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On the record: Hubbard Board of Education

WHAT: Board of Education meeting Monday PRESENT: Anna Martin, William Cummings, Josh Barr, Donald Newell and Amanda O'Neill The board: * Accepted the following donations: $10,000 from Greenwood's Hubbard Chevrolet and $300 for stadium banners to the district's athletic department from Don's Repair That Glass, Santangelo, LLC, the Carsone family and Barb Wells; $4,000 from Hubbard Elementary Parents Association to the Elementary Principal Fund; $787 from HEPA for elementary class field trips; and $200 from an anonymous donor to the Food Service Department. * Approved a resolution ...

Oct. 22 Farm Column: The benefits of soil testing

By: Lee A Beers Hello, Trumbull County. I hope you’ve been able to find time to enjoy the beautiful fall weather over the past few weeks. Chores always seem to pile up this time of year as we prepare for the long, dark, cold days of winter. Cleaning gutters, raking leaves, hauling manure, harvesting crops and countless other projects all compete for our attention as daylight hours continue to shrink. One task that should be on every gardener’s and farmer’s fall to-do list is soil testing. Taking the time to analyze your soil’s pH and fertility levels now can save both time and ...

Man charged with drug trafficking following gunfire call

WARREN — Logan M. Ellis, 22, of Garrettsville, was arraigned Tuesday in Warren Municipal Court on a felony drug trafficking charge connected to a Monday morning call to a home on Perkinswood Avenue SE involving gunfire. Officers were called to the 1000 block of Perkinswood near Sussex ...

Commissioners look at merging Central, Eastern District Courts

WARREN – Trumbull County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution Wednesday allowing them to look at consolidating the county’s Central and Eastern District courts into one. The commissioners are responding to an Oct. 19 letter from Robert W. Horner III, administrative director of the Ohio Supreme Court to Trumbull County Probate Court Judge Thomas A. Campbell, who in September requested having legislation drawn up to abolish one judgeship in Trumbull County. Central District Court is in Cortland and Eastern District Court is in Brookfield. Campbell previously served as ...

Liberty police investigating early morning death

LIBERTY - Few details could be released as an early Wednesday death remains under investigation, according to the township's police department. According to a news release, officers were called to a Kingwood Lane residence around 12:26 a.m. for a domestic-related incident. Officers found a man in his 50s dead in the residence from an apparent gunshot wound, the release states. The release states the incident is under investigation by the police department in coordination with the Trumbull County Coroner's Office, and further details, including the man's identity, are being withheld, ...

Commissioners in early talks with KSU Trumbull for new 911 center

WARREN – Trumbull County Commissioner Rick Hernandez said there have not been formal negotiations to move the proposed Trumbull County 911 Center onto the Kent State University at Trumbull campus in Champion. However, there have been verbal discussions with KSU Dean Bill Ayers about an outline of a possible contract. KSU proposed what was called a "triple net lease," which, according to the commissioner, will not be considered by the county. “The draft that Kent State has submitted, as far as a lease goes, is very very general and very, very bare bones," Trumbull County ...