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Guardians fall short of sweep vs. Yankees

NEW YORK — Ryan McMahon hit a go-ahead single in the seventh inning, Carlos Rodón combined with three relievers on a two-hitter and the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Guardians 2-1 Thursday to salvage the finale of a three-game series that star Aaron Judge missed. Judge missed the ...

Trumbull considers adjusting bed-tax rules

WARREN — The Trumbull County Commissioners are considering applying the county’s bed tax on Airbnbs and short-term rentals. Trumbull now charges a 5% bed tax on short-term lease organizations that have five or more beds. Of that amount, 3% is used by the Western Reserve Port Authority and 2% is used by the Trumbull County Tourism Bureau. “A resolution the commissioners can pass is reducing that number,” Assistant County Prosecutor Bill Danso told commissioners during Tuesday’s workshop meeting. “Some (counties) have reduced that number (of beds) to as low as one. Any ...

Warren touts attendance improvement

WARREN — Warren City School District officials and community partners celebrated significant drops in chronic absenteeism Tuesday at a Climate Work Group meeting inside the district’s Student Recreation and Wellness Center. The event highlighted the “Stay in the Game” initiative and the “Attend Today Succeed Tomorrow” campaign that wrapped up its first year. District leaders credited close collaboration with local organizations for addressing barriers that keep students out of school. Trisha DiCesare, a school counselor and community liaison at Lincoln PK-8, said the ...

Champion to add 3 firefighters with SAFER grant

CHAMPION — For the first time since 1982, the township will be hiring three new full-time firefighters/emergency medical technicians, which is being made possible by an Assistance to Firefighting Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant. Fire Chief Thomas Dempsey said at Tuesday’s trustees meeting that the passage of the 2.65-mill, five-year fire levy on the May primary ballot will supply the necessary local match for the SAFER grant to support the township’s fire and emergency medical services. Dempsey said the total grant is more than $1,092,774 for ...

KSU Trumbull offers possible new site for 911 Center

WARREN — A possible location for the next Trumbull County 911 Center was introduced to the Trumbull County Commissioners two weeks ago at the Kent State University at Trumbull campus in Champion. Each commissioner on Tuesday noted the KSU location as a promising site for the dispatch ...

WARREN — No charges will be filed against police officers who shot and killed a domestic violence suspect Oct. 12 in front of 681 Fourth St. SW in Warren, according to Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins. According to a report released Tuesday by Watkins, Brad Bailey was shot just before 7 a.m. by multiple law enforcement officers. Although few details on the shooting were released at the time, Tuesday’s report details the original 911 calls and the several hours that followed and led up to Bailey’s shooting. The report states that at 12:34 a.m. Oct. 12, dispatchers at ...