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County to review budget through year’s end

WARREN — Trumbull County Commissioners are expected to review the general fund budgets of all the county departments next week to determine what will be needed for the departments to complete the year based on 2026 budgets assigned to them at the end of 2025. The commissioners at their weekly workshop Tuesday received an overview of 2026 budget requests from 30 county departments that added up to $82,084,057.38. When making this year’s budget, the commissioners had a projected general fund budget of $67,038,260 to provide the departments. Sixteen departments made just over ...

Trumbull’s investment earnings nearly $750K more than ’25

WARREN — Trumbull County has earned nearly $750,000 more in interest so far this year than during the same period in 2025, Treasurer Agostino Ragozzino told the Trumbull County Commissioners during their quarterly investment advisory committee meeting Tuesday. Jim McCourt, a certified financial accountant with Meeder Public Funds, told commissioners that the current rise in interest earnings are due, in part, to investment decisions being made for the county and the expectation that interest rates will continue to rise because of the war in Iran and rising inflation rates. Meeder ...

Federal judge rejects Latell’s amended lawsuit

Ruling it was filed too late, a federal judge didn’t permit the attorney for Tod Latell, the former Trumbull County recorder, to amend his lawsuit against Trumbull County’s current recorder, Dawn Zinni-Hanni, and her husband, 7th District Court of Appeals Judge Mark A. Hanni. George Farneth, Latell’s attorney, filed an amended complaint on July 10. The lawsuit was initially filed April 22 by Farneth, on behalf of Latell, a Democrat, against the county, Zinni-Hanni and Hanni, both Republicans, alleging civil conspiracy, defamation and abuse of political authority or ...

YSU receives $2 million to support graduate students in behavioral health programs

Youngstown State University has received a nearly $2 million award from the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health to support graduate students in YSU’s counseling and social work programs preparing for careers in Ohio’s behavioral health workforce. The $1,995,000 Behavioral Health Scholarship award will be divided evenly between the two programs. For eligible Ohio-resident students, it will primarily cover tuition and general fees during the fall and spring semesters. In return, scholarship recipients will commit to working in an Ohio behavioral work setting after graduation for a ...

Girard officials working to prioritize streets for paving

GIRARD — With up to $250,000 available for road projects, city council will determine which streets will be paved this year. Councilman Thomas Grumley, D-4th Ward, said at Monday’s council meeting that with a limited amount of funds and higher costs associated with road work, there may be only three to four streets paved. City Engineer Zachary Teter said the city is seeking Ohio Public Works Commission funds, with traffic counts to be done in August and September when the new school year starts because there will be more traffic on the roads. He said the count helps show what ...

Columbus man accused of damaging Liberty cruiser

LIBERTY — A Columbus man is facing charges after an active warrant arrest during a gas station theft call escalated en route to jail. Joseph Mullins, 23, pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated menacing, theft and resisting arrest in front of Girard Municipal Court Judge Jeffery Adler Tuesday morning. He also appeared on a charge of vandalism. According to a police report, Liberty police were called to the Belmont Avenue Speedway Monday afternoon for a theft, with dispatchers noting two men stole items from the business and one of the men, Mullins, had committed a theft from ...