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Horse riding club finishes season with fun show

BROOKFIELD - The Brookfield Saddle Club, which will celebrate its 80th year in 2027, finished the season this month with a fun show where riders and their horses wore costumes for Halloween The costumed riders and their horses gathered at the Brookfield horse show grounds. Tina Babnis, horse ...

Connecting area homeless woman to solutions proves elusive

The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle have received several emails since the newspapers published an Oct. 10 article about a homeless woman living outdoors in the Youngstown-Warren area. The story related how the woman sleeps outside and moves around, visiting businesses at times, trying to keep a low profile to reduce the potential of becoming a victim. She described some of the challenges she faces as a “woman out here alone” and some of the heartwarming things people have done for her. Other details had to be left out of the story to avoid endangering her further, like where she ...

Warren to test captains, lieutenants for police chief Dec. 16

WARREN — The Warren Civil Service Commission has scheduled a promotional exam for the next Warren police chief and for an open sergeant’s position for Dec. 16. It set the deadline for applicants to apply for both openings at 4 p.m. Dec. 7. At the commission’s special meeting Friday morning, it also set oral assessments for the candidates for police chief for Jan. 25 and 26. And it approved the reference materials the candidates will study for both positions and approved Clancy & Associates to administer both examinations. The police chief’s position became vacant when former ...

3 nurses sue Warren nursing home, alleging retaliation over patient care complaints

WARREN — Three former nurses at Washington Square Healthcare Center have filed a lawsuit alleging they were fired after reporting suspected narcotics theft, shortages of insulin supplies and patient neglect at the Warren nursing home. The lawsuit, filed Oct. 7 in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court, names the facility's operator, Harbor Operator LLC, several affiliated AOM Healthcare companies and three nursing administrators. Miranda Curtin of Youngstown, Marilyn Hazlerig of Leavittsburg and Leanne Shafer of Warren, all licensed practical nurses, contend they lost their jobs after ...

McDonald seeks public input on tennis court project

McDONALD - Village officials are seeking public input on a proposed project to resurface the tennis courts at Woodland Park. Mayor Ray Lewis said the Village intends to submit a grant application to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources through the Land and Water Conservation Fund to secure funding for the proposed improvements. He said the project would involve resurfacing the existing tennis courts at Woodland Park to improve playing conditions, enhance safety and extend the useful life of the recreational facilities. These improvements are part of the Village's ongoing efforts ...

Liberty man’s charges dismissed by Howland police

HOWLAND - Charges were dismissed against a Liberty man that was wrongly accused of assaulting a young child earlier this month. According to a police report obtained Friday, officers were called to Longhorn Steakhouse for reports of multiple people fighting in the restaurant. The officer spoke with a woman, who said her 10-year-old son had been assaulted by a man after an argument broke out, adding that she was speaking with a manager when a white, heavy set man with a gray beard began making loud racial comments toward her. The report states the man made comments about here needing ...