Pennsylvania man indicted in July crash in Masury
WARREN — Xavion D. Moore, 21, of Wheatland, Pa., was indicted Thursday in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court on three counts of aggravated vehicular assault and two counts of drunken driving in a July 28 crash on Ohio Street at Stateline Road in Masury that injured three passengers and himself. According to an Ohio State Highway Patrol crash report, Moore was driving a 2022 Kia Forte west on Ohio Street and failed to stop at a stop sign, went off of the road and struck a ditch and two boulders near a home on Stateline Road. The 12:56 a.m. crash injured passengers ages 20, 19 and ...
Trumbull County’s first anti-SLAPP motion filed
VIENNA - The defendant in a lawsuit alleging that reputational harm was caused because of false statements in a review published online earlier this year is pushing back. Attorney Brian Bardwell of Speech Law LLC, on behalf of Julie Watson, filed a motion Thursday in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court for expedited relief dismissing claims against her made by Vienna-based Starr Manufacturing. The motion, a special petition a defendant can file under the state's anti-Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation laws, is the first instance of the state's anti-SLAPP legislation being ...
Local doctor donates $1.25M to YSU nursing program
YOUNGSTOWN - Dr. Chander M. Kohli, a prominent local neurosurgeon and former chair of the Youngstown State University Board of Trustees, has donated $1.25 million to YSU’s Centofanti School of Nursing, located within the Bitonte College of Health and Human Services, in honor of his late wife, Karen Kohli. In recognition of this gift, the second-floor east nursing wing in the Bitonte College will be formally known as the “Karen L. Kohli Nursing Wing.” “Dr. Kohli’s generosity is a powerful testament to his lasting commitment to Youngstown State University and to the community ...
Girard to proceed with ARP funds for Wellman Theater
GIRARD - Wanting to make sure they use the remaining nearly $70,000 in American Rescue Plan funds before the end of the year, council approved having Engineer Zach Teter proceed with work at the Wellman Theater on West Liberty Street. Teter said at Tuesday's council meeting the $70,000 is what remains of the ARP funds the city received. All ARP funds must be used by the end of the year or must be returned to the federal government, which granted the money to the state during the pandemic. The state disbursed the funds to counties, who then disbursed funds to their local communities. ...