Agenda
• TRUMBULL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will meet at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the commissioners’ hearing room for their weekly workshop.
History of the Morgan History Center
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a weekly series on our region’s history coordinated by the Trumbull County Historical Society. Long before Warren became known for its automobile industry, horse-drawn transportation was a necessity in local manufacturing. One of the businesses that bridged those two eras was the Morgan & Williams Carriage Manufacturing Company. Owen D. Morgan was born in South Wales in 1858. When he was 2, his family moved to Youngstown, where he learned the carriage-making trade at the Youngstown Carriage and Wagon Company. By the late 1880s, Morgan had ...
Oktoberfest at the Diamond sparkles
NILES — It may still be September, but hundreds turned out Saturday to celebrate Oktoberfest and embrace Bavarian festival traditions brought to America — beer, food, music, clothing, contests and a festive social gathering — more than a century ago. The 11th annual family-friendly ...
Protesters hop to it for Million Frog March
WARREN — It may be easy to initially chuckle at the large inflatable frog outfit Luana Andamasaris wore, but she likely would prefer you refrain from leaping to the conclusion that it’s all about fun and humor. “This is devastating to me as a consumer, and it is devastating to me as a ...
Guardians clinch 3rd straight AL Central title with win, White Sox loss
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Six games back of the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox in mid-August, the Cleveland Guardians threw everything they had at chasing down their division foes. Lucky them, the AL Central crown comes with a little break before their postseason begins. “We’ll get ...
Trump rejects Iran plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday rejected Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within a week if the U.S. meets certain conditions. Iran offered this week to reopen the strait and resume talks on its nuclear program in seven days if the U.S. lifts its naval blockade of Iranian ...