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Howland man killed Monday night in crash on Warren Sharon Road

VIENNA — The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal head-on crash Monday that killed a Howland man. The crash occurred just after 10 p.m. Monday on Warren Sharon Road near Roy Road in Vienna. A crash report states that Robert Pearce, 70, of Howland, was traveling west on Warren Sharon Road when the vehicle he was driving hit a couple of mailboxes and then struck another driver head-on. The report states both vehicles went off the road and both drivers were taken to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, where Pearce later died. The patrol said the other driver ...

‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign kicks off

The Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Ohio Traffic Safety Office kicked off the statewide annual “Click It or Ticket” campaign on Monday. The campaign runs through May 31, with extra enforcement until then. Officials from the state agencies, the Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office and Trumbull County Safe Communities hosted a news conference Monday at the Trumbull County Emergency Management Agency to begin the campaign. The campaign focuses on seatbelt usage when driving. More law enforcement will be out on the roads during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Under current Ohio ...

Liberty man pleads in firearms case

WARREN — Antwan Hill-Jones, 41, of Hadley Avenue, Liberty, pleaded guilty Monday to improperly discharging a firearm at or into a habitation that included a one-year gun specification. He also pleaded guilty to one count of having weapons while under disability. The plea was made Friday before Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Sean J. O’Brien, and it offset a possible jury trial that was to begin Monday. Hill-Jones was charged for his actions in a Feb. 5 incident investigated by Liberty police. O’Brien sentenced Hill-Jones to an aggregate prison sentence of three to four ...

On the record: Lordstown

WHAT: Board of education meeting May 13 PRESENT: Cheryl Kistler, Niki Reid, William Catlin, Rebekah Conn and Michelle Wells The board: • Heard a proposal from the athletic boosters who want to use a donated shed that will be remodeled as a concession stand by the track at the high school stadium. • Heard from Superintendent Greg Bonamase that the planetarium in the high school will be used for the 2026-27 year by high school and elementary students, with staff getting training on its use. • Announced 24 seniors will graduate at 2 p.m. May 31 at the high school. • Heard ...

On the record: Maplewood

WHAT: Board of education meeting May 13 PRESENT: Kevin Blair, Dan Denman, Tori Wiltrout, Tom Donaldson and Dan Schwartz The board: • Approved Tammi Morrison as the new elementary school principal at Maplewood Elementary on a two-year contract effective Aug. 1 at $95,000. Morrison is a former board member and a former elementary teacher for McDonald schools. • Approved a shared services agreement with Newton Falls schools for treasurer Merri Smith to split her time as treasurer for both districts effective July 1. Smith will work 2.5 days each week for each district. • ...

The National Road connected a young nation

EDITOR’S NOTE: With new settlements being established in the Northwest Territory, leaders of the still young United States tackled another issue — how to link cities in the east with new opportunities in the west. This happened through an act of Congress creating what came to be known as the National Road. The concept of a national road actually goes back to our first president, George Washington, who understood that for the new nation to unify, it needed a connector. What initially was known as the Cumberland Road began construction in 1811 in Cumberland, Maryland, and reached ...