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Two Trumbull County men denied parole

A man convicted of beating to death his girlfriend in Hubbard in 1994 was denied parole by the state parole board last week. Alfonsia Perry, 68, will remain at the Richland Correctional Institution until at least his next hearing in January 2029, according to the Trumbull County Prosecutor’s Office. Perry was sentenced in November 1994 to a term of 20-years-to-life in prison after being convicted in the fatal beating of girlfriend Jeanette Purdue at a home on Rosser Avenue in Hubbard. Perry was also convicted on charges stemming from an attack on three corrections officers in the ...

Trash is treasure at Art on Park

WARREN — The three key environmental strategies aimed at minimizing waste — reduce, reuse and recycle — feature in downtown Warren’s Art on Park’s latest exhibit, “Rubbish on Park.” The pieces incorporate items usually trashed or collected to be turned into new products. ...

Low turnout expected for the primary

Election directors in Mahoning and Trumbull counties were expecting low turnout before early voting started — and now anticipate even fewer people to vote. “I don’t understand why people are not voting,” said Stephanie Penrose, Trumbull County Board of Elections director. “It’s ...

Spirit Airlines goes out of business immediately

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Spirit Airlines, an impish upstart that shook the industry with its irreverent ads and deep discount fares, announced Saturday that it has gone out of business after 34 years. The ultralow cost airline that once operated hundreds of daily flights on its bright ...

Champion officials review options for EMS billing

CHAMPION — Fire and township officials gathered Friday morning to review ways to bill neighboring communities for emergency medical service mutual aid calls since many departments are facing staffing shortages. Twenty officials, including several fire chiefs, gathered at Champion Township hall for more than an hour Friday to discuss bringing officials from other counties and agencies to hear how they handle mutual aid EMS calls when many fire departments are short-staffed. An initial meeting on EMS billing in January was followed by Champion officials announcing plans to begin ...

Weathersfield trustees put moratorium on data centers

WEATHERSFIELD — Even though no company has submitted an application to locate a data center in the township, trustees said they want to be prepared and have guidelines in place, so they voted 3-0 earlier this week on a six-month moratorium. Township Administrator David Rouan said the moratorium went into effect Thursday and will allow the township zoning commission to obtain more information on data centers and have regulations and guidelines in place to address them. The moratorium requires the zoning commission to conduct a review of data centers and develop zoning changes or ...