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NTSB releases preliminary report on Middlefield plane crash

A person on the ground saw the moments leading up to the single-engine, four-seat Piper Comanche aircraft that crashed east of Middlefield on June 30, killing the pilot and its two passengers. The person reported that she saw the plane cross above the tree line into her property. Then the right wing dipped, while descending slightly. Then she saw the plane briefly return to level. But it then “made a sharp right turn, followed by a steep, nose down descent into a field.” The plane crashed at 3:35 p.m. into a cow pasture one mile east of its destination, the Geauga County Airport, ...

Judge names receiver to oversee Schwebel’s

The specialist hired in March by Schwebel Baking Co. to restructure the faltering venture was appointed Monday to wind down operations of the baked goods business. U.S. District Judge John R. Adams named Jacen Dinoff as receiver in response to Spectrum Commercial Finance’s emergency motion filed July 15. The founder and owner of KCP Advisory Group in Boston, Dinoff served as Schwebel’s chief restructuring officer. Last week, the Bloomington, Minnesota, commercial lender sought to enforce a forbearance agreement after Schwebel’s defaulted on a scheduled payment. The lender sued ...

Cortland thanks longtime fire chief

CORTLAND — As his first act as fire chief, Todd Price took a commemorative photo of retiring fire Chief David Rea, who was honored with a proclamation by council for his length of service to the city. Rea will retire Thursday after more than 33 years of service to the Cortland ...

Trumbull fair-goers braved heat, smog and rain

BAZETTA — Trumbull County Fair attendance for this year was at 42,300, which fair officials said is less than last year, but still good despite having to deal with heat, smog and severe weather. Kiersten Holmes, fair board director and secretary, said overall, the 180th annual fair went ...

MetroParks receives grant for access ramp

HOWLAND — A $6,500 grant has been received by the Trumbull County MetroParks for a ramp that needs to be installed at the metroparks office off North River Road. Metroparks Executive Director Zachary Svette said the $6,500 is from the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley. He said the metroparks are providing a $6,500 local match with Howland Township donating part of the ramp as well as in-kind work. Svette said the township has a ramp at a house by the cemetery and is bringing it to the metroparks office to be used for a section of the ramp in addition to what is ...

Clinic vaccinates Valley pups

WARREN — Wanting to make sure that dogs receive their rabies and other needed shots, the Healthy Hearts and Paws Project and the Newton Falls Animal Hospital teamed up over the weekend to provide the shots for free. Jason Cooke, founder of Healthy Hearts and Paws, said a dog vaccine clinic ...