports of many trees down and roof damage to some homes in Liberty and Hubbard townships, officials from the National Weather Service in Cleveland are to be in parts of the Mahoning Valley today to determine the severity of a tornado that passed through the area. Trumbull County Emergency Management Director John Hickey said he received calls of many trees down and one house having roof damage in Hubbard Township. Residents reported a funnel cloud in the area of Applegate Drive on the Liberty-Hubbard line. Hickey said the NWS will survey that area and others to ...

Vienna trustee defends work of water advisory board

July 22, 2026

WARREN — Vienna Trustee Phil Pegg sought to defend the work of the Trumbull County Water Advisory Board at Tuesday’s Trumbull County Commissioners workshop. The water board’s chairman, Rex Fee, resigned from his position last week, noting the difficulty it had in getting enough members to meet to have a quorum vote. The board’s mission is to find ways to reduce spending in the county’s water department. Pegg noted the board had a number of meetings during which they did not have a quorum, which would have allowed the board to vote on recommendations to provide the ...

Commissioners look at excavation accidents

July 22, 2026

WARREN — Finding ways to reduce the dangers of placing a new generation of fiber optic cabling throughout the county in ways that will not endanger residents and require greater responsibility from installers was the topic of a more than two-hour meeting Tuesday at the Trumbull County Commissioners hearing room. Last week, the commissioners met in an emergency meeting to discuss a series of accidents that have occurred in recent months during the installation of underground fiber optics cables. The discussions came to a head recently after Lumos Networks noted workers hit a gas ...

Cortland thanks longtime fire chief

July 21, 2026

CORTLAND — As his first act as fire chief, Todd Price took a commemorative photo of retiring fire Chief David Rea, who was honored with a proclamation by council for his length of service to the city. Rea will retire Thursday after more than 33 years of service to the Cortland ...

Trumbull fair-goers braved heat, smog and rain

July 21, 2026

BAZETTA — Trumbull County Fair attendance for this year was at 42,300, which fair officials said is less than last year, but still good despite having to deal with heat, smog and severe weather. Kiersten Holmes, fair board director and secretary, said overall, the 180th annual fair went ...

Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian goods

July 21, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday imposed 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, declaring that Canada has unfairly discriminated against American autos, alcohol and dairy products. The move could unleash a new wave of economic chaos, with risks of higher inflation and further fraying of relations between two nations that had been closely woven together before Trump’s return to the White House. The administration official previewing the action said that Canada was one of the only nations other than China that retaliated against Trump’s previous tariffs and must be ...