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Marriage licenses granted Aug. 3 to 7 in Trumbull County: Lauren M. Phillips, 22, Leavittsburg, and Nathan D. Miller, 24, Kinsman Seth A. Workman, 25, Niles, and Emily A. Neuffer, 28, Niles Marcia S Fisher, 24, North Bloomfield, and Marlin R. Byler, 25, Warren Jarrett A. Partridge, 38, Warren, and Lynzie T. Smith, 39, Warren Melissa M. Charles, 33, Girard, and Jacob A. Jones, 30, Warren Eugene C. Walker, 35, Easton, Maryland, and Stacey Lynn Varney, 43, Easton, Maryland Alexandra K. Adler, 28, Hubbard, and Joseph G. Leshnack, 30, Hubbard Sophia M. Smith, 22, Niles, ...

Cutrona’s proposed bill to ensure Flock cameras data is used properly

With the use of Flock Safety automated license plate reader cameras coming under scrutiny, state Sen. Al Cutrona said he plans to introduce legislation to ensure information they collect is used appropriately. Cutrona, R-Canfield, said: “Ensuring that the rights and privacy of citizens is upheld is the default standard in a government that is of, by and for the people. The legislation will prohibit any government entity collecting Flock camera data from sharing it with a third party or for personal use.” Cutrona said his proposal wouldn’t permit any government agency in the ...

Ice halts Warren native’s Arctic journey

Warren native Matt Rutherford will have to wait until 2027 to complete another record-setting solo voyage. Rutherford, 45, was forced to end his attempt to circumnavigate the Arctic Ocean solo, a journey of about 10,000 nautical miles. According to a news release issued Thursday, ...

Weathersfield Trustees to install protocols

WEATHERFIELD — The township has joined other communities in placing a 12-month moratorium on fiber optic installation along township roads. Trustee Ed Whittaker said at the August meeting there is nothing against any specific company that has done the installation work in the township. However, there is a concern about the way the fiber optics have been installed. “We want to make sure protocols are in place and are being followed,” Whitaker said. Trustees this week passed legislation under emergency measures that impose the 12-month moratorium on the installation of underground ...

Missing Vienna teenager found

VIENNA — A search for a teenager missing for days has concluded with him being safely found. According to township police Chief Dan Adkins, first responders found Landyn Zagorski, 17. He was last seen Sunday in an RV on an adjacent property approximately 100 yards behind his home. Regarding an early morning barn fire that the fire department responded to, Adkins said it happened at the rear of the residence, too. “Some cardboard was set on fire in there — it looks like that’s where he’d been staying the last few days,” Adkins said. “So the fire department came, we ...

Valley Medicaid provider indicted on fraud charges

A Youngstown woman and a person who operates a business in Austintown are among those indicted this week by a Franklin County grand jury for allegedly stealing a combined $558,383 from Medicaid, the government healthcare program for the needy. “Fraud against Medicaid is fraud against Ohio taxpayers,” Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson stated in a news release. His office filed the charges. “We will continue to investigate suspicious billing behavior and hold offenders accountable.” Yvette Johnson‑Woodall, 58, of Youngstown, faces charges after allegedly defrauding Medicaid of ...