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Commissioners approve reappropriating TNP funds

WARREN — The Trumbull County Commissioners on Wednesday approved moving $325,000 from Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership’s demolition funds to its Emergency Home Repair program. TNP received $1 million from Trumbull County’s allocation of American Rescue Plan funds for its emergency home repair program and another $2 million in ARP funds for demolition and brownfield remediation in conjunction with the Trumbull County Land Bank. TNP Executive Director Matt Martin during the commissioners workshop on Tuesday told them his organization in December requested $900,000 be moved from ...

PARIS — The Louvre’s Apollo gallery on Wednesday reopened to the public for the first time since 88 million euros ($102 million) worth of crown jewels were stolen in a dramatic daytime heist. The public can tour the majestic room and view its gilded ceilings and Greek frescoes en route to the nearby Mona Lisa, but they won’t see any crown jewels or empty display cases. The collections and precious jewels once displayed there have been removed, as the museum said the gallery is returning to its 17th-century original ceremonial purpose. The stolen jewels remain unrecovered nine ...

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 ...

Valley records 2 tornadoes in same month

Little more than two weeks since a tornado damaged homes in Canfield and straight-line winds battered Boardman, another twister touched down in the Mahoning Valley. On Tuesday evening, a tornado landed near the county line between Youngstown and Hubbard Township. Authorities have reported no ...

Agenda

• WARREN BOARD OF CONTROL will meet at 9:30 a.m. today at the city law department. • WARREN CITY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION will have a special meeting at 8 a.m. Thursday at the law department conference room on fire and police promotional exams. • LIBERTY TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 8 a.m. Thursday at the township administration building. • GIRARD BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday at the high school library. • HOWLAND PARK BOARD will meet at 10 a.m. Friday at the township park building.

‘Mo Musky’ mural will be unveiled Thursday

Staff report WARREN — Drivers crossing the Summit Street bridge may have already begun noticing Warren’s newest resident, “Mo’ Musky,” a 100-foot mural painted by Warren artist Aaron Chine. It overlooks the Mahoning River from the retaining wall at Mahoningside, greeting more than 9,000 motorists each day. The city will unveil the mural at 4 p.m. Thursday. The mural is made possible through a public-private partnership between Warren, the Fund for Warren’s Future, and a grant from the Sherwin-Williams Corporation. During Gov. Mike DeWine’s recent visit to Warren, ...