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Poland Army vet served in Reserve for 17 years

POLAND — Dave Long’s military service fit neatly between two wars. He got lucky, seeing no combat during the Vietnam War or Operation Desert Storm, though he was of age and in the Army at the time of both. That didn’t stop him from dedicating his life to military service and ...

On the record: Trumbull County Educational Service Center and McDonald Village Council

Trumbull County WHAT: Educational Service Center board meeting Sept. 21 PRESENT: Tom Krispinsky, Carol Young, Deborah Patchin, Denise Domhoff and Laura Rubesich The board: • Approved the purchase of a van for $45,566 from Klaben Ford Lincoln of Warren for courier service for transporting items to different buildings served by the center. • Named Young as delegate and Rubesich as alternate to the Ohio School Boards Association conference in November. • Approved an agreement with Southeast Local Schools for preschool services through July 2027. • Approved an agreement with ...

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• 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 ...