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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 ...

Watkins to candidates: Make your position on death penalty known

Staff report On Tuesday, Gov. Mike DeWine announced that he would give his position soon on the enforcement of the death penalty in Ohio, which for nearly eight years has not been enforced because of the state’s inability to obtain lethal injection drugs. “Though the governor says he cannot obtain these drugs, many other states are carrying out court-ordered executions at record levels,” Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins said in a news release. Watkins provided a look at the death penalty in Ohio and recent action in other states that “provide compelling evidence ...

Girard officials pedal idea of mountain bike trail for city

GIRARD — City officials are considering adding a mountain bike trail in the city and plan to check out other trails to get a better sense of what works. Councilman Todd Latell, D-at Large, said at Monday’s council meeting he wants a meeting to discuss the idea. Creating a mountain bike trail will cost the city nothing and could also be used as a walking trail, he added. Resident Tonya Carpenter will speak at 6:15 p.m. May 26 to council and the public about a trail. Carpenter also has invited city officials to visit the Lake Milton Mountain Bike Trail at 3 p.m. June 9 to explore ...