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2 charged in cases involving minors

HUBBARD — The city police department has charged two men with the same crime in separate incidents involving minors. Hubbard police Detective Sgt. Michael Banic said members of a civilian group contacted the police department Thursday to report that Joseph Trader, 34, engaged in communications of a sexual nature with a person he believed to be a minor. Banic said that after reviewing the evidence obtained during the investigation, Trader was charged with importuning, a fifth-degree felony; attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, a fourth-degree felony; and attempted ...

Protesters hop to it for Million Frog March

WARREN — It may be easy to initially chuckle at the large inflatable frog outfit Luana Andamasaris wore, but she likely would prefer you refrain from leaping to the conclusion that it’s all about fun and humor. “This is devastating to me as a consumer, and it is devastating to me as a ...

History of the Morgan History Center

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a weekly series on our region’s history coordinated by the Trumbull County Historical Society. Long before Warren became known for its automobile industry, horse-drawn transportation was a necessity in local manufacturing. One of the businesses that bridged those two eras was the Morgan & Williams Carriage Manufacturing Company. Owen D. Morgan was born in South Wales in 1858. When he was 2, his family moved to Youngstown, where he learned the carriage-making trade at the Youngstown Carriage and Wagon Company. By the late 1880s, Morgan had ...

On the record: Trumbull County Educational Service Center and McDonald Village Council

Trumbull County WHAT: Educational Service Center board meeting Sept. 21 PRESENT: Tom Krispinsky, Carol Young, Deborah Patchin, Denise Domhoff and Laura Rubesich The board: • Approved the purchase of a van for $45,566 from Klaben Ford Lincoln of Warren for courier service for transporting items to different buildings served by the center. • Named Young as delegate and Rubesich as alternate to the Ohio School Boards Association conference in November. • Approved an agreement with Southeast Local Schools for preschool services through July 2027. • Approved an agreement with ...

Trumbull County Court: Marriage Licenses

Marriage licenses granted Sept. 14-18 in Trumbull County: Benjamin C. Smith, 34, Burton, and Ngoc N. Y. Bi, 31, Warren Kyle M. Lutterman, 29, Westworth, Texas, and Crystal D. Mackey, 33, Arlington, Texas Nikcholle M. Posey, 29, Youngstown, and Jack T. Hughes, 36, Youngstown Kelsey M. Pitts, 36, Vienna, and Brent E. Timko, 46, Vienna Kevin J. Vancil II, 33, Girard, and Marissa A. Baker, 33, Girard Rebecca H. Wilson, 68, Niles, and William E. Wilson, 69, Niles Alec W. Martin, 29, Niles, and Alexandra N. Paullet, 30, Vandergrift, Pa. Haley N. Peterson, 30, Warren, ...

On the record

Howland WHAT: Township park board meeting Sept. 18 PRESENT: Sean Pompelia, Jim Fogarty and Alex Cornicelli The board: • Met with Brandon Giovannone of MDI Studios to discuss updating the park district’s website. • Announced the park maintenance truck will have new park magnets on them to let the public know the vehicle is part of the park district. Residents have asked the board to make the vehicles identifiable to those who use the park. • Announced the All-American cross country meet will take place at the park Oct. 17. The park will be closed from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. ...