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Hubbard man identified as fatal crash victim SOUTHINGTON — A Hubbard man has been identified as the victim of a fatal motorcycle crash May 30 on state Route 82 at Warner Road in Brookfield. The Warren post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said in a news release that William H. Price, 68, of Hubbard, was traveling west on Route 82 on a 2024 Harley-Davidson Street Glide around 1 p.m. when he struck the left side of a 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Mary K. Cook, 64, of Brookfield. The report states Cook failed to yield the right-of-way from a stop sign at the intersection, ...

Safety of first responders a top priority

When the life of Trooper Nicholas Cayton of the Canfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol was tragically cut short last Oct. 16 when a truck slammed into the back of his cruiser on state Route 11, the weight of loss hit hard. Cayton, 40, a husband and father of two children, was honored ...

Proposal to end property taxes won’t be on ballot

A proposed constitutional amendment to consider abolishing property taxes in Ohio won’t be on the Nov. 3 ballot because the group collecting signatures has again failed to get enough people to sign petitions. This is the second year in a row that the Committee to Abolish Ohio Property Taxes, also called AxOhioTax, tried to qualify for the ballot as it failed to do so in 2025. Brian Massie, a leader of the group, announced Friday on Ohio Political News, a right-wing political podcast, that not enough signatures were collected. The group had to submit petitions with 413,488 valid ...

Woman wants parole board to keep cop killer in jail

NILES — It’s been 44 years since her brother’s death, but Joanne Robbins still vividly remembers hearing the news for the first time, saying it’s something she’ll never forget. “I was in high school, I was 17 years old, and my guidance counselor came down to the band room to get ...

Manager negotiation to proceed

Newton Falls village council on Wednesday approved interim Village Manager Kathy King and Assistant Law Director Gary VanBrocklin to begin negotiations with Jeremy Shaffer to be the next village manager. The Geneva-on-the-Lake resident was one of three finalists out of 15 applicants who sought the position. The other two finalists were Wade Calhoun of Youngstown, who previously served as city manager in Canfield, and former Trumbull County engineer Randy Smith of Warren. Shaffer, who is director of human resources for the city of Wilmington, was also one of five finalists earlier ...

Nonprofit program graduates latest leadership class

Leadership Mahoning Valley has developed more than 1,400 leaders through its annual program spanning 41 years. During a ceremony June 3 at The Grand Resort in Howland, 41 participants were recognized for completing the nonprofit’s latest leadership development curriculum. “Although ...