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Memorial bench to honor Falls grad

NEWTON FALLS — In September 2011, Newton Falls graduate Dale Settle Jr. died at age 22 after being shot while he and two others were driving to a Bible study class when he was a business major at the University of Akron. His classmates from the class of 2007 want to remember their fellow ...

Appeals court rejects Danny Lee Hill claim of intellectual disability

The Ohio 11th District Court, in a ruling released today, affirmed the decision of a visiting judge in denying death row inmate Danny Lee Hill’s bid to file a second postconviction relief petition challenging his death sentence that again claimed he was intellectually disabled, a term that ...

Marine veteran continues service at home

HOWLAND — For Corban Baker, serving others did not end when his military career concluded. Today, as Outreach Coordinator for the Mahoning County Veterans Service Commission, he helps fellow veterans and their families access benefits and services they have earned through their ...

Warren employee hits 50-year milestone

WARREN — In August 1976, during a year when America was celebrating its 200th anniversary, Monica M. Shaker of Warren began her career working for the city. Shaker has been with the Warren auditor’s office for 50 years and was recognized for her service from colleagues and officials with ...

Court doles out prison terms

WARREN — Three people were sentenced to various prison terms in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court last week for various crimes. They include: • Xavier T. Arrington, 20, of Wood Avenue, Niles, who received a 21-month prison sentence, including a one-year mandatory term for a firearm specification, after pleading guilty in May to a third-degree felony of discharge of a firearm on/near prohibited premises. Arrington was credited by Judge Sean O’Brien for already serving 172 days in jail. He originally also was charged with having weapons under disability and inducing panic. ...

Our Heritage: Western Reserve Seminary played role in West Farmington history

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a weekly series on our region’s history coordinated by the Trumbull County Historical Society. For more than half a century, the Western Reserve Seminary played an important role in the educational history of West Farmington. The school grew out of the community’s early interest in providing advanced education and eventually attracted students from throughout Ohio. The story began in 1831, when the people of Farmington established Farmington Academy. At the time, the community had scarcely more than 1,000 inhabitants, but residents had a strong ...