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Greathouse presses Ohio Edison on Warren street lighting bill

WARREN — City Councilman Greg Greathouse has been addressing Warren city street lighting issues since at least 2019 when he first won a seat on City Council. Greathouse, who knows a bit about Ohio Edison because he worked for the company in the past, last week filed a complaint with the ...

Braceville contracts with sheriff’s office for protection

BRACEVILLE - With the recent resignations of the interim police chief and several police officers, township trustees have approved a six-month contract with the Trumbull County Sheriff's Office to provide police protection. Trustees last week approved the agreement with the sheriff's office for eight hours of police protection per week at $13,043 from Nov. 1 to April 30, 2027. Interim police Chief David Fay resigned Oct. 16, while patrol officers Hollie France and James Thomas resigned Oct. 20 and patrolman Corey Nemec resigned Oct. 29. Trustee Chairman Todd Garland said trustees are ...

WARREN — A Mineral Ridge woman has filed a mandamus action with the Warren-based 11th District Court of Appeals, asking the court to compel the Trumbull County Clerk of Courts Office to immediately file her earlier legal action seeking public records from the Animal Welfare League of Trumbull County. Estella Rhinehart’s Oct. 26 appeals court filing states that Trumbull County Clerk of Courts Randy Law was required under Ohio law to file the legal action Rhinehart submitted to the Clerk of Courts Office Oct. 22. But Law’s office instead “refused to file-stamp them, docket them ...

Acton launches transition website

Governor-elect Amy Acton launched a transition website and named John Haseley, a senior advisor on her campaign, as transition chairman. Those who want to apply to join Acton’s administration and receive updates about the transition can go to govelectacton.com. Acton, a Democrat, defeated Republican Vivek Ramaswamy by 7.93% in Tuesday’s race for governor. Acton beat Ramaswamy by 11.73% in Mahoning County and by 7.05% in Trumbull. In a video message released Thursday, Acton, a Youngstown native, thanked Ohio for the support. Acton said: “You chose hope, you chose unity and ...

Two NW apartment buildings issued condemnation notices

WARREN — Two of the buildings in the Stonegate Apartments on Robert Avenue NW have been issued condemnation notices — one of them resulting from a sewage problem that developed a few months ago. Warren City Environmental Health Director Angela Fusillo said Thursday the owners of the complex have been working on it. The residents from the bottom floor of that building were required to leave. Some of the units were already empty while work was being done, but the work has not been completed so the notice was issued in hope of seeing the work completed, she said. The other building ...

Hubbard sends forward legislation for $185K truck

HUBBARD - The city's street department could receive an equipment upgrade in 2027, but there are details officials need to review. At a meeting earlier this week, Councilman Mike Kerr, D-4th Ward, asked the law director to draw up the necessary legislation for an ordinance entering into a contract with the Village of Minster in Auglaize County for a used derrick truck. A derrick truck is a utility vehicle that combines a hydraulic crane, a rotating extendable boom and a powerful earth-boring auger. Service Director Ed Palestro said Thursday that their current truck, purchased in the ...