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Sewer line break affects Girard Creek

GIRARD — The Trumbull County Sanitary Engineer’s Office is advising residents of Girard that Girard Creek in Liberty Park has negatively been impacted by a line break on a nearby county sanitary sewer line. Officials said the situation is being addressed and the public is being advised to stay out of the creek until repairs on the sewer line are completed.

Local man among dead in airship explosion over London

105 Years Ago, 1921 transcribed as originally published in the Youngstown Vindicator: “Airship explodes; 44 dead. Local man reported safe. Report of Esterly’s death denied later. ZR-2, which U.S. was to have brought from Britain for $2,000,000 explodes over river at Hull, England....” “London, Aug 24 (Associated Press) — The giant airship ZR-2, purchased by the United States from Great Britain, exploded over the city of Hull today, according to advice received here shortly after 6:30 o’clock this evening. The airship is a wreck in the River Humber.... “A Hull ...

Property transfers

Property transfers recorded Aug. 10-14 in Trumbull County: Bazetta Leslie Robinson to Lori Hemrock and Michael Crosby, 3262 Pheasant Run Unit B, $168,000 Joshua J. Mangine to Robert Root, 1280 Sterling Ave., $170,000 Bristol Kurtis W. Brzyscz to Shirley and Matthew Eicher, 2693 Mahan Denman, $340,000 Andrew P. Femia Smith and Lauren M. Shaffer to Laurie L. Swanker, 1645 Nelson Lane, $499,900 Brookfield Anthony Joseph Policastro and Ashley Policastro to Samantha Kratochvil, 7600 Stewart Sharon Road, $200,000 Champion David L. Gibberish to Jennifer B. Zublena, 131 Marshall ...

YSU ignites the semester

YOUNGSTOWN — Incoming Youngstown State University freshman Adrianna Holden hopes to major in studio art, and she wasted no time cutting to the colorful chase. “I hope someday to become a storybook artist,” Holden, of Youngstown, said. “I really like the art program here.” She was ...

Niles police investigate Zoom breach

NILES — A regular city council meeting’s Zoom video was forced to be cut short Wednesday night when its display showed what appeared to be a nude image of a man. Law Director Phil Zuzulo said Thursday officials are in the process of filing a police report with the Niles Police Department, with Councilman Aaron Johnstone, D-2nd Ward, as the initiator. “I have drafted subpoenas to go out tomorrow, to Zoom, to try and locate — see if we’re able to locate — the IP address, or at least get an idea of what their IP address is,” Zuzulo said. “Maybe at least their location ...

Niles approves sale, trade of police vehicles

NILES — The city will gain value from vehicles no longer used by its law enforcement, thanks to deals with two townships. As part of their consent agenda Wednesday, city officials approved an ordinance authorizing the sale of two decommissioned police cruisers to Champion Township, and declared it an emergency action. The ordinance’s body section states the vehicles, a 2018 and 2019 Ford Explorer, will be purchased from Niles for $15,000, adding that they are no longer needed for any municipal use by the city. Council also approved an ordinance approving a trade with ...