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Warren council tables data center ban

WARREN — City Council on Wednesday unanimously tabled legislation introduced by Councilwoman Helen Rucker, D-at Large, that would have permanently banned new data centers within city limits. The measure would prohibit the granting or issuing of any new permits for data centers inside Warren’s corporate boundaries. Council members voted to table it Wednesday after discussions in caucus ahead of the regular meeting to have meetings during the August break before reconvening when council is back in session. “It’s important to me that we know more about data centers. ... The ...

Convicted sex offender will be retried on other counts

WARREN — The Trumbull County Prosecutor’s Office has confirmed that it plans to retry Danny McFadden, 76, of Niles, on 17 charges of child rape that a jury was unable to reach a verdict on during his Nov. 7 trial. A news release from the prosecutor’s office states that the Ohio 11th District Court of Appeals dismissed McFadden’s appeal of his conviction on 11 counts of gross sexual imposition for which he was sentenced to 11.5 years in prison on Dec. 17 by Trumbull County Common Pleas Judge Cynthia Westcott. He also was declared a Tier 2 sexual offender, meaning he must ...

Warren man’s appeal denied in kidnapping case

WARREN — A Warren man convicted in September of the kidnapping and felonious assault of a 70-year-old woman he met at a grocery store had his conviction and sentence upheld by the 11th District Court of Appeals. John Baker, 65, was convicted on the charges by a jury after a three-day trial before Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Sarah Kovoor, who later sentenced him to 19-to-24.5 years in prison. He was acquitted on a rape charge. In his appeal, Baker raised two assignments of error, accusing the state of failing to present sufficient evidence at trial to support his ...

Bristol reviews fire department staffing

BRISTOL — Township trustees and fire officials are reviewing options on how to get more staff at the fire department. Trustees met at the fire department recently with about 15 residents to seek suggestions and ideas such as all full-time staff, all part-time or a combination, and how to pay them. Roger French, retired Bristol fire chief, said having full-time firefighters would be the option that would best benefit the fire department. However, fire Chief Steve Craiger said he would recommend part-time staff also be part of the equation. “I personally would like to try and ...

Grants, ARP funds to help with $3.4M Weathersfield sewer project

NILES — Trumbull County Commissioners said they have secured as many grants and other funding for a $3.4 million sanitary sewer improvement project in the Crain Drive neighborhood in Weathersfield as they could, but residents will still have to pay their share to tap into the ...

Agricultural outreach grows community awareness

This past month has been filled with so many wonderful opportunities to share our love and passion for farming, and to give consumers a small glimpse into what it takes to raise and care for crops and animals. Not only was the Trumbull County Fair in the past month, but on behalf of Trumbull County Farm Bureau, me and fellow advocates had another story time with a farmer session that was a huge success earlier this summer. A very successful event that we continued this summer was story time with a farmer at Ripley’s in Brookfield. This event drew in 40-plus kids and parents. We ...