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Cortland police levy passes easily

CORTLAND — City voters approved a 1.5-mill additional police levy to maintain current department operations and allow for two officers to work each shift. According to complete and unofficial results from Trumbull County Board of Elections, the measure passed by a margin of 59% to 41%. ...

Warren voters keep council largely the same

WARREN — Voters in Warren largely opted for continuity in Tuesday’s city council elections, reelecting most incumbents while ushering in newcomers in two races, including an upset in the 5th Ward. In the at-large contest, incumbents Helen Rucker and Michael O’Brien, both Democrats, ...

New faces to be on Cortland council in ’26

CORTLAND — A current councilman and three new faces will be on Cortland City Council in 2026. Six candidates were seeking to fill the four seats. Complete but unofficial results in Tuesday’s general election had newcomers Alison McGregor receiving 22% of the vote, Chelsea Monroe 21%, ...

Niles girl, 12, details years of sexual abuse in trial of 76-year-old

WARREN — A 12-year-old girl testified Tuesday that a man she’s known her entire life had been molesting and threatening her and her siblings to leave their home if she told anyone, from when she was 5 until earlier this year. The nervous pre-teen wearing a gray dress with a black top and ...

GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS FOR CONTESTED RACES AND ISSUES

TRUMBULL COUNTY CITIES WARREN MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE 4Natasha Natale* 5,572 Irene Makridis 4,176 COUNCIL AT-LARGE (3 to elect) 4Michael J. O’Brien* (D) 2,858 4Helen Rucker* (D) 2,641 4Greg Thumm (D) 2,532 David Burnham (R) 1,085 1ST WARD 4Todd ...

Lordstown council to see 2 incumbents, 2 newcomers

LORDSTOWN — Next year will see some returning faces and some new members on village council. Seven candidates had sought to fill four seats. Unofficial and incomplete results in Tuesday’s general election had Ron Radtka as top vote getter with 17.4%, Robert Bond with 17.1%, Jamie ...