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Braceville residents fill time capsule

BRACEVILLE — Township residents gathered at the safety service complex Sunday afternoon to take part in an event that will bridge generations: the filling of a community time capsule set to be opened in 2076 when America celebrates its tricentennial. Residents were encouraged to be part ...

Our Heritage: Get to know the sisters of William McKinley

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a weekly series on our region’s history coordinated by the Trumbull County Historical Society. President William McKinley was the seventh of nine children born to William McKinley Sr. and Nancy Allison McKinley. The family was of English and Scots-Irish descent. Of his five sisters, Anna and Helen worked as educators, while Mary and Sarah pursued more traditional family roles. His youngest sister, Abigail, died in infancy. Both the McKinley and Allison families were involved in the iron industry, leading to several relocations and children born in ...

Holy Convocation set this week at Church of God in Christ

WARREN — The Ohio Central East Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of the Church of God in Christ will have its 2026 Holy Convocation today through Saturday under the leadership of Bishop David L. Herron Sr., Prelate. Event organizers said the annual free gathering is expected to attract worshippers, clergy and guests from across Ohio and Pennsylvania — creating a significant economic impact for the Warren area while offering a week of worship, biblical teaching, fellowship and spiritual renewal. The Church of God in Christ is one of the largest Pentecostal organizations in the world, ...

Trumbull County courts: Marriage licenses

Marriage licenses granted July 13 to 17 in Trumbull County: Brian Luoma, 45, of Cortland, and Cori M. Rappach, 46, Cortland Gregory A. Daugherty, 57, Warren, and Marianne L. Daugherty, 57, Warren Debra L. Burgy, 61, Niles, and Neil P. Spelich, 60, Niles John M. Sterchi, 21, Newton Falls, and Kayla G. Thompson, 23, Newton Falls John M. Tutoki Jr., 33, Niles, and Shannen M. Baritell, 34, Niles Ellie B. Rinck, 20, Cortland, and Josue F. Pozos, 20, Lafayette, Indiana Jeffrey W. Skrobut, 41, Hubbard, and Brittany A. Stitt, 40, Hubbard Carrie I. Alexander, 46, Warren, and Robert L. ...

Cortland’s new fire chief takes helm

CORTLAND — While Todd Price began his duties as fire chief on Friday, the Cortland Fire Department is quite familiar to him as he has worked there as a captain and paramedic since 1999. His fire career began in 1991 when he was a student at Bristol High School and the fire department was ...

Trumbull County officials warn of potential measles exposure

Because Ashtabula County residents with measles were at a July 18 horse sale auction in Bloomfield, the Trumbull County Combined Health District is warning of a potential exposure to what it calls “a highly contagious respiratory virus.” The Ashtabula County Health Department confirmed two measles cases in the county. Ashtabula County had an outbreak last year of measles with 10 unvaccinated people contracting the disease. The two Ashtabula County residents who have measles were at the Bloomfield Horse Sale Auction, 2211 Kinsman Road N.W., on July 18. Most people have immunity to ...