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Appeals court again refuses Danny Lee Hill’s challenge to death sentence

WARREN — The Warren-based 11th District Court of Appeals issued two rulings this week that again refused to allow death row inmate Danny Lee Hill of Warren to challenge his death sentence on the grounds that he is intellectually disabled. In separate decisions, the court struck down Hill’s “motion to certify a conflict” and his “application for reconsideration” of the 11th District’s Aug. 17 decision that affirmed that Hill is not intellectually disabled, according to a Trumbull County Prosecutor’s office news release. Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins, ...

Planning commission hosts forum for county’s southeast quadrant

LIBERTY — The county’s comprehensive plan for land use has not received an update in nearly 70 years, but it’s set to be revamped soon, after things were set in motion for a set of Trumbull County communities. Officials from Liberty, Brookfield, Vienna and Hubbard townships and the ...

Warren officials provide updates on liquor permits and hospital

WARREN — Law Director Enzo Cantalamessa provided city council with an update at the council meeting Wednesday night on the liquor permit issues it addressed at its Sept. 9 meeting and a separate liquor control issue involving the Convenient Food Mart on Elm Road. Cantalamessa said Convenient Food Mart withdrew its appeal of the Ohio Department of Liquor Control’s recent decision to not renew the store’s liquor license. He said the “practical effect” of withdrawing the appeal is “that location is no longer permitted by law to sell any alcoholic beverages.” He said it ...

Improvements planned for Salt Springs Road

LORDSTOWN — Village council has approved proceeding with improvement work next year on Salt Springs Road. Council approved having the village cooperate with the Ohio Department of Transportation for the resurfacing of a section of Salt Springs Road that will include asphalt concrete resurfacing, pavement planing, partial depth pavement repair, curb ramps, sidewalks and pavement markings. Officials said Ohio Public Works Commission funds of $268,241 will be used to cover project costs, with the village contributing $38,862 of the $307,103 total. Also, Village Engineer Chris ...

Man sentenced in dog attack

WARREN — William A. Naylor, 41, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of dangerous or vicious dogs Wednesday in Warren Municipal Court and was sentenced to 150 days in the Trumbull County jail. The charge was filed after Naylor’s dog attacked an 8-year-old neighbor who came to ...

Good Trouble Trumbull sets ‘froggy’ rally Saturday

Staff report WARREN — Good Trouble Trumbull will host a local Million Frog March: A Joyful Rally 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Courthouse Square in Warren. The rally joins a nationwide and international day of action in solidarity with the Million Frog March at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Organizers describe the rally as an “unfroggetable morning of serious activism with a joyful spirit,” bringing together community members to support democracy, the environment and civic engagement. Frogs have become powerful symbols of peaceful community action and environmental ...