WARREN — Dave Luton and his display honoring the men and women who gave their lives in service to the Global War on Terror traveled from Omaha, Nebraska, to the Kinsman House lawn on Tuesday. An opening ceremony took place at noon Wednesday to welcome the Remembering Our Fallen traveling ...
LEAVITTSBURG — Public school officials and advocates say Ohio’s education funding system is unfair, with the state’s percentage of money decreasing, causing a heavy burden on property tax owners and impacting the quality of education. A.J. Calderone, superintendent of the LaBrae Local School District, which hosted the Greater Western Reserve School Funding Forum at its high school, said: “You can’t talk about fair school funding, you can’t talk about income tax restructuring and property tax reform, you can’t talk about vouchers or litigation efforts in state of Ohio in ...
The state Legislature overwhelmingly passed a 90-day Ohio gas tax holiday that was pushed by Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican gubernatorial candidate. It should be signed into law Thursday by Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican. The quickly written bill passed Wednesday in the Senate 26-5 and then in the House 78-16 with Ramaswamy saying when he becomes governor, passing needed legislation will happen this fast. Several Democrats voting in favor of the proposal despite saying the plan is an election ploy to help Ramaswamy, said the average motorist will save about $3 a week, those who ...
WARREN — A county employee told Trumbull County Commissioners that the air quality in the county’s administration building may be making employees sick. Beth Toth of the Trumbull County Auditor’s Office told the commissioners during Tuesday’s workshop there are some concerns about the air quality in the auditor’s office. She provided commissioners Tony Bernard, Rick Hernandez and Denny Malloy with results of air quality tests that she, on her own, conducted that indicated there had been formaldehyde readings in the air. “Everybody is constantly sick in our offices with ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Convicted child rapist Todd Perkins has lost his appeal and remains incarcerated. A news release from the Trumbull County Prosecutor’s Office, issued late Tuesday, states that the Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals in Youngstown turned down Perkins’ appeal in a unanimous decision. Perkins, now 61, was convicted in February 2024 of rape and gross sexual imposition against a child relative of his, who was younger than 5 at the time of the offenses. He was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison. Perkins filed an appeal alleging ineffective legal counsel. His ...
LIBERTY — Chronic absenteeism is a problem many local school districts face, and one of them hopes to take a stronger stand against it. The Liberty Board of Education at its meeting earlier this week approved establishing the student and community engagement liaison position. The liaison will focus on boosting early enrollment, tracking attendance data, and connecting families with district and community resources to remove barriers to attendance. The full-time position will report to district principals and Superintendent Brian Knight starting in the 2026–27 school year. The ...
