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Pen pals promote health, learning

WARREN — St. Joseph Warren Hospital welcomed fourth-grade students from Warren’s Jefferson PK-8 School Wednesday morning as part of its annual Pen Pal Program, which connects students with Mercy Health caregivers and associates through reading, writing and mentorship. For the past 15 ...

DeChristofaro expects $20M in road work

WARREN — Trumbull County is expecting to do approximately $20 million worth of road projects in 2026, with approximately $7.5 million being paid for through federal and state grant programs, according to Engineer David DeChristofaro. He noted the county engineer’s department collected $10,019,490 in combined gas and license plate taxes in 2025. This was a slight decrease from the $10,200,243 collected in 2024. Five years ago, in 2021, the county collected $9,901,797 in these combined taxes. “This is about a 1% increase over the five-year period,” DeChristofaro said. “That is ...

Hubbard mayor addresses data center concerns

HUBBARD — Mayor Ben Kyle noted the controversial nature of data centers as part of the reason why he is inviting residents to attend Monday’s city council meeting. He also spoke about a nondisclosure agreement that was signed. In a news release Wednesday, Kyle said his administration and council have been engaged in Project Milo through Lake to River, one of the city’s regional economic development partners. Kyle said the project is an information technology project involving a company evaluating locations across the country to build data centers. He previously spoke of the ...

City to require fire insurance on rental properties

WARREN — City Council on Wednesday passed an ordinance requiring landlords to carry fire insurance on non-owner-occupied rental properties and enforcement mechanisms that officials said had left the city on the hook for demolition costs when uninsured buildings burned. Safety Service Director Eddie Colbert told council during their caucus meeting that the change repeals and replaces language from a 2001 ordinance. The updated rules mandate that rental permit applicants provide proof of fire insurance from a company authorized in Ohio. Coverage must remain in effect for the ...

Hegseth gets bipartisan grilling

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tough questions Tuesday from Republican and Democratic lawmakers about the Trump administration’s end game for the Iran war, the conflict’s rising $29 billion cost and its impact on diminishing U.S. weapons stockpiles. While the ...

Construction at Howland Corners

Traffic is maintained as construction continues at the intersection of state Route 46 and East Market Street in Howland Corners. Here, westbound traffic along East Market heads into the Route 46 intersection Tuesday afternoon. Starting Thursday, traffic on Route 46 southbound will not be able ...