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Woman charged with felonious assault, held in contempt for Warren courtroom fight

WARREN — Ryshionna Powell, 18, of Warren, is in the Trumbull County jail, charged with felonious assault, after an incident Monday afternoon in Warren Municipal Court in which she got into a fight with a Lowellville woman in the courtroom and threw a phone at the Lowellville woman’s head, causing a laceration. On Tuesday, Powell was arraigned in the same courtroom where the fight took place by Visiting Judge Terry Ivanchak. Powell pleaded not guilty and her bond was set at $15,000. Ivanchak also was presiding over the court at the time of the fight. Powell is not allowed to post ...

Valley students, public get hands-on training at Skilled Trades Expo

CANFIELD -- The Mahoning Valley Construction Coalition hosted the seventh annual Mahoning Valley Skills Trade Expo on Tuesday at the Michael Kusalaba Event Center at Canfield Fairgrounds. The expo, which traditionally has focused on students, expanded this year to welcome all members of the ...

Warren baby tests positive for fentanyl OD

WARREN — A 10-month-old baby who tested positive for fentanyl became unresponsive and was in critical condition Sunday at St. Joseph Warren Hospital. Police were called to a home in the 4400 block of Berkshire Drive Southeast off of North Road at 11 a.m. for the cardiac arrest of the child. When a Warren officer arrived, he saw that the child, who was in the arms of a woman, was not breathing. The woman said she “could not advise what caused the child to stop breathing, but stated he was eating just prior,” the report states. The officer cleared the child’s airway, but did ...

Plan proposed to acquire more sheriff cruisers

WARREN — Trumbull County commissioners are considering establishing an annual program allowing the sheriff’s office to purchase at least four patrol cars per year to replenish its aging vehicle force. Under the proposed program, the county will be able to purchase a minimum of four vehicles per year or one vehicle per quarter. Sheriff Michael Wilson cited a critical need to obtain new vehicles because some in the fleet have more than 200,000 miles on them. “We have 12 vehicles with more than 150,000 miles, 10 with more than 200,000, with five of those getting close to having ...

Johnson touts positive state of YSU on variety of fronts

By SEAN BARRON Correspondent YOUNGSTOWN - When it came to assessing Youngstown State University’s state of affairs, YSU President Bill Johnson left the starting gate not with a trot but with a gallop. “I’m glad to share with you that the state of Youngstown State University is ...

Warren man found wearing stolen clothes

WARREN — Kevin L. Streeter, 37, of North Street was charged in Warren Municipal Court on five misdemeanors after police were called to a Parkman Road store and found him with hundreds of dollars in stolen goods from another store. He is scheduled for arraignments Wednesday on two first-degree misdemeanor charges of petty theft and one of falsification and two low-level misdemeanors of possessing drug paraphernalia and criminal trespassing. Warren police were called to a store in the Trumbull Plaza at 7 p.m. Sunday for a man in who had been caught stealing in the past. When officers ...