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Two new officers sworn into Warren Police Department

WARREN — Isaiah Belcher said being the oldest boy in his family of 18 children, he tended to get called upon to resolve problems among the kids. “I have a calling to help people. I come from a huge family,” including step-siblings and half-siblings. “So whenever we would have ...

Appeals court rejects Danny Lee Hill claim of intellectual disability

Staff report WARREN — The Ohio 11th District Court of Appeals on Monday affirmed the 2023 decision of a visiting judge in denying death row inmate Danny Lee Hill’s bid to file a second postconviction relief petition challenging his death sentence on the grounds that Hill was ...

Weathersfield will receive funds for park improvements

WEATHERSFIELD — The township has been awarded a $500,000 capital improvement grant from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for improvements at the township park. Trustee Chairman Steve Gerberry said the Ohio Legislature appropriated capital improvement funding through Senate Bill 450 for 2027 and 2028 to support community parks, recreation and conservation projects. He said the grant will be for a pavilion, restroom facilities, parking and other improvements to enhance the park located off state Route 46. Township officials previously sought state funding for a ...

Memorial bench to honor Falls grad

NEWTON FALLS — In September 2011, Newton Falls graduate Dale Settle Jr. died at age 22 after being shot while he and two others were driving to a Bible study class when he was a business major at the University of Akron. His classmates from the class of 2007 want to remember their fellow ...

Appeals court rejects Danny Lee Hill claim of intellectual disability

The Ohio 11th District Court, in a ruling released today, affirmed the decision of a visiting judge in denying death row inmate Danny Lee Hill’s bid to file a second postconviction relief petition challenging his death sentence that again claimed he was intellectually disabled, a term that ...

Marine veteran continues service at home

HOWLAND — For Corban Baker, serving others did not end when his military career concluded. Today, as Outreach Coordinator for the Mahoning County Veterans Service Commission, he helps fellow veterans and their families access benefits and services they have earned through their ...