Oct. 31 agenda

October 30, 2026

HUBBARD CITY COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the municipal building with caucus at 6:30 p.m. LORDSTOWN VILLAGE COUNCIL will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the municipal building. CORTLAND CITY COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the municipal building. VIENNA TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the township hall. FOWLER TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the community center. BROOKFIELD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the township hall. NEWTON FALLS COUNCIL will have a work session 6 p.m. Monday at the municipal building. WEST ...

Tribune seeks annual thankful letters

October 30, 2026

For the 33rd year, the Tribune Chronicle wants to know what our readers are thankful for and we want to share those thankful thoughts with our annual Giving Thanks feature. Readers can submit up to 25 words about a new job, their family, their friends (the two-legged and four-legged ones) or a life-changing event. Forms for giving thanks are published from time to time in this newspaper. Fill out the coupon and mail it to the newspaper, Attn: Giving Thanks, 240 Franklin St. SE, Warren, OH 44483, or if you prefer, email it to givingthanks@tribtoday.com. All we ask is that you include ...

St. Joseph Hospital will close maternity ward

October 29, 2026

WARREN — Generations of hospital deliveries in Trumbull County will end in December when St. Joseph Warren Hospital closes its birthing center and refers patients to its Boardman affiliate. For expectant mothers in the city, that means a trip of more than 30 minutes south to give birth. ...

US economy grows at brisk 3.4% pace in third quarter on strong consumer spending and AI investment

October 29, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a healthy 3.4% annual pace from July through September, accelerating from the second quarter on strong consumer spending and investment in artificial intelligence. The expansion in third-quarter gross domestic product – the nation's output of ...

Inflation heats up again, data shows, days before midterm elections where cost of living dominates

October 29, 2026

WASHINGTON — An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve accelerated last month, showing that prices remain elevated less than a week before midterm elections in which affordability concerns have become a central issue. Consumer prices rose 3.6% in September from a year ...

Grand jury gets case involving death of Johnston Township infant

October 29, 2026

WARREN — Single counts of felony child endangering were bound over from Trumbull County Central District Court in Cortland to a Trumbull County grand jury Oct. 21 against Ashley E. Streitferdt, 38, of Morrell Ray Road in Bristolville, and Charles T. Colwell, 46, of 6581 Ridge Road in Johnston Township. The charges followed an investigation by the Trumbull County Sheriff's Office of the death of a newborn baby Oct. 16. If convicted, Streitferdt and Colwell could each get about eight years in prison. Streitferdt was booked into the Trumbull County jail Oct. 18 and released Oct. 21. ...