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Man falls off e-bike, fatally struck by 2 vehicles

WARREN TOWNSHIP — William Blair, 49, of Leavittsburg, was pronounced dead at the scene of a Tuesday night accident on Tod Avenue (state Route 45) near 8th Street. Blair lost control of the electric bike he was riding and fell off the bike around 9:10 p.m, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported in a news release from the Southington post. A 2021 Ford F-150 operated by Benjamin Woodyard, 45, of Warren, was traveling north on Tod Avenue when it struck Blair, the release states. Woodyard heavily applied the brakes and was struck from behind by a 2015 Dodge Charger operated by David ...

Weathersfield waterline project gets federal grant

WARREN — A $700,000 Small Underserved Disadvantaged Community grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may allow the owners of 43 properties in Weathersfield to receive new waterlines at little to no cost. The estimated $1.2 million Stillwagon Water Improvement project — expected to begin installation later this year and completed in early 2027 — is being financed with a $500,000 American Rescue Plan grant and now its local share may be paid for through the federal grant, according to Gary Newbrough, director of the Trumbull County Sanitary Engineer ...

County officials, fiber optic providers review safety concerns

WARREN — Trumbull County Commissioners moderated a discussion Tuesday that allowed elected officials from across the county to voice the complaints from residents about the installation of fiber optic lines in their communities. Residents for most of 2026 have been complaining that the fiber optic companies have been damaging existing lines that run through their properties and, when they are through with their installations, the companies are not restoring the yards to the conditions they were before the installers arrived. Commissioners told representatives of Lumos/T-Fiber, ...

Holocaust Resource Center rededicated after renovation

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN — Following extensive renovations, a rededication ceremony took place Tuesday morning for the Schwartz Holocaust and Antisemitism Resource Center at the Jewish Community Center. The center is a premier educational resource dedicated to Holocaust education, the ...

Trumbull 911 Center could switch to new call system

WARREN — The Trumbull County Commissioners are reviewing a proposal that would move the county’s 911 Center to a computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system that will allow it to better communicate with police departments throughout the county. Sundance Systems Inc. of Valley View, near Cleveland, has a CAD system being used by several Trumbull County communities. Liberty police Chief Ray Buhala, representing Trumbull County police chiefs, said there is a need to integrate the Trumbull County 911 CAD system with systems already being used by county law enforcement agencies and fire ...

Man riding e-bike killed after falling onto roadway

WARREN TOWNSHIP — William Blair, 49, of Leavittsburg was pronounced deceased at the scene of a 9:10 p.m. Tuesday accident on Tod Avenue (state Route 45) near Eighth Street involving Blair losing control of the e-bike he was riding and falling off the bike, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported in a 3:54 a.m. news release from the Patrol's Southington post. A 2021 Ford F-150 operated by Benjamin Woodyard, 45, of Warren, was traveling north on Tod Avenue when it struck Blair, the release states. Woodyard applied the brakes heavily and was struck from behind by a 2015 Dodge Charger ...