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Judge Kovoor sentences three in separate cases

WARREN — Three men were sentenced Tuesday on a variety of charges by Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Sarah Kovoor. They include: • Ryan W. Francis, 32, of state Route 45, Bristolville, who received a two-year prison sentence after admitting to a probation violation for his felony conviction of a failure to comply with order or signal of police officer. Francis stipulated that a search of his residence by probation officers netted the discovery of two firearms, crossbows and ammunition — all items he is prohibited from possessing during his term of community control. ...

LaBrae officials will dedicate new band shell

LEAVITTSBURG — LaBrae Local School District officials will host a special ribbon-cutting ceremony at 6:45 p.m. Monday for the new band shell. The ribbon cutting will begin at Viking Stadium on the school campus, immediately preceding the annual LaBrae Band Night, which is Trumbull County’s inaugural show for this year’s band night series. School officials said the ceremony marks the official opening of the new performance space, which will serve as a premier venue for LaBrae High School’s marching band. District officials, school board members, and marching band members ...

Warren Fire Department promotes two

WARREN — A swearing-in ceremony took place Wednesday at the city municipal building for a newly appointed captain and lieutenant in the Warren Fire Department. Jeremy Rogers was promoted to captain and Kevin Hunt was promoted to lieutenant, with both new roles effective Friday. Rogers was previously a fire lieutenant and Hunt a fireman.

On the record: Champion

WHAT: Township trustees meeting Tuesday PRESENT: Doug Emerine, Tom Jeffers and Rick York Trustees: • Scheduled a meeting at 10 a.m. Monday at the administration building for discussion on a grant to clean Young’s Run. • Appointed York to the county water board to replace Rex Fee, who stepped down. • Discussed the purchase of used police cruisers from the Niles Police Department. • Reported talks are continuing with the local police union on a new contract. • Approved an agreement partnering with the Ohio Cyber Range Institute for free cybersecurity education and ...

Birds of a feather at Mosquito Lake

Staff report BAZETTA — Mosquito Lake State Park and Raptor Hallow Sanctuary in Alliance have developed a unique partnership dedicated to inspiring the next generation of conservationists through hands-on wildlife education. The partnership was announced at Tuesday’s Great America ...

Fiber-optic digging paused in Cortland

CORTLAND — City Council on Monday approved a 90-day moratorium on underground fiber-optic boring projects while the city develops regulations governing the work. The emergency ordinance applies citywide. It’s separate from a previously issued stop-work order involving Brightspeed after a gas leak developed during boring in the city. Councilwoman Chelsea Munroe said the moratorium will give officials time to prepare legislation intended to protect the city during future projects. “The moratorium that we’re imposing is going to be for 90 days, and that’s just giving us ...