MECCA — Township residents and visitors were able to spend time together over the weekend at an annual summer community event that celebrates the township and what it has to offer. The sixth annual Mecca Community Day was coordinated by Christen Clemson, a township trustee, and resident ...
Staff report WARREN — A Trumbull County man, who has been arrested 69 times and imprisoned four times, is headed back to prison for another stretch behind bars for only two years following his July 14 sentencing. The sentence was the maximum allowed by Ohio law because Ohio has eliminated habitual criminal statutes and many repeat-offender escalation of penalties provisions. Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins has assigned Trumbull County First Assistant Prosecutor Christopher Becker and Chief of the Criminal Division Mike Burnett to propose legislation that would bring ...
WARREN — Two Warren men identified as suspects in a vehicle theft from a local business’s garage early Friday are set to appear back in court today. Jaqwan Johnson, 31, pleaded not guilty to charges of theft and breaking and entering, and Dequan Dawson, 24, pleaded not guilty to charges of theft and receiving stolen property in Warren Municipal Court. According to a police report, officers were called to a Parkman Road NW business for an alarm drop, and dispatchers said the keyholder saw someone in the building — adding that a red Cadillac with a white convertible top had ...
LIBERTY — Mental health is a growing major problem among young adults, and on Monday, the Liberty Board of Education approved a contract allowing the district to continue to reach more students who may benefit from support. The board approved a contract with Canton-based HWS Best Health LLC, effective Aug. 1 through July 31, 2027, with an annual renewal as provided in the agreement. The contract will be paid through the district’s general fund. Superintendent Brian Knight said the district has The Red Zone and Cadence Care Network that work with children needing support, but ...
GIRARD — After visiting a mountain bike trail last month in Lake Milton and meeting with members of the Rust Belt Revival Trail Coalition, some members of city council will travel to Girard Lower Lake this week to see if it is suitable for such a trail. Councilman Todd Latell, D-at Large, said at Monday’s council meeting that he and members of the Rust Belt Revival Trail Coalition will travel by special fire department vehicle to the lake property to assess the land. “We will have them look at the property, which will help us see if it is even feasible to have a mountain bike ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Ryan Rach, 36, who was indicted last week on a charge of aggravated vehicular homicide in the Oct. 16 crash that killed Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Nicholas Cayton, was arraigned on the charges Monday morning in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court. Rach, of Canfield, who now has an address in Salem, appeared before Judge Maureen Sweeney with his attorney, Ed Hartwig, and pleaded not guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide with a specification of a peace officer victim and aggravated vehicular assault as a result of the injuries suffered by Nelson De Jesus Herrera ...
