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Bristol approves pay increase for firefighters

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BRISTOL — Township Trustees, wanting to attract and keep members for the township fire department, approved pay increases for employees on Tuesday. Trustees approved $2 pay increases for part-time firefighters/emergency medical technicians from $14 to $16 per hour and part-time firefighter/medic from $16 to $18 per hour. Trustees Chairman Doug Seemann said trustees also agreed to bring back longevity pay providing 5 cents per year for every year served for active roster members. He said based on the current active roster members the longevity pay will be 15 cents every three ...

Commissioners honor trucking company for 100 years of operations

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WARREN — Trumbull County commissioners honored Nick Strimbu Inc. for its 100th anniversary of providing trucking services in Trumbull County during Wednesday’s regular meeting. Nick Strimbu Sr., working with his brothers, began hauling building materials across the county and Ohio during a period of rapid industrial and residential growth. Strimbu’s twin sons, Nick and Tom, operated the business through the mid-1950s. A third generation of the family, Bill and Nick Strimbu III, then took control of the company. Today, Harrison Strimbu, serving as vice president, and Spencer ...

Sheriff’s car show set at courthouse

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SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT CAR SHOW: The Trumbull County Sheriff’s department will host a charity car show 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Courthouse Square in Warren. Gates open at 8 a.m. Judging will take place between 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. For information, call 330-675-7030. TRANSCRIBING DOCUMENTS: The Warren-Trumbull County Public Library will present a program on transcribing historical documents 3 to 5 p.m. today at the main library in the Harding Room. The event is free. The public can help transcribe historical documents from the library’s collection. The public will not be ...

Madonna leads 2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations, followed by Taylor Swift

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NEW YORK (AP) — Madonna leads the 2026 MTV Video Music Award nominations, the network announced Tuesday. The pop superstar has been nominated in every decade of her musical career. She has 19 competitive MTV VMA wins and in 1986 became the first solo female artist to receive the Video Vanguard Award. She is up for 11 awards at this year’s ceremony, including video, artist and song of the year as well as best collaboration, dance, direction, art direction, cinematography, editing, choreography and visual effects. If she were to sweep, she’d tie Beyonce and Taylor Swift for the ...

Man accused of hurting girlfriend

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LIBERTY — A Youngstown man is accused of grabbing his girlfriend by the hair and pulling her to the ground, as an argument escalated early Tuesday. Elijah Ivy, 27, appeared in front of Girard Municipal Court Judge Jeffery Adler on a felony charge of domestic violence. According to the police report, officers were called to a Holly Drive residence for a fight between the caller’s brother and his girlfriend, and the caller and another resident said they were sleeping in their rooms when they heard loud banging and arguing in the living room, explaining that they were allowing Ivy ...

Tim Ryan opens consulting firm aimed at finding common ground

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Tim Ryan, who spent 20 years serving the Mahoning Valley in the U.S. House, has opened Unlikely Majorities, a consulting firm that touts it “runs campaigns that make the politically and culturally impossible possible.” A Democrat, Ryan left the U.S. House after 10 two-year terms at the end of 2022, after losing a Senate race to Republican J.D. Vance by 6.1%. Since then, Ryan has advocated for the natural gas industry and cryptocurrency through his Celtic Consulting firm. He considered a run for Ohio governor for this election, but said in November he would not seek the ...