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Yoder seeks nearly $1.2M in reimbursements

WARREN — Trumbull County Auditor Martha Yoder is seeking to recover $1,192,359 that her office’s real estate assessment fund paid to half of the employees working in the county’s tax map program since 2019. Yoder, during the commissioners’ weekly workshop, sought to get clarification from Commissioners Rick Hernandez and Tony Bernard on whether and/or how the county would reimburse her office. Commissioner Denny Malloy did not attend Tuesday’s workshop. The commissioners would not provide a definitive answer on their position because they are not clear whether they are ...

Lawyer for county, recorder asks judge to dismiss lawsuit

An attorney representing Trumbull County and Recorder Dawn Zinni-Hanni asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Tod Latell, the former county recorder, alleging civil conspiracy, defamation and abuse of political authority or influence. Jillian Eckart of the Cleveland law firm of Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder Co., who is representing the county and Zinni-Hanni, responded Tuesday to Latell’s April 23 lawsuit. Among the series of defenses listed by Eckart is qualified immunity, a common defense used by governments in Ohio that gives them immunity from liability as a defense in ...

Press club will honor Valley journalists

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Press Club will honor three outstanding local communications professionals at this year’s Hall of Fame and Awards Dinner. David Skolnick, politics writer for The Vindicator for the past 26 years, will receive the club’s First Amendment Award for his consistent advocacy for the freedom of the press and the public’s right to know. Chad Krispinsky, WKBN sports anchor, will receive the excellence in media award. Lori Factor, the press club’s immediate past president, will receive the Medal of Merit — an internal award for someone who has made a ...

City men arrested in Warren home invasion

WARREN — Two city men are being held at the Trumbull County jail with no bond after police said they are two of the three suspects accused of trying to break into a woman’s home last week with a sledgehammer. Christopher Gust, 25, and Nicholas Gust, 20, who are believed to be brothers, each were arrested Friday on a charge of attempt to commit a felony, according to jail records. A police report states three masked intruders came to the woman’s front door on Roselawn Avenue around 9 a.m. Thursday and tried to break down the door with a sledgehammer. One of the men also had a ...

Valley forged by steel, immigration and labor

EDITOR’S NOTE: At the beginning of the 20th century, America began a period of industrial growth — fueled by the nation’s vast stores of natural resources — that led to victory in two world wars and the nation emerging as a true superpower. One of the cities at the epicenter of that ...

Legislature approves Rep. Thomas’ utility bill

The General Assembly passed a bill, sponsored by state Rep. David Thomas, to give the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio the ability to oversee submetering — a practice that results in multiunit tenants sometimes paying high rates. The bill awaits the signature of Gov. Mike DeWine to become law. Under the bill, the PUCO would be required to adopt standards governing metering, outages, billing practices, complaint resolution, records retention and service quality, ensuring consistent oversight and consumer protections, said Thomas, R-Jefferson, whose district includes portions of ...