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Commissioners look to save Braceville log cabin

WARREN — An early Trumbull County log cabin in Braceville may be preserved and turned into a tourist attraction as the county commissioners, Trumbull County MetroParks Board and possibly a streaming program called Barnwood Builders combine their efforts to save a piece of the county’s history. Commissioner Denny Malloy asked Trumbull County MetroParks Director Zachary Svette if his board would be willing to work with him to convince Barnwood Builders representatives to become involved with the renovation. Malloy reached out to the show’s host, Mark Bowe, and told him about the ...

Hubbard OKs legislation to explore moving fire department

HUBBARD — Evaluation continues on the fire department’s options for a new home, and a contract with the city could increase the chances of it staying near its current location. At Monday’s meeting, Councilman Jonathan Rose, D-at Large, requested Law Director Mark Villano draw up the necessary legislation for a resolution allowing the city to enter into a contract with the Eagle Joint Fire District. The contract states that the city will donate the fire department’s current property and the adjacent recycling center property if the city-owned site is chosen for a new fire ...

Lordstown halts work on former library

LORDSTOWN — Village officials are pressing pause on any activity at the former library while they gather public input on the property’s future. Village council on Monday approved a motion to have the board of public affairs stop work at the building, which is located next to the current administration building off Salt Springs Road. Officials have not set a date yet for a work session, but want council, the board of public affairs and the public to meet to review all village buildings, which include the administration building, former library building, fire and police department ...

Tourism spending brings visitors, cash to Trumbull

WARREN — For every $1 of lodging tax spent on its tourism bureau and its marketing efforts, Trumbull County received an average of $286 in direct visitor spending, according to a report expected to be released to the commissioners during Wednesday’s meeting. Beth Carmichael, executive director of the Trumbull County Tourism Bureau, said the county gained approximately $80 million in advertisement-influenced visitor spending in 2023 and 2024. “These are people who came to Trumbull County events based on advertisements they saw, not because they were in the county for other ...

Southington officials eye moratorium for data centers

SOUTHINGTON — The township is the latest community to consider a moratorium on data centers similar to what many other communities have done. Trustee Chuck Vanek said at a recent trustees meeting that the zoning board has been discussing adding something in the zoning books to deal with anyone seeking a permit for a data center in the community. Vanek said having a moratorium in place would allow township time to review and do research on how a data center could affect the community. He said the zoning board would take the first step on a moratorium on any permit filed with the ...

Liberty trustees make donation ahead of America250

LIBERTY — The country’s 250th birthday is rapidly approaching, and officials have donated to make the celebration a bit more special for the community. Trustees approved a $2,500 payment from the township’s general fund to the Liberty Community and Historical Society for the America250 celebration, which will be at Liberty Township Park. Trustee Arnie Clebone said the historical society is expected to contribute approximately $10,000, noting they had about $12,000 in the budget and didn’t want to spend all of it to keep the group going. Clebone said the money was going ...