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Dog found dead in Warren yard

WARREN — The Healthy Hearts and Paws Project’s Humane Division, alongside animal control for Warren and the Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office, responded to a call of a chained-up dog in distress at a residence on Central Parkway SE. A posting on the Healthy Hearts and Paws social media site said the callers stated the dog was pacing frantically in temperatures of 98 degrees. When crews arrived, the dog was found lying on its side and unresponsive. Jason Cooke, director of Healthy Hearts and Paws, said a check of the dog’s internal temperature at the time was over 109 degrees. ...

County approves cooling measures for dog pound

WARREN — The dog days of summer will not be quite as hot for dogs at the Trumbull County Dog Pound and the Healthy Hearts and Paws Project over the next several days as they are receiving blowers and 1,000 pounds of ice. As outside temperatures reach near triple digits, the Trumbull County Commissioners unanimously voted at their meeting Wednesday to rent two 1.5-ton cooling units from Great Lakes Mechanical to be used at the Trumbull County Dog Pound. The dog pound, at 7501 Anderson Ave., Warren, does not have air conditioning. It has been cooled by opening doors. During ...

Dressing for the Revolution

WARREN — Although Ohio didn’t become a state until 1803, the area participated in the Revolutionary War. That fact was among many presented Tuesday in a program for children ages 8 to 12 at the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library that was presented by the Trumbull County Historical ...

Mammography screening set

Mercy Health-Youngstown announced mobile mammography screening will be offered from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mineral Ridge Primary Care, 1360 Canfield Niles Road.

Amendment meant to help Delphi pensioners rejected

A renewed effort to aid salaried Delphi retirees obtain pension benefits was thwarted Tuesday. The Dayton Daily News reported U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina., prevented the advancement of an amendment to a $1 billion spending package. Foxx chairs the House Rules Committee, where the amendment required its approval. The amendment was tied to a defense spending and policy bill. President Trump had pushed for its passage. Foxx, in an exchange with U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Dayton, said a lawmaker had objected to the measure. The lawmaker was not named. “There’s a ...

Howland board hears busing update

HOWLAND — The upcoming school year is still two months away, and the district is hoping to have its transportation plans ironed out before then, the Howland Board of Education learned Monday. Superintendent Kevin Spicher reiterated how pleased school officials were with Charles Mendenhall, the district’s transportation supervisor. “We’re really appreciative of the way he’s come in and really worked to bring together some of the things and needs that we have,” Spicher said. “It doesn’t hurt that he’s a retired state trooper, because that’s really helped with our ...