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Lordstown income tax down $1.76M so far

LORDSTOWN — Village Solicitor William Blank informed officials Monday that income tax collections are down $1.76 million this year compared to the same time last year. Blank said the amount covers the first five months of the year. He said contributing to the decrease are the layoffs at Ultium Cells. In its WARN letter filed with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, General Motors said it would lay off 1,334 hourly workers in Lordstown on Jan. 5. Of that number, approximately 850 were scheduled to return, but the worker recall has been pushed back to August. General ...

State asked to investigate nominating petitions

WARREN — Not only will Michael Philip Walton not be an independent candidate for the 64th Ohio House District seat, but the Trumbull County Board of Elections forwarded his nominating petitions to the state’s Public Integrity Division to investigate for potential election fraud. The board voted 3-0 Tuesday to send Walton’s petitions to the division, which is under the Ohio Secretary of State’s Office, because of several questionable signatures. Board Director Stephanie Penrose said: “They looked fraudulent. A lot of the same handwriting, not just husband and wife, but whole ...

DeWine voices opposition to death penalty

Gov. Mike DeWine said he opposes the death penalty as it is not a deterrent against violent crimes, but he faces an uphill battle to convince the state Legislature to either abolish it or put it in front of voters to decide its fate. DeWine, a Republican, said Tuesday: “I no longer believe the death penalty is a deterrent to murder. The moral justification I had for voting for the death penalty simply no longer exists. For the state to take a human life, in my opinion, there must be evidence that in doing so, it will help protect the public.” DeWine said there’s been a dramatic ...

Warren storm damage assessed

WARREN — Lee Manios, owner of Franklin Healthcare, said in his 30 years in business, he has never had to close the store, but following a severe thunderstorm Sunday afternoon that caused damage to his business on East Market Street, he had no choice. He and other business owners in the ...

Lordstown extends data center moratorium

LORDSTOWN — With the current 180-day moratorium on data centers expiring on Independence Day, village council on Monday approved by emergency reading extending that moratorium for another 180 days, effective July 5. Village council on Monday had a public hearing on the extension, with few residents in attendance and only one person making comments. Resident Laurie Czoka told council she supports what they are doing and noted that in November during a public hearing on data centers, most residents in attendance wanted a ban on them. “The residents do not want data centers here. ...

Skolnick earns 1st place in Ohio SPJ contest

Reporter David Skolnick, who covers politics for The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, won first place in the Best Government/Political Reporting category in the 2026 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists contest. The award is just the latest for Skolnick, a veteran reporter with more than 30 years of experience in the Mahoning Valley. He routinely won Ohio journalism awards when the annual contest was administered by the Associated Press Manager Editors organization. The Ohio SPJ took over the contest for newspapers, magazines, trade publications, independent digital platforms ...