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• WARREN BOARD OF CONTROL will meet at 9:30 a.m. today at the city law department. • BROOKFIELD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 1:30 p.m. today at the township hall on insurance options. • WARREN CHAMPION JOINT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT BOARD will meet at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the county planning commission conference room, 185 E. Market St., Warren.

Jail exceeds capacity by 50 inmates

WARREN — Trumbull County jail officials are working to establish a formal contract with Geauga County jail officials to house their inmates when the Trumbull jail is over capacity. Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office Major David Bobby on Tuesday told commissioners that Trumbull’s jail has the capacity to hold 308 inmates. It now houses 350. Geauga County is seeking $75 per day, per prisoner, plus any extraordinary medical costs. Last year, on June 30, the jail held 330 inmates. The jail held 240 prisoners on June 30, 2024. It held 220 prisoners on June 30, 2023. “So, from ...

McDonald officials focus on protecting children at park

McDONALD — Village officials are reminding parents their children are welcome to attend summer park activities, but they must cooperate and follow the rules. Mayor Ray Lewis said at a recent council meeting that while park attendants provide supervision for children attending park activities, they are not babysitters. He said there have been a few recent incidents of children not cooperating and following rules, and if this continues, village police will be contacted. “I am reminding parents that if you drop off your children at the park and they cause issues, we will call the ...

Moreno calls Democrats racists

BOARDMAN — Republican U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno said the Democratic Party supports open borders, “transgenderism,” racism, and it wants “to destroy our fossil fuels.” Moreno spoke at a Tuesday event at the Mahoning County Republican Party headquarters: “Sadly, we have a Democrat Party that’s gone off the rails. But that’s OK because we have a Republican Party that’s now a very broad tent.” He called Democrats “the full anti-American party,” and the media is complicit in covering it up. Regarding Democrats, Moreno said, “They don’t believe that you’re ...

On the record: McDonald

WHAT: Board of education meeting Monday PRESENT: Nick Gallo, Michael Morris, Jessica Krumpak, Donna Shields and Kristina Merola The board: • Approved the purchase of a 78-passenger school bus at $142,839 through the Ohio School Council. • Heard from Superintendent Gary Carkido about looking at different options on protecting school buses that are parked outside. Carkido and board members discussed parking buses at different locations or inside an enclosure or shelter. Carkido said many school districts have their buses parked outside. Krumpak said safety grants are also ...

On the record: Bristol

WHAT: Board of education meeting Wednesday PRESENT: Don Mickel, Jared Bilas, Brooke Vondrasek, Kristina Stephens and Candy Bemus The board: • Approved an amended contract with Superintendent Christopher Dray effective Aug. 1 at $110,572 for the 2026-27 school year. • Approved a three-year contract extension with Treasurer Megan Titus from Aug. 1, 2027 to July 31, 2030. Titus was previously granted a 2.5-year contract through July 2027 at $75,600 annually. • Approved an agreement with Cadence Care Network to provide the school district with social workers and behavioral ...