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McDonald man named new SCOPE director

McDONALD — Village resident Jeff Rasile, who is known to many in Trumbull County as a coach and teacher, is now taking on a new career after being named the new director of Trumbull County SCOPE Senior Services. Rasile is replacing Mike Wilson, who left earlier this month for a position ...

YSU sets Enrollment Express events at Steubenville campus

Youngstown State University Steubenville is making it easier than ever for students to take the next step toward their educational goals through a series of Penguin Enrollment Express events this summer. Designed to provide personalized, one-stop enrollment support, the events will be 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 22 and 24, and July 21 and 23, at the YSU Steubenville campus. Whether students are looking to apply, have already been accepted and need to register for classes or are registered and have additional questions before classes begin, the Penguin Enrollment Express event offers ...

Warren woman pleads to 7 sex charges

WARREN — A city woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to numerous sex charges, heading off a trial that was set to begin the same day. Alecehia Harris, 34, of Laird Avenue NE, pleaded guilty before Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Sean O’Brien to four counts of gross sexual imposition and three counts of sexual battery. In exchange for her plea, three charges of rape were reduced to sexual battery, according to the Trumbull County Prosecutor’s Office. The indictment states that Harris had sexual contact with a female victim between March 1 and March 3, 2025. The victim in the ...

Man gets 30 months for felony drug convictions

WARREN — A city man was sentenced Tuesday to two-and-a-half years in prison for numerous drug convictions. Levar Allen, 41, of Beechcrest Street, was given consecutive prison terms by Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Sarah T. Kovoor, who told Allen he was not eligible for probation because of two previous prison sentences, according to the Trumbull County Prosecutor’s Office. On Feb. 18, Allen pleaded guilty to four counts of trafficking in cocaine and five counts of trafficking in fentanyl-related compounds, plus another misdemeanor count of possession of a counterfeit ...

Leadership application deadline nears

Applications to be part of the Leadership Mahoning Valley Class of 2027 will be accepted through July 1. This immersive, nine-month program connects participants to the people, organizations and issues shaping the Mahoning Valley. Through engaging speakers, site visits, tours and hands-on experiences, participants gain a deeper understanding of key community sectors. The program, which begins this September and continues monthly through May 2027, is open to established and emerging leaders who live or work in Mahoning and Trumbull counties and demonstrate a strong commitment to ...

Commissioners consider tax break for property owners

WARREN — Trumbull Commissioners are proposing to send a letter requesting state legislators to place a moratorium on a reappraisal of properties that is scheduled to take place in Trumbull county later this year in order to slow any property tax increase that could occur as a result of the appraisal. Commissioners Tony Bernard and Rick Hernandez made a request to several superintendents attending Wednesday’s regular county commissioners meeting to support the county’s efforts by, perhaps, assisting in the drafting of the letter. Bernard added that he has broached the idea to a ...