MARIETTA (AP) — Speaking to a small gathering of supporters as the Ohio River flowed behind her, Dr. Amy Acton announced she was backing a three-year moratorium on permitting new injection wells for fracking in rural Washington County. It’s an issue that is top of mind for voters ...
WARREN — On the same day that the Warren Civil Service Commission approved a request from the city administration to schedule a promotional exam for a new police chief, the commission heard a plea from the former chief to rescind his resignation. Former police chief Eric Merkel said his resignation was forced and handled improperly, but the commission refused by a 3-0 vote to rescind the resignation. When Commission Member Dan Letson., an attorney, invited Merkel to discuss his reasons for asking for the resignation to be rescinded, Merkel first noted that he had not been notified ...
NILES — Breast cancer survivors, those battling cancer and family and friends supporting their loved ones took to the track at 7 17 Credit Union Field at Eastwood on Sunday for the fourth annual Pink Lights the Way Cupcake Walk. A sea of bright pink shirts could be seen walking around the ...
HOWLAND — A reported altercation between a woman and a motorist following a Howland High School football game in September is still under investigation. According to a police report obtained Monday, an officer was dispatched to the high school for an assault and spoke with Alysia Lealand, who said she was blocking traffic for the Howland band when she asked a man in a blue Tesla to move his vehicle. Lealand said the man then exited his vehicle and raised his fist in the air like he was going to hit her, adding that he then chest-bumped her, leading her to grab his shirt to prevent ...
LIBERTY — Motorists across Ohio are receiving relief at the gas pump until December, but the township will not be losing out as a result of it, according to Liberty’s fiscal officer. As part of his report at Monday’s trustees meeting, Fiscal Officer Matthew Connelly noted the township’s funds are looking good compared to years ago, with a balance of more than $8 million, with $2.3 million of it attributed to the Belmont Park Cemetery’s endowment fund. “So that really leaves you with $6.6 million, and last year at this time, we were at $7.1 million, so we’re about ...
WARREN — William M. Murphy, 58, was sentenced to 5 1/2 to 7 1/2 years in prison Monday in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court for walking away from a halfway house in February and failing to register a change of address as a convicted sex offender — for the third time. Judge Sarah Kovoor said the sentence was necessary to protect the community and Murphy’s history of sexual assault and not reporting to authorities. Murphy has had addresses in various Trumbull County communities since 2008. Trumbull County Assistant Prosecutor Gabe Wildman said Murphy’s current conviction for ...
