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Trumbull Fair set for 180th year

BAZETTA — Plenty of fun, food and attractions will be available when the gates of the 180th Trumbull County Fair swing open Tuesday. Officials with the fair said there is something to enjoy for everyone at this year’s event, including the popular harness racing and demolition derby. ...

Valley couple celebrates 75th anniversary

YOUNGSTOWN — When John Anderson and Marion Owens met on the campus of Ohio University in the late 1940s, they did not realize that on July 12, 2026, they would celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary. A party honored them Friday at the Inn at Christine Valley, where they now live. They ...

Miner referred to state commission

WARREN — The Trumbull County Board of Elections voted to refer a case of potential election fraud and perjury by Jason Miner, who used the address of a house destroyed in a fire on his nominating petition for Republican central committee member, to the state’s Election Integrity ...

Digging for a good time

NORTH BLOOMFIELD — A brief search on the internet reveals numerous inspiring quotes and mottos related to archaeological science. After spending time at the second annual Trumbull County Historical Society Archeology Summer Camp at Center Brook Manor one could add, “A small area can reveal ...

CNBC: Ohio works for No. 1 rating

Why yes, Ohio wants your business, and a global business and financial news outlet is exclaiming the wonders of the Buckeye State’s business-friendly landscape. CNBC announced on its broadcast Thursday that Ohio is America’s Top State for Business in 2026. The network cited the state’s business costs, infrastructure, market access, electrical power capacity and inventory of shovel-ready sites in making its decision. Ohio’s housing costs also are among the most affordable nationwide, CNBC reported. “When I took office, I promised to ‘plant the seeds’ of long-term ...

Grand jury to hear crash case

NILES — A Weathersfield man involved in a crash that sent an adult and two juveniles to the hospital in late June will have his case bound over to the county’s grand jury. According to a Facebook post from the Niles Police Department, Samuel Sipes, 24, was taken into custody by the department’s detective bureau in Geneva, Ohio, on several charges of aggravated vehicular assault, two counts of endangering children and OVI — all felonies. Additional charges could follow, according to Niles police Capt. John Marshall. According to a police report, officers were called to the ...