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Nominations sought for WRTA nonprofit awards

YOUNGSTOWN —— The Western Reserve Transit Authority is accepting nominations for its 2026 WRTA Nonprofit Awards. Six local nonprofits will be honored at a dinner on Nov. 11 at the B&O Station Banquet Hall, 530 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown. Dean Harris, CEO of WRTA, said each winner receives a WRTA Nonprofit Award, recognition at a special dinner and a shared regional marketing campaign to help further its mission. One of the six winners will receive an additional honor and be named WRTA 2026 Nonprofit of the Year at the dinner and also receive a $1,000 donation. Since its ...

Trumbull auditor candidates seek to improve public trust, efficiency

WARREN – The candidates seeking to become the next Trumbull County auditor both vow the office will be open and transparent to residents looking to understand the office’s inner workings and how local taxes are collected and used. Edward Stredney, 45, a Democrat, is a Niles councilman-at-large, was elected as the 3rd Ward councilman from 2006 to 2015 and then was appointed Niles service director from February 2017 to August 2018. Michael Loychik, 37, a Republican, served four years in the Ohio House of Representatives from 2020 through 2024. MIKE LOYCHIK Loychik, a U.S. Air Force ...

Coat giveaway

WARREN - Like many Mahoning Valley residents, Chyanne Novotny is less than excited about winter’s arrival in a few short months, but at least she will be warmer and more prepared for whatever Mother Nature dishes out. “I’m not ready for it, that’s for sure,” Novotny, of Niles, ...

Voters will decide whether to stop automatic raises for Warren officials

WARREN — It’s been three years since Warren City Council approved pay and benefits raises for itself and pay raises for nine top city officials, such as Mayor Doug Franklin, Service and Safety Director Eddie Colbert, Auditor Vince Flask and Law Director Enzo Cantalamessa. The Nov. 8, 2023, ordinance approving the raises contains a provision allowing pay increases to continue indefinitely by tying the wages of City Council and nine top officials to the the wages of the city’s highest paid employee. For instance, because of the raises, the base salary of Franklin has risen over the ...

Demo work continues on former Niles department store

NILES — A building that once stood tall on the back end of Niles' State Route 422 corridor will be reduced to rubble by mid-November, and officials are excited to see it go. Mayor Steven Mientkiewicz said Thursday that both the old Treasures Flea Market building on Route 422 was one of two buildings condemned, deemed in disrepair and in need of demolition. "We had gotten those two entities involved with our partners at Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership, TNP, to participate in the demolition money funded through the (Ohio) Department of Development, the brownsfield and demolition ...

Campaign finance reports released

WARREN — Election Day is less than two weeks away, and pre-general campaign finance reports filed with the Trumbull County Board of Elections reveal how candidates are faring. The Committee to Elect Kristen Rock, a group supporting the Democrat competing against Republican candidate and Bazetta Trustee Michael Hovis for a Trumbull County Commissioners seat, reported $59,629 in total contributions. The committee also reported $41,000 in outstanding loans, consisting from a $35,000 loan from Rock on Aug. 31 and a $6,000 loan on Sept. 30. Rock reported $83,165 in expenditures, with ...