City streets to close for pride festival

WARREN — The 2025 Pride in the Valley Festival, sponsored by the Full Spectrum Community Outreach Center, is scheduled noon to 10 p.m. Saturday in downtown Warren.

City officials said set up for the festival will begin at 5 p.m. Friday. All four corners of Courthouse Square will be blocked off beginning at 5:30 p.m.

All vehicles must be moved by 5:30 p.m. Friday or they will be subject to towing at the owner’s expense.

Niles bank completes capital raise

First Niles Financial Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Niles, last week announced the successful completion of a capital raise.

This infusion of capital, totaling $2.055 million, will fuel the bank’s growth plans, expand lending capacity and enhance its ability to lend in the local community.

“This capital raise allows us to accelerate our strategic initiatives, including expanding our mortgage offerings, enhancing our technology infrastructure and strengthening our commitment to providing accessible financing to the communities we serve” said Daniel Csontos, First Niles CEO and president.

ATM stolen from credit union in Vienna

VIENNA — The Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an ATM theft that occurred Saturday at the 7 17 Credit Union, 585 Youngstown Kingsville Road SE, near the intersection of state Routes 193 and 82.

A news release from the sheriff’s office states that around 4 a.m., suspects used a Bobcat skid steer to ram an ATM in the credit union’s drive-through lane, dislodging it from its foundation.

The ATM was then loaded into the bed of a light-colored 2003 Ford F350 pickup truck, possibly tan, which fled the scene with the machine.

The sheriff’s office is urging anyone with information about the incident to contact them at 330-675-2508 or the Trumbull County 911 Center’s nonemergency line at 330-675-2730.

No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing.

Workshop addresses tangled titles

WARREN — Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership, in collaboration with Community Legal Aid, will present a Tangled Title Workshop to discuss how to protect a family’s property and legacy upon the property owner’s death.

It will take place 6 p.m. June 24 at Shalom COGIC, 4179 Parkman Road, Warren.

The workshop is for homeowners, heirs and beneficiaries, and community members concerned about generational property.

The free workshop will help participants understand what a tangled title is; learn how to fix title issues; protect a family’s property for generations; and build stability and increase generational wealth.

For more information, call 330-647-630, Ext. 111.

Staff reports