Mammography screening set
Mercy Health-Youngstown announced mobile mammography screening will be offered from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mineral Ridge Primary Care, 1360 Canfield Niles Road.
Welcome to Weaver Way
CHAMPION — Girls softball coach Cheryl Weaver will be remembered for years to come as the six-time state champion coach had a road name for her called “Weaver Way.” The Champion Board of Education at its meeting Monday voted to name the road that leads to the softball field in honor of ...
Jail exceeds capacity by 50 inmates
WARREN — Trumbull County jail officials are working to establish a formal contract with Geauga County jail officials to house their inmates when the Trumbull jail is over capacity. Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office Major David Bobby on Tuesday told commissioners that Trumbull’s jail has the capacity to hold 308 inmates. It now houses 350. Geauga County is seeking $75 per day, per prisoner, plus any extraordinary medical costs. Last year, on June 30, the jail held 330 inmates. The jail held 240 prisoners on June 30, 2024. It held 220 prisoners on June 30, 2023. “So, from ...
Seizure order issued for couple accused of leaving dogs in car
LIBERTY — A Youngstown couple faces charges after being accused of leaving several dogs in a vehicle with its internal temperature reaching triple digits. Amy Mikulich, 27, and Desean Johnson, 30, pleaded not guilty to a charge of cruelty to companion animals in front of Girard Municipal Court Judge Jeffery Adler on Tuesday. According to a police report, officers were called to the Walmart in Liberty Plaza around 7 p.m. Monday for an animal complaint regarding three dogs locked in a vehicle, with the caller noting the dogs were going to die, and the police needed to get ...
Moreno calls Democrats racists
BOARDMAN — Republican U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno said the Democratic Party supports open borders, “transgenderism,” racism, and it wants “to destroy our fossil fuels.” Moreno spoke at a Tuesday event at the Mahoning County Republican Party headquarters: “Sadly, we have a Democrat Party that’s gone off the rails. But that’s OK because we have a Republican Party that’s now a very broad tent.” He called Democrats “the full anti-American party,” and the media is complicit in covering it up. Regarding Democrats, Moreno said, “They don’t believe that you’re ...
McDonald officials focus on protecting children at park
McDONALD — Village officials are reminding parents their children are welcome to attend summer park activities, but they must cooperate and follow the rules. Mayor Ray Lewis said at a recent council meeting that while park attendants provide supervision for children attending park activities, they are not babysitters. He said there have been a few recent incidents of children not cooperating and following rules, and if this continues, village police will be contacted. “I am reminding parents that if you drop off your children at the park and they cause issues, we will call the ...