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Trumbull elections board participating in poll worker recruitment

WARREN — The Trumbull County Board of Elections will join the U.S. Election Assistance Commission in recognizing Aug. 11 as National Poll Worker Recruitment Day and is seeking county residents to assist with in-person voting. Stephanie Penrose, the board’s director, said: “This National Poll Worker Recruitment Day, we encourage you to make a difference in our community by signing up to be a poll worker. We are asking for your help. Signing up to be a poll worker gives you an opportunity not only to see how elections are run, but to join your friends, neighbors and coworkers to ...

Fundraiser flies high

HOWLAND — The Ernie Hall Aviation Museum opened its doors Sunday for the public to see the local history of airplanes while raising funds for local organizations such as the Healthy Hearts and Paws Project in Warren. Airplanes and antique vehicles were displayed on the SLOAS Airfield ...

Two acquitted in murder of Warren man in Cleveland

Two men charged in the death of Juvar King Sr. of Warren were acquitted Friday of the most serious charges in his murder, but were found guilty on lesser charges of arson and tampering with evidence. Proceedings wrapped up Friday after a weeklong trial in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. Nathaniel Crockett, 29, of Cleveland, and John L. Armstrong, 51, of Warren, were found guilty of arson and tampering with evidence. They were found not guilty on all other charges, including multiple murder and felonious assault charges, as well as kidnapping and offenses against a human ...

Liberty veteran dreamed of being a pilot

LIBERTY — Joining the military gave John D. “JD” Williams the opportunity to see the world and serve his country, all while doing the very thing he set out to do. Since he was a young boy, Williams, 64, said he knew he wanted to be a pilot. Once he conquered that, he said his suitcase ...

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 ...