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Gas prices keep climbing as crude oil remains high

Business September 22, 2026

Staff report Gas prices are 33 cents higher in Northeast Ohio this week at $4.555 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report released Monday. The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is up 16 cents from last week at $4.47 and more than one dollar higher than it was a year ago. In Northeast Ohio, the average a year ago was $3.077. Crude oil remains high, averaging $100 per barrel amid continued volatility in the Strait of Hormuz. Gas prices are back to what they were earlier this year during the spring, and the national average is inching closer to ...

McDonald chiefs express need for safety forces levy

Local News September 22, 2026

McDONALD — The police and fire chiefs of McDonald expressed the need for passage of a 4.5-mill safety forces levy on the November ballot. The chiefs also noted if a business locates at the former McDonald Steel property, it will mean additional taxes for the village, which will help the safety forces. Village council has placed a 4.5-mill, five-year levy on the ballot to generate $310,000 for funding police, fire and emergency medical service. The levy will cover costs for day-to-day operations of each department, equipment and wages. Police Chief Ryan Ronghi told residents at a ...

Large number of assaults reported in Warren

Local News September 22, 2026

WARREN — Warren police are investigating a large number of assaults that were reported in the city Friday. There were seven reports that involved someone striking another person in some way, one of them being a possible felony offense when a man came into another man’s house without permission to confront him. That possible felony report came in from Clemmens Avenue NW, where a man reported that at 9:50 p.m. Friday, a neighbor forced his way into the victim’s house and assaulted him. The report states the neighbor is a friend, but he was intoxicated when he showed up. The ...

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Planning commission will host second land use plan meeting

Local News September 22, 2026

WARREN — The Trumbull County Planning Commission will continue its public engagement process with the next meeting for southeastern areas at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Liberty Township Building, 1315 Churchill-Hubbard Road. The meeting will focus on communities in the southeastern portion of Trumbull County, including Brookfield, Hubbard, Liberty and Vienna townships, Hubbard city and Yankee Lake village.