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3 men arraigned on attempted murder

WARREN — Three men charged with attempted murder were arraigned Tuesday in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court. In one case, a man is accused of intentionally crashing a vehicle with his child’s mother and two small children in the car, in another accused of shooting at police and in a ...

County commissioners to vote on CAD system

WARREN — Trumbull County commissioners are expected to pass a resolution today that will provide $306,680 to contract with Sundance Systems Inc. of Valley View, Ohio, to replace the existing computer-aided dispatch system at the county’s 911 center. With the county and several dispatch communities changing over to Sundance’s CAD system, the majority of communities will be able to directly talk to each other during emergencies. After the first year of the contract, Trumbull 911 will be responsible for maintaining the contract with Sundance Systems Inc. Trumbull County 911 ...

SCOPE seniors seek new call on cash bingo policy

WARREN — Two Hubbard seniors requested the Trumbull County commissioners tell the leaders of the county’s SCOPE centers to reverse a recent decision eliminating cash prizes from bingo games at the centers. Ronda Brooks and Jean Cramer pleaded with the commissioners to use their influence with the leadership of the county’s eight SCOPE centers to allow the individual senior centers to determine whether they want to conduct their bingo games with cash prizes or by providing gifts. Brooks noted that many of the seniors who attend Hubbard SCOPE do not want to play to win ...

Newton officials pleased with Scott Street resolution

NEWTON TOWNSHIP — Township officials said they are satisfied with the action taken by New Falls village council to not require residents on Scott Street to annex into the village to receive sanitary sewer service. Trustee John Nemet said at their meeting Monday that the motion passed by village council will help the residents who are part of the sanitary sewer project in its second phase. Officials said at public meetings held about the Scott Street project there was never an indication that the residents would need to annex into the village for that utility. Trustee Doreen Lutz ...

Missing man found, facing breaking, entering charge

WARREN — Michael Stroup, 37, who is legally blind and reported missing by his family on Friday, was found early Monday in a factory across the street from where he was staying. He is charged with felony breaking and entering. A Warren police report from Monday states that an alarm company reported at 2:04 a.m. Monday an alarm drop at the Engineered Wire Products plant at 3121 W. Market St. A representative from the factory was going to meet the police there. When officers and the representative entered, the representative stated that a light was on that he had turned off “earlier ...

Liberty board OKs new contract for superintendent

LIBERTY — Brian Knight’s leadership of Liberty Local Schools will continue into 2030 as the district’s board of education OK’d a new deal at its Monday meeting. The board approved a five-year, 260-day contract for Knight, effective Aug. 1, 2027, through July 31, 2032, at an annual salary of $111,970. The contract states that Knight will receive a raise of no less than 1.25% in years two and three of the deal, and a 1% increase in year four. Knight, who previously served as the district’s high school principal for two years, was selected for superintendent in April 2024, ...