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McDonald residents seek meetings to develop plan for data centers

MCDONALD — Village residents are urging council and the administration to conduct public meetings on how they would prepare for a potential data center proposal, including developing a plan with clear guidelines and restrictions before a data center expresses interest in locating there. Residents said they are particularly concerned if a data center wants to locate at the former McDonald Steel property. Mayor Ray Lewis told more than 15 residents at Wednesday’s meeting that the planning commission has been working on a plan to have guidelines in place for data centers and other ...

North Bloomfield man gets probation for ICE threats

Charles Bronson Ingram, 47, of North Bloomfield was sentenced recently in U.S. District Court in Cleveland to the amount of time he had already served locked up plus three years of probation and restrictions on his computer usage for posting threatening remarks about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and others on YouTube. Ingram pleaded guilty in April to influencing and intimidating a federal official by threat and interstate threatening communications. Judge Charles E. Fleming imposed the standard conditions of supervision, such as Ingram staying in touch with his ...

On the record: Weathersfield

WHAT: Township trustees meetings June 9 and July 14 PRESENT: Steve Gerberry, Rich Harkins and Ed Whittaker Trustees: • Remembered Tim Gleason, a member of the Weathersfield Board of Education and lifelong advocate for the Weathersfield community who died unexpectedly last month. Gleason was a familiar voice at Mineral Ridge athletic events and a leader of the Mineral Ridge Community Pantry. • Hired Tyler Pringle as junior firefighter. • Congratulated fire Lt. Judd Radovic and firefighter Alex Rich for successfully passing the examination for paramedics with the National ...

On the record: Trumbull County

WHAT: Commissioners regular meeting Wednesday at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds in Bazetta PRESENT: Tony Bernard, Rick Hernandez and Denny Malloy Commissioners: • Passed a resolution recognizing the 2026 Trumbull County 4-H Youth Club members and adult volunteers. • Adopted a resolution celebrating the 180th year of the Trumbull County Fair. • Appointed Attorney Matt Blair to represent Trumbull County in two civil court cases titled Woodford Excavating vs. Trumbull County Commissioners. • Approved a service agreement with Minutemen EOR LLC, of Cleveland, to provide ...

Fair fosters youth

BAZETTA — Jamie Lewis, 15, followed a three-generation family tradition when she began participating in 4-H activities seven years ago. This year, she won a first-place ribbon for showcasing in the Junior Fair Goat Show Wednesday morning. “I just had to go into this,” Lewis said. ...

Bernard asks state for $5M for 911 Center

WARREN — Trumbull County Commission President Tony Bernard is seeking approximately $5 million worth of help from state officials for a building and equipping of a new Trumbull County 911 Center. When Gov. Mike DeWine and others were in Trumbull County for the Momentum on the Mahoning event last week, Bernard said he took a few moments with the governor to remind him of the statements made two years ago about bringing money back to the county for 911. The commissioner, prior to Wednesday’s commissioner’s meeting at the Trumbull County Fair, said he told the governor that ...