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Woman’s appeal denied

The 11th District Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of Tabitha Dunch, who was sentenced to an indefinite prison term of four to six years on Oct. 23 for felony convictions of drug and firearm possession. 11th District Judges Robert J. Patton, Matt Lynch and Eugene A. Lucci rejected Dunch’s appeal, stating the trial court made no error in applying factual findings to governing law. Dunch stated in her appeal the trial court errored in ruling against suppressing the drug and firearm evidence found during Dunch’s traffic stop by Liberty police, according to the Trumbull ...

Interactive map now available for Pioneer Cemetery

WARREN — The Trumbull County Historical Society, in partnership with Youngstown State University’s Center for Applied GIS, has launched an interactive ArcGIS StoryMap for Pioneer Cemetery. The digital tool allows visitors and researchers to locate individual headstones within a couple of feet of their physical markers, providing unprecedented access to the historic burial ground. The project, more than a year in the making, transforms decades of historical records and recent fieldwork into an accessible public resource. Pioneer Cemetery, believed to be the oldest in the Western ...

Our Heritage: Golden Age soda was born out of American Dream

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a weekly series on our region’s history coordinated by the Trumbull County Historical Society. Nathan H. Darsky’s life tells a powerful Jewish-American story of perseverance, faith and devotion to community. Born in Russia, Nathan left his homeland in 1909 at the age of 27 in search of safety, freedom and opportunity. He arrived in Youngstown, carrying little more than determination and responsibility for the family he hoped one day to reunite in America. In Youngstown, Nathan worked tirelessly — often holding multiple jobs — bottling soda at ...

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Warren Twp to remember firefighter WARREN TOWNSHIP — The Warren Township Fire Department will have a celebration of life event Sunday for longtime fire Lt. Tom Bumgardner who died on Friday. He served the Warren Township Fire Department for 26 years, starting in April 2000. Bumgardner also served as a firefighter/ emergency medical technician in Bristol and Champion. The Warren Township Fire Department social media site states Bumgardner would work night shifts at Warren Township, often after he completed a shift working at LaBrae schools as a janitor. He and his wife Pam were ...

Warren native is attempting solo Arctic Ocean journey

Those who knew Matt Rutherford when he was growing up in Warren might have thought he’d only be exploring the inside of a jail cell. Rutherford, 45, left Aasiaat, Greenland, on June 25 in an effort to be the first person to circumnavigate the Arctic Ocean on a nonstop solo journey. He’s ...

COG hears from Lake to River rep

HOWLAND — Local leaders heard from one of the region’s economic development leaders, who warned that the talks and landscape around data centers could change over the next 10 to 15 years. Michael McGiffin, Lake to River’s vice president of engagement and investor relations, opened discussions at a recent Trumbull County Council of Governments meeting by discussing the state’s economic development enterprise — explaining that it was originally led by the Ohio Department of Development as an agency. “At that point, 2011, Ohio was the 41st best state for business; it was ...