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Lordstown seeks voter support for tax change

LORDSTOWN — In May 2023, Lordstown voters approved an additional 0.5% income tax to be used for the fire department, which was on top of an existing 1% income tax for the general fund. Village officials will ask voters in November to approve one change to the 0.5% income tax portion that is designated for the fire department so the funds also can be used to build a new fire station. Village council voted at their meeting Monday to send the change of purpose of the income tax issue to the Trumbull County Board of Elections for their review and for approval for placement on the ...

Newton Falls hires new law director, council clerk

NEWTON FALLS — Village council has named Gary Van Brocklin as the new law director/prosecutor and Kathy King as clerk for the village and council, noting the two will be able to work daily at the administration building with the new village manager, Jeremy Shaffer, who started Monday. The two new hires were met with pushback from some residents over their salaries. The full-time law director/prosecutor will be paid $110,000 and has agreed to waive any health insurance offered by the village. He will receive two weeks vacation. Van Brocklin will hire a part-time employee to serve as ...

Ohio officer killed responding to gunshots call

A police sergeant responding to a 911 call about a break-in and gunshots at an Ohio home was fatally shot, and the suspect and two other people also died, authorities said. Four other officers and a police dog were hurt in the shooting Sunday night in Rittman, about 40 miles south of Cleveland, authorities said. “Upon arrival at the scene, officers came under immediate gunfire,” a joint statement from Rittman Police Chief Robert Shows and the sheriffs in Wayne and Medina counties said. Sgt. Scott Ries, a 10-year veteran of the Rittman Police Department, was killed, the ...

Niles public square opens to fanfare

NILES — The city’s new public square opened Saturday afternoon following the 4th of July festivities. The ribbon cutting came about a month after the ribbon cutting for Riverside Park, which features a canoe and kayak launch, amphitheater, nature playground and stamped concrete pathways. ...

Peace pole unveiled, dedicated in Howland

HOWLAND — While America celebrated the 250th anniversary of its Declaration of Independence from England and subsequent battle to be free, a reminder of the country’s prosperous times when it’s not at war occurred when the Howland Rotary Club unveiled the installation and dedication of a ...

Pedestrian killed crossing Youngstown Road in Warren

WARREN -- A pedestrian was struck by an automobile and killed at the intersection of Youngstown Road and Kenilworth Avenue on Saturday night. According to a Warren Police Department news release, the collision involved a Buick sedan traveling westbound on Youngstown Road and a pedestrian walking northbound crossing Youngstown Road near this intersection. Officers arrived on scene and met with EMT Ambulance personnel immediately thereafter. Upon examination, EMT personnel pronounced the pedestrian dead. The case remains under investigation. To offer an anonymous tip in the case, ...