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Trumbull County courts: Marriage licenses

Marriage licenses granted June 29 to July 2 in Trumbull County: Abegail L. Perry, 25, Warren, and Derrick H. Robinson, 25, Warren Carolyn J. Jones, 33, Warren, and Justin M. Hess, 32, Warren Gary W. Hiner III, 31, Hubbard, and Meisha S. Alexander, 30, Hubbard Devon T. Henson, 28, Newton Falls, and Tabbitha M. Meadows, 29, Newton Falls Aimelyn W. Campbell, 42, Cortland, and Michael A. Brickner, 45, Cortland Eric W. Franks, 43, Warren, and Rosa J. Alonso Sarmiento, 46, Warren Lauryn Y. Hughes, 30, Sharon, Pa., and Beowulf M. Yeager, 20, Sharon, Pa. Joseph E. Yoder, 24, ...

Seeking ‘Letters to Home’

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, as part of America 250-Ohio has created the "Letters to Home Trail" near the Mohican Memorial Shrine, which honors nearly 20,000 Ohioans who died in conflicts from World War II to today. The trail will feature a series of interpretive signs sharing the actual words written home to families of Ohio service members during times of conflict. Project organizers are particularly seeking to ensure strong representation from the Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, Afghanistan War and Iraq War, and are reaching out to veterans and their ...

On the record: Hartford and Braceville

Hartford WHAT: Township trustees meeting Tuesday PRESENT: Rebecca Whitman, Phil Wilhelm and Melissa Pucak Trustees: • Announced the new $450,000 fire pumper truck, which is shared between Brookfield and Hartford, will arrive this month. • Approved up to $2,000 for new tires for the Ford Explorer police vehicle. • Hired Aiden Rigsby as a summer maintenance worker. • Announced summer music on the square will be 6 to 8 p.m. July 18 at the center. Braceville WHAT: Township trustees meeting Tuesday PRESENT: Dennis Kuchta, Jeff Tucker and Todd ...

Our Heritage: Cortland-Bazetta Historidal Society still going strong at 50 years

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a weekly series on our region’s history coordinated by the Trumbull County Historical Society. In May, the Cortland-Bazetta Historical Society reached its 50th anniversary. Its founding came during the national bicentennial period — a time when the importance of preserving local history came to the forefront. Until that time, much of our history survived only in scattered photographs, aging documents and personal memories. Our historical society was organized to preserve the physical records of the past and help people understand why the records ...

US attacks Iran on Sunday after strike on ship in strait

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States attacked Iran early Sunday morning over an Iranian strike on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that set the container ship ablaze and forced its crew to abandon it. Iran responded with attacks targeting several countries in the Middle East, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Jordan. The burst of fighting raised new questions about efforts to reach a permanent end to a war that began on Feb. 28. The strait, a key transit route for oil and natural gas, has become the key sticking point in negotiations, and repeated fighting ...

Sen. Lindsey Graham, close ally of Trump, dies

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump's closest allies in Congress who traveled the globe to advocate for a more aggressive U.S. foreign policy, has died after a “brief and sudden illness,” his office said. He was 71. The statement posted on social media ...