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Annexation issue slows Scott Street sewer work

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NEWTON FALLS — Newton Township trustees, the county engineer’s office and the county planning commission took their concerns to village officials Wednesday about Scott Street residents having to annex into the village to receive sewer service. Trustee Chairman Pete Augusta said a meeting took place in April 2022 between the township and the village over the Scott Street project and it was never stated that residents of Scott Street who live in the township would have to annex into the village to receive the utility service. Fifteen officials from the township, county officials ...

Liberty police search for suspect in dirt bike chase

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LIBERTY — Township police are looking for a suspect in a chase that ended with the person fleeing into a wooded area on foot after crashing a dirt bike early Wednesday. According to a police report, an officer traveling southbound on Belmont Avenue spotted a man riding a black dirt bike northbound with no taillights or license plate. The officer turned around and attempted to initiate a traffic stop in the Churchill Hubbard Road PNC Bank parking lot, but the rider looked back and fled, according to the report. The pursuit wound through several local areas, with the rider ...

Giant Eagle becomes part of Kroger in $1.65B deal

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Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. announced Wednesday the $1.65 billion acquisition of Giant Eagle stores and its private label ventures. An unknown number of Giant Eagle stores will be dropped from its current roster of 197 to obtain federal regulatory approval, Kroger said in a joint news release. Giant Eagle operates 11 stores in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties and 87 in Ohio, according to real-time inventory tracker storelocators.com. Previously, Kroger sought to acquire national grocer Albersons in a $25 billion merger. The effort failed in late 2024 as it faced Federal ...

Brookfield can begin road improvements

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WARREN — Brookfield trustees will be able to upgrade three unimproved roads after the Trumbull County Commissioners accepted the roads into the county highway system at Wednesday’s commissioners meeting. The roads — Cherry and Owsley streets, as well as Wahabe Court — are planned to receive significant improvements. Two are now dirt roads. Brookfield trustee Dan Suttles said the township passed its first ever levy for road improvements in 2022. The 3.5-mill levy raises about $489,000 a year. “Prior to that we did not have a way to pave roads,” he said. “We promised ...

Scrappers’ Mason Schmidt enjoying whirlwind year

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NILES — In all likelihood, Mason Schmidt will hold the distinction of being the youngest player on the 2026 Mahoning Valley Scrappers’ complete roster. The Somerset, Wisconsin native, who turned 18 last month, may also very well hold the distinction of being with the Scrappers for a shorter length of time than any other player this summer. Such is the life of a teenager transitioning from high school to an uncertain future. Of course, in Schmidt’s case, the uncertainty comes with benefits. The way Schmidt sees things, the remainder of 2026 is a win-win scenario regardless ...

Phantoms’ Malachi McKinnon hopeful for a ‘big step’

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Going into last season, Youngstown Phantoms forward Malachi McKinnon was billed as one of the hot newcomers to watch. It’s safe to say McKinnon lived up to expectations, scoring 50 points (25 goals, 25 assists) in his first full USHL season and finishing fifth on the Phantoms in ...