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Girard brings back teacher who was laid off

GIRARD — The Girard City Schools Board of Education this week approved bringing back an intervention specialist whose job was among three positions that the board cut at its May meeting. The board on Tuesday rescinded its previous motion from May and approved Maria Jarvis as an intervention specialist for the 2026-27 school year. The board also approved transferring Grace Swertfager from intervention specialist to ED/MD intervention specialist for the upcoming school year. In May, board members, citing financial issues facing the district, voted 3-2 to cut three teaching ...

Water board discusses $3.2M maintenance plan

VIENNA — A proposed $3.2 million maintenance plan to bring the county’s seven water tanks up to code cannot be proposed to the Trumbull County Commissioners until a quorum is present. The 12-person Water Advisory Panel hosted a recent meeting at the Trumbull County Sanitary Engineer’s Office. The panel is only able to bring recommendations before the county commissioners for their approval, but it couldn’t vote to bring any before them at the meeting because not enough representatives were present to have a quorum. Sanitary Engineer Gary Newbrough said Bob Maiorano, the ...

Property transfers

Property transfers recorded June 22-26 in Trumbull County: Bazetta Jessica A. Gregory to Genevieve Gallucci, 3224 Woodland Trail Unit B, $116,000 Bristol Eric J. Blenman and Jennifer Blenman to Thomas R. Hall and Alison M. Holderman, 634 Bristol Champion Townline Road, $259,900 Champion Monroe F. Kuhns to David H. and Marie E. Borkholder, 6454 Downs North Road, $118,808 Jeffrey J. and Bridgett A. Brainard to Andrea Lynn Montecalvo, 306 Glendola Ave., $195,000 Yvonee Jackson and Frank L. Spano to Nicholas Stephen Waldo and Kaitlin Mekenzie Webb, 5843 Louise Ave., ...

Man charged in Warren murder indicted on new charge

WARREN — A city man already at the Trumbull County jail on a charge of aggravated murder for a March 31 homicide in Warren was indicted Wednesday on a charge of possession of a deadly weapon while under detention, according to a Trumbull County grand jury report. Serroyan J. Couto, 19, is accused of having a weapon inside the jail on May 19. No further details on the case were provided. Couto, of Perkins Drive NW, was indicted April 8 in a direct presentment to the grand jury, meaning he never appeared in Warren Municipal Court on the charge of aggravated murder with a three-year ...

Summer program cultivates the future

WARREN — City youth have been spending their summer gaining knowledge of urban farming and making some money in the process. Martha Conyers Allen, director of the urban youth farming project offered by Free Indeed and USDA, said three days a week local children learn about ...

On the record: Lordstown

WHAT: Board of education meeting Wednesday PRESENT: Cheryl Kistler, Niki Reid, William Catlin, Rebekah Conn and Michelle Wells The board: • Approved the purchase of tools and equipment from the Trumbull County Educational Service Center for a woodworking program and pre-apprenticeship certificate training to be offered in the school district. The TCESC governing board previously approved discontinuing the program, which was held at Lordstown schools. Officials said they plan to offer classes to Lordstown students. • Approved an agreement with Cadence Care Network for providing ...