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Warren Township tries for more coverage at fire department

WARREN TOWNSHIP — While the fire department was able to have 76% coverage at the station in August thanks to help from off-duty response, some residents feel this is not enough to protect the community, Resident Vicky Romack told the township trustees that the fire department did not have any staff coverage on the day her father fell and passed out. She said Newton Falls emergency personnel eventually responded with an ambulance. “There are many elderly people in my neighborhood, and it concerns me when there are times when there is no coverage at our fire department. That is ...

TCESC Career Navigator program expands

Staff report NILES — Trumbull County’s educational service center is seeing its Workforce Development and Career Pathways Department as a response to a growing interest in districts seeking opportunities for students to explore careers and connect with employers. The Trumbull County Educational Service Center’s governing board approved hiring Steve Beshara as a career navigator at Monday’s meeting, according to a news release. Beshara joins Skyler O’Donnell, providing the department with additional capacity to deliver Career Navigator services to 11 school districts ...

Lake to River delivers final piece of funding for redevelopment project

Staff report The historic Masonic Lodge building at 22 W. Church St. in downtown Niles will be revitalized with assistance from a $750,000 JobsOhio Vibrant Communities Grant secured by Lake to River. The $4.6 million redevelopment will transform the underutilized structure into the new headquarters for Cadence Care Network, a nonprofit organization providing behavioral health services for children and families. The funding from JobsOhio’s Vibrant Communities Grant Program marks the final critical investment needed to bring the long-planned project to life, helping to retain and ...

On the record: Trumbull County

WHAT: Commissioners meeting Wednesday PRESENT: Tony Bernard, Rick Hernandez and Denny Malloy Commissioners: • Unanimously approved a vehicle replacement program for the sheriff’s office that would provide a minimum of four new patrol cars a year. The program is expected to allow Sheriff Mike Wilson to begin replacing some vehicles that have nearly 300,000 miles on them. Wilson said the office has 22 patrol vehicles that have more than 150,000 miles on them. There are 65 vehicles in the sheriff’s fleet. • Approved contracting with 2M Services, LLC of Niles to replace three ...

Champion board receives portrait of Gradishar

CHAMPION — The Champion Local School District has been presented a picture of one of its most famous graduates. Resident Rex Fee, a former township trustee, this week unveiled a picture of Randy Gradishar, a 1970 graduate of Champion High School who excelled in football both in high school and in the NFL. Fee said he was at the high school this spring at a track event with his grandson and saw a picture of Gradishar in one of the trophy cases by the high school gymnasium. He said there should be a much bigger picture of Gradishar because of his successful career as a professional ...

Lawmakers to consider 90-day gas tax suspension

At the behest of Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican gubernatorial candidate, the GOP-controlled state Legislature will have a special session next week to vote on a 90-day suspension of the Ohio gas tax. Ramaswamy unveiled his proposal about six-and-a-half hours after Amy Acton, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, called for an emergency gas tax holiday in Ohio with diesel fuel prices hitting record highs and the cost for unleaded gas continuing to increase. On Wednesday, Ramaswamy and Republican leaders in the General Assembly, including Senate President Rob McColley, who is ...