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Liberty chief voices safety concerns

LIBERTY — Liberty’s fire chief emphasized challenges in keeping both first responders and the public safe during emergencies, noting that one of his department’s vehicles has been struck several times by negligent drivers. Fire Chief Doug Theobald, during his report at Monday’s meeting, recalled the details of an Aug. 15 spill that closed Tibbetts Wick Road for eight hours, covering the road in a flour-like substance, a byproduct of steelmaking that was being hauled by a private company. Theobald said the department’s on-duty personnel, himself and two mutual aid ...

Howland resident wants end to left turns in construction zone

HOWLAND — Residents crossing through one of Howland’s central roads have endured months of construction, and one asked what could be done about motorists who don’t obey the rules as crews continue to work. Officials at a recent trustees meeting heard from Ed Palumbo, who asked about ways to make drivers obey the turn restrictions on East Market Street. Palumbo was referring to an Ohio Department of Transportation project that has closed some left-turn lanes to widen the road, is adding a right-turn lane for southbound traffic on state Route 46 to East Market, and a right-turn ...

NAACP promotes community

WARREN — The youth of the community are the future and it is important that other generations support and work with them so they can carry on what current and past generations have done and are doing for the benefit of all, said Pastor Vincent Peterson II of Third Baptist Church of ...

EPA guts rule on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas and it announced it is taking a separate but related step to prevent future administrations from regulating climate pollution from power plants. The rule change, first proposed last year, represents a fundamental shift from efforts by Democratic Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama to address climate change and clean up industrial pollution. Environmental groups decried the change, saying it would come at a cost ...

Niles will receive $1M housing grant

NILES — Gov. Mike DeWine, Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik announced Friday $14 million in grants to support the creation of workforce housing in 10 counties. One of the communities receiving funds is Niles, which will receive a $1 million grant to develop public infrastructure and create workforce housing within the Mahoning Valley. The funding comes from the second round of the Residential Economic Development District program, which is providing up to $15 million in grants this fiscal year to help communities expand housing ...

Cortland police changing software to match Trumbull

CORTLAND — City Council approved an $8,600 software purchase as an emergency measure so the police department can remain compatible with changes coming to the Trumbull County 911 system. Council unanimously authorized police Chief David Morris to switch the department’s records-management software from ID Network to Sundance Systems Inc. The change follows an Aug. 26 vote by Trumbull County commissioners to move the county 911 Center to Sundance’s computer-aided dispatch system. According to the city ordinance, the system will allow the center to better communicate with police ...