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Career choice leads to Marines

NILES — Richard Stewart’s original career choice veered into a military stint. “I always wanted to be a firefighter so I went to Texas A&M’s fire academy,” he said. Becoming a firefighter was not as easy as he imagined. “I became an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) and tried ...

Small group connects at Courthouse Square

WARREN — Despite steady heavy rain, a small but dedicated group of neighbors gathered under the gazebo at downtown Warren’s Courthouse Square on Sunday for a community social organized by Good Trouble Trumbull. The event, which took place 1 to 3 p.m. drew a modest crowd the day after ...

Hubbard police probe domestic violence shooting

HUBBARD — The Hubbard Police Department is investigating a domestic violence incident that escalated into a shooting during the early morning hours Thursday at a residence in the 300 block of Parish Avenue. Detective Sgt. Michael Banic said officers were contacted by a woman who reported that she had been physically assaulted by her boyfriend and that he fired multiple gunshots in her direction as she fled the residence in her vehicle. A police report states the victim sustained minor injuries consistent with an assault and was evaluated at the scene by Eagle Joint Fire District ...

Our Heritage: Portraits of Kinsman’s Revolutionary War vets

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a weekly series on our region’s history coordinated by the Trumbull County Historical Society. Kinsman Presbyterian Cemetery, at the heart of Kinsman Township, is the final resting place for eight honored Revolutionary War veterans. Kinsman has a proud and consistent history of military service. The aptly nicknamed “Old Cemetery” on the west side of the Presbyterian Church holds the oldest gravesites, including those of all eight Revolutionary War veterans, as well as numerous Civil War, War of 1812 and World War I veterans. As our nation ...

52 years behind the wheel

NILES — When Kathy Turcich first started driving a bus for Niles City Schools, the district’s elementary students were still attending neighborhood schools like Washington and Jackson. More than five decades later, the Niles Board of Education recognized Turcich for a 52-year career that ...