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Man gets 30 months for felony drug convictions

WARREN — A city man was sentenced Tuesday to two-and-a-half years in prison for numerous drug convictions. Levar Allen, 41, of Beechcrest Street, was given consecutive prison terms by Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Sarah T. Kovoor, who told Allen he was not eligible for probation because of two previous prison sentences, according to the Trumbull County Prosecutor’s Office. On Feb. 18, Allen pleaded guilty to four counts of trafficking in cocaine and five counts of trafficking in fentanyl-related compounds, plus another misdemeanor count of possession of a counterfeit ...

Leadership application deadline nears

Applications to be part of the Leadership Mahoning Valley Class of 2027 will be accepted through July 1. This immersive, nine-month program connects participants to the people, organizations and issues shaping the Mahoning Valley. Through engaging speakers, site visits, tours and hands-on experiences, participants gain a deeper understanding of key community sectors. The program, which begins this September and continues monthly through May 2027, is open to established and emerging leaders who live or work in Mahoning and Trumbull counties and demonstrate a strong commitment to ...

Commissioners consider tax break for property owners

WARREN — Trumbull Commissioners are proposing to send a letter requesting state legislators to place a moratorium on a reappraisal of properties that is scheduled to take place in Trumbull county later this year in order to slow any property tax increase that could occur as a result of the appraisal. Commissioners Tony Bernard and Rick Hernandez made a request to several superintendents attending Wednesday’s regular county commissioners meeting to support the county’s efforts by, perhaps, assisting in the drafting of the letter. Bernard added that he has broached the idea to a ...

Warren, Healthy Hearts go separate ways

WARREN — Jason Cooke, founder and director of The Healthy Hearts and Paws Project, last week ended a 12-month contract signed with Warren, just over three months and 10 days after it was agreed upon. Cooke noted there is a divide between what he sees happening in the city with animal control and what city officials believe is taking place. “I did not want to do this,” Cooke said. Cooke said his organization has already picked up more than 300 stray dogs in Warren since the beginning of the year. “We will not be picking up stray dogs in the city unless it is an ...

Democrats make switch in Ohio House race

With Lorna J. Westlake withdrawing as the Democratic candidate for the 65th Ohio House District, John Barbo, Geneva City Council president and longtime high school science teacher, is replacing her on the Nov. 3 ballot. Westlake, of Austinburg, was the lone Democrat to file for the seat. But Westlake said Wednesday she had to withdraw because of her husband’s medical condition. “I have not been able to do anything with the campaign, so I withdrew,” Westlake said. Barbo officially became the party’s nominee when his paperwork was filed late Tuesday with the Trumbull County ...

Youngstown man faces domestic charge in Liberty

LIBERTY — A woman said she is relieved a concerned citizen contacted authorities, as a Youngstown man faces a charge stemming from an altercation at a car wash. Oscar Dahn, 45, pleaded not guilty to a first-degree charge of domestic violence in front of Girard Municipal Court Judge Jeffery Adler on Tuesday. According to a police report, Liberty officers were called to the Belmont Avenue ModWash earlier in the day for a verbal altercation, after a passerby heard a woman screaming for help and called 911. The report states officers saw a man, later identified as Dahn, and the ...