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Giving thanks in Girard

Staff photo / R. Michael Semple The Girard Multi-Generational Center hosted its annual turkey-themed potluck luncheon Monday afternoon. Linda Talleos of Girard, left, and Mary Lou Hluchae of Liberty, right, toast to Thanksgiving as Christine Rita of Liberty, center, works on her Thanksgiving ...

Cortland residents seek to recall mayor

CORTLAND — City residents have submitted a petition with 511 signatures to recall Mayor Deidre Petrosky. Resident Jerry Bayus and several other residents submitted the petition to Council Clerk Rhonda Horn at Monday’s council meeting, which was attended by more than 15 residents. Bayus ...

911 calls show chaotic scene before shooting

SOUTHINGTON — Calls to the Trumbull County 911 Center on Friday evening reveal reports of a man waving a gun and stopping traffic on state Route 534 moments before he was fatally shot by law enforcement. It is the second officer-involved shooting in Trumbull County in as many months. ...

Hubbard residents request data center ban

HUBBARD — One resident noted concerns with a lack of transparency from city officials when making her plea to council to pass an ordinance banning data centers. Melissa Wade, a Franklin Avenue resident, said at a city council meeting Monday that “mega corporations” have been coming ...

Lordstown gets legal counsel for data plant suit

LORDSTOWN — Village officials have hired an attorney to represent them following a lawsuit filed against Lordstown last week by a data center company. Village Solicitor Matt Ries said at Monday’s meeting the village has until 3 p.m. Friday to file a response to the Ohio Supreme Court ...

OSHP’s Warren post picks dispatcher, trooper of the year

SOUTHINGTON — The Warren Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol has selected trooper Adam Smith as its 2025 Trooper of the Year and Michelle “Shelly” Higgins for the 2025 Dispatcher of the Year award. Smith joined the patrol in 2023 and has been assigned to the Warren post. Originally ...