WHAT: Bloomfield-Mespo board of education meeting Aug. 27 PRESENT: Rebecca Kaiser, Mike Foster, Dave Peterson, Tim Covey and Brannon Murphy The board: • Approved an agreement with the Trumbull County sheriff's office for a school resource officer for one year at both the elementary and high school buildings at $83,700. • Approved an agreement with Cadence Care Network at $34,000 for social worker services for students in the district.
CANFIELD — Nikki Bregar is happy to see her son showing his pig, though she’s probably more grateful for the likely indelible impact the experience will leave on him long after the dust settles and the last prize has been awarded. “This is his fourth year showing his pigs, and he ...
Liberty WHAT: Board of Education meeting Aug. 24 PRESENT: Adam Earnhardt, Janine Hamilton, Hans Kirr, David Malone and John Simon The board: • Authorized a $500 stipend for engineering instructor and robotics coach Jacob Mellinger for preparing students for and taking them to the Trumbull County Educational Service Center drone racing competition, funded via a TCESC subgrant. • Declared a specified list of books and two food warmers obsolete and authorized Superintendent Brian Knight to dispose of them. • Approved an agreement between the district and the TCESC to ...
WHAT: Township trustee meeting Tuesday PRESENT: Rebecca Whitman, Phil Wilhelm and Melissa Pucak Trustees: • Reported the $450,000 new fire truck has arrived and will be used for service Hartford and Brookfield. Whitman said it took three years to get the vehicle. • Approved applying for Issue 1 funding for next year for paving Spencer Clark Road. • Accepted the resignation of Greg Leonhard as a part-time police officer since he has accepted a position with the Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office. • Accepted the resignation of Rick Rhodes, who was a part-time worker in ...
WARREN — Alecehia Harris, 34, was sentenced to two years in prison this week in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court after she pleaded guilty earlier to four counts of gross sexual imposition and three counts of sexual battery, all fourth-degree felonies. The victim gave a victim impact to Judge Sean O’Brien prior to sentencing, as did her mother. The crimes took place in March 2025 when the victim was 17. Harris is now a Tier 3 sex offender, requiring her to register her address four times per year for the rest of her life. Harris could have received up to 18 months in prison on ...
It’s that time of year when you get to hear me talk about the county fair. County fairs have always been some of my favorite events of the year, but I’ll admit my relationship with them has changed. Now that my job has me covering four counties and spending months preparing for fair season, sometimes I struggle to find the same joy in them that I once did. Fair has become schedules, volunteers, displays, emails, phone calls, early mornings, late nights and approximately 4,000 things happening at once. But no matter how much of the fair becomes work, there is one thing I will ...
