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EEOC files discrimination lawsuit against Bon Secours Mercy Health

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court alleging that Mercy Health Physicians Youngstown and Bon Secours Mercy Health in Youngstown violated federal law by allegedly subjecting a Jewish orthopedic surgeon to unfavorable terms and conditions of employment and firing him because of his religion and race shortly after the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks in Israel. The Sept. 23 complaint is assigned to Judge Charles E. Fleming in Cleveland. The suit alleges that the surgeon, of Geauga County, filed a charge of discrimination with the ...

Ohio’s electric infrastructure to get $273M upgrade

Ohio’s existing high-voltage electric infrastructure will be updated through $273 million in funding. The U.S. Department of Energy is providing $136 million through its Speed to Power through Accelerated Reconductoring and other Key Advanced Transmission Upgrades (SPARK) initiative while Ohio’s utility companies are paying $137 million for the improvement work. The funding will upgrade existing power lines in the state. Gov. Mike DeWine said: “Upgrading existing infrastructure makes sense and this grant opportunity allows us to do that. Ohio, like much of the country, is ...

Prosecutors again oppose parole for 70-year-old murderer

WARREN — Trumbull County prosecutors are opposing parole for Paul Brown, 70, when he comes up for a parole hearing in November because of his inability to stay out of trouble when he was paroled two previous times and because of the murder he committed in Warren in 1974. Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins and First Assistant Trumbull County Prosecutor Chris Becker each wrote recent letters to the Ohio Parole Board asking for Brown to remain in prison longer in the Dec. 12, 1974, murder of Cleveland Beasley in Warren; for receiving the stolen property of a cousin who was ...

Museum and neighborhood feted at weekend event in Braceville

BRACEVILLE — The Braceville African American Heritage Museum opened its doors this past weekend to not only celebrate the museum’s second anniversary but also welcome former residents back to the community. Gwen Shavers, one of the founders of the BAAHM, said the weekend was a reunion of current and past Braceville residents who also had the opportunity to tour the museum. “We have been so fortunate the way the community has supported us and the museum. It is important to make people aware of our heritage and history. It has been very touching for the people to support us,” ...

Cortland swears in new full-time firefighter

CORTLAND — City residents will begin using a new garbage hauler Thursday and Mayor Jim Bradley is asking residents for patience. “Ohio Valley Waste is a new vendor for our city, and we need to give them time,” Bradley said. “I feel they will have a good plan and good rates for our ...

Liberty woman loses $1,625 in ATM thefts

Staff report LIBERTY — A woman said bank representatives told her that she would not be reimbursed any money after she reported a theft to police Saturday. According to a police report, Liberty police were called to a Fifth Avenue residence, where they met a woman who said an unknown person had taken money from her bank account. The woman provided officers with an investigation report from Huntington Bank, which showed six transactions from Sept. 2 to Sept. 8 totaling $1,625. The officer noted the transactions happened at three separate ATM locations. The woman said she was ...