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Niles OKs data center moratorium

NILES — Residents in opposition of data centers will be able to rest easy for a while, as city officials took action to ease their concerns about one entering the community. City council on Wednesday approved placing a 180-day moratorium on the granting or issuing of new permits for data ...

Elections board to have hearing on residency issue

WARREN — The Trumbull County Board of Elections will have a June 1 investigatory hearing into an allegation that Jason Miner falsely used the address of a house destroyed in a fire on nominating petitions to get elected as a Republican central committee member. The board voted 4-0 Wednesday to have the hearing based on a May 11 complaint from James Walker of Belvedere Avenue in Warren. Also at the meeting, the board certified the results of the May 5 election, which included Miner being elected as the Republican central committee member for Warren 5F. He ran unopposed and received ...

SCOPE exalts longtime director

WARREN — The first person who comes to mind when discussing Trumbull County Senior Services is SCOPE Director Mike Wilson. You can find him at one of the nine SCOPE centers, in his office with Snowball, the agency’s therapy dog, in a committee meeting to promote SCOPE’s programs and ...

Graphite One picks Ashtabula site over Trumbull

The company that wanted to build a $435 million manufacturing plant in Trumbull County to produce essential material for electric vehicle batteries has instead chosen to locate in Conneaut in Ashtabula County. The new location is still within the boundaries of Lake to River Economic Development, which is a private, nonprofit organization and the official JobsOhio network partner for Ashtabula, Trumbull, Mahoning and Columbiana counties. Graphite One in May 2024 said it was developing project labor agreements with local construction unions and had received letters of support from more ...

Shutt opts to not run for GOP chair again

Tired of the political infighting, Trumbull County Republican Party Chairman Julia Shutt said she won’t run for reelection. Shutt said Tuesday, “My goals were simple: unify, attract and promote. I have seen energy spent on infighting by just a few. It’s like watching a dog fight. I have no dog in that old fight. Our party is at its best when we unite and act like winners. I hope that unity will prevail with the continued attraction of younger members. I did my best promoting the party and its candidates, and I leave with pride in all we achieved together.” Shutt said the ...

Commissioners look to save Braceville log cabin

WARREN — An early Trumbull County log cabin in Braceville may be preserved and turned into a tourist attraction as the county commissioners, Trumbull County MetroParks Board and possibly a streaming program called Barnwood Builders combine their efforts to save a piece of the county’s history. Commissioner Denny Malloy asked Trumbull County MetroParks Director Zachary Svette if his board would be willing to work with him to convince Barnwood Builders representatives to become involved with the renovation. Malloy reached out to the show’s host, Mark Bowe, and told him about the ...