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Child rapist’s parole hearing still pending

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Trumbull County Prosecutor’s Office released the wrong information regarding a parole hearing for child rapist Felicia Beemer. Below is a corrected version of the story that ran in the weekend newspaper. WARREN — The parole hearing for convicted child rapist Felicia Banks Beemer is scheduled sometime this week, according to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. Incorrect information that Beemer was denied parole was provided by the Trumbull County Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday and reported in a story that appeared in the newspaper’s ...

Newton Falls Police issue missing-person alert for boy, 16

NEWTON FALLS — The Newton Falls Police Department has issued a missing-person alert for Matthew J. Bunea, 16, who was last seen on Warren Road near Grant Avenue in Newton Falls and is missing. The police department released information about the boy’s disappearance on the police ...

Warren Health District warns of measles exposure at city hospital

WARREN — The Warren City Health District issued a news release Friday warning that individuals who were at the St. Joseph Warren Hospital emergency room or the ER waiting area on Aug. 23 could have been exposed to measles. The release states that anyone who was there that day should monitor themselves for symptoms of measles for 21 days. The hospital is at 667 Eastland Ave. “If you are experiencing symptoms, stay home, avoid contact with others and call your healthcare provider prior to your office visit, to inform them of your exposure to measles to ensure proper ...

Group searches for missing Warren woman

WARREN — A search was carried out Sunday for Love’ Taylor, the 36-year-old Warren mother of three who has not been heard from for weeks. Amari Jackson, a friend, organized the search, which began at 2 p.m. Jackson posted on her Facebook page Sunday that the search will continue with more ...

Film debut shows off action, self-expression rooted in the Valley

YOUNGSTOWN — For as long as he can recall, Danny Mizicko has been fascinated with seeing the migration of crows in flight — so much so that they were some of the main unspoken extras that flew their way into and out of a film he helped make and, by extension, into viewers’ hearts. “I ...

Veteran, 90, served in Germany

WEST FARMINGTON — Andy H. Weaver said he has lived “a blessed life.” The 90 year-old grew up in an Amish community until he was 14. He has traveled extensively, with his first overseas trip as a United States Army soldier stationed in Germany. He was married to Betty for 68 years and he ran his own company. “I started working at Johnson Plastics with a work permit (because of his age) to work outside for 60 cents an hour until I was 16 years old and then I went inside to work,” Weaver said. At 18, he transferred to Ball Brothers in Chardon and was working there when he got ...