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Spill closes Liberty road for 8 hours

LIBERTY — Tibbetts Wick Road has reopened since Thursday afternoon’s spill, but the township’s fire chief says more work will happen before the road is completely cleared of its residue. Fire Chief Doug Theobald said Friday that the spill was caused by a truck that was traveling east when a car pulled out in front of him and caused the driver to slam on his brakes and swerve left. “(He) missed the car, but the material on the truck shifted forward and then overflowed from the trailer onto the road,” Theobald said. “The material was very, for lack of a better description, ...

Girard, Liberty transportation staffs team up for training

Staff report GIRARD — Transportation staff from the Girard City School and Liberty Local School districts came together Friday for a joint professional development program focused on student safety, emergency preparedness and collaboration. The training, which took place at Girard High ...

WV leaders agree on data center principles

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — While several states are rushing to place moratoriums on data center development, West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey and legislative leaders have unveiled a seven-point set of principles to guide the state’s data center program. Morrisey, officials with the Department of Commerce and leaders of the House of Delegates and state Senate hosted a news conference this week in the Governor’s Reception Room to unveil the West Virginia Responsible Data Center Development Plan. “I think it marks a defining moment for the future of the great state of West ...

New closures announced for I-76 and I-80 project

In addition to previous announced closures for pavement rehabilitation on Interstate 76/80 in Austintown and Jackson townships, ODOT has announced several new closures for the project. They include: • I-80 westbound between Salt Springs Road and state Route 46 will be reduced to one lane through late August. • The ramp from I-80 west to Route 46 will be closed through mid-August. The detour will be I-80 westbound to I-76 westbound to Bailey Road to I-76 eastbound to I-80 eastbound to Route 46.

Warren home shot up moments after threatening call

WARREN — Officers were unable to locate a suspect as they responded to reports of shots fired Thursday afternoon. According to a police report, dispatchers said a caller reported that someone was shooting at his house on Fifth Street SW and fled in a silver Kia SUV toward Tod Avenue. The officer spoke with the caller, who said he received a call around 3:30 p.m. from his nephew, who said he was going to kill him. The report states that his nephew appeared at his residence, banged on his door and attempted to get into the residence, then shot into the caller’s window with what ...

Property transfers

Property transfers recorded in Trumbull County Aug. 3 to 7: Bazetta Roger and Colleen Witt to Quinton Grundy, Everett Hull Road, $40,000 Jardine Enterprises LLC to James H. and Myra J. May, trustee, 2306 Wilshire Drive, $415,000 Justin P. Sherwood to Nicholas and Sara Richter, 972 Wilson Sharpsville Road, $275,000 Bruce C. and Bonnie W. Williams to Stacie W. and Raymond L. Salyard Jr., 3602 Niles Cortland Road, $392,000 Pennymac Loan Services LLC to Kenneth and Nancy Kindler, 2432 Cadwallader Sonk Road, $96,000 David E. Slusher Sr. and Christine M. Slusher to Jacob J. Miller ...