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On the record: Champion

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WHAT: Township trustees meeting Tuesday PRESENT: Doug Emerine, Tom Jeffers and Rick York Trustees: • Scheduled a meeting at 10 a.m. Monday at the administration building for discussion on a grant to clean Young’s Run. • Appointed York to the county water board to replace Rex Fee, who stepped down. • Discussed the purchase of used police cruisers from the Niles Police Department. • Reported talks are continuing with the local police union on a new contract. • Approved an agreement partnering with the Ohio Cyber Range Institute for free cybersecurity education and ...

Senate confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director

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NEW YORK (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, placing her in charge of a public health agency beleaguered by political meddling and low morale. Schwartz was confirmed in a 51-44 vote. The 54-year-old becomes the 22nd leader of the Atlanta-based CDC, which is charged with protecting Americans from preventable health threats, and the agency’s first confirmed director in nearly a year. Her resume includes medical and law degrees, a stint as deputy surgeon general, and a leadership position at the ...

Man arrested at Trump’s California golf course faces illegal weapons charges

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man who was arrested at President Donald Trump’s Los Angeles-area golf course was pretending to be part of the security detail preparing for Trump’s visit and had a stash of illegal weapons in his car and home, authorities said. Jeanine John Taele, 38, was due in court Wednesday on a federal weapons charge but the hearing was canceled. He is being held at a downtown LA jail on state charges, according to booking records and not yet in federal custody, said a spokesperson for the U.S. attorney’s office. Taele was arrested Sunday at Trump ...

Commissioners continue budget review

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WARREN — Trumbull County Commissioners are weighing budget concerns of the heads of general fund departments to ensure they will be able to complete 2026 without going into deficit. The commissioners last month received the amounts each of the departments estimate they will need to finish the year. Several departments noted they will require more money than was allocated to them at the beginning of the year. Thirteen of the 16 departments are projected to need an additional combined $3,732,163 to complete the year. The commissioners over the past week have been reviewing the ...

County considers combining eastern, central courts

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WARREN — Trumbull County Commissioners are considering passing a resolution to ask the Ohio Supreme Court to do a study to determine if the county’s central and eastern district courts should be consolidated into one court. Bazetta Trustee Michael Hovis, who is running for Commissioner Denny Malloy’s seat in November, during Wednesday’s commissioner meeting sought to convince commissioners to pass a resolution asking the high court to conduct a study to determine if the two courts should be consolidated because of the declining number of cases going to each. Previous efforts ...

LaBrae officials will dedicate new band shell

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LEAVITTSBURG — LaBrae Local School District officials will host a special ribbon-cutting ceremony at 6:45 p.m. Monday for the new band shell. The ribbon cutting will begin at Viking Stadium on the school campus, immediately preceding the annual LaBrae Band Night, which is Trumbull County’s inaugural show for this year’s band night series. School officials said the ceremony marks the official opening of the new performance space, which will serve as a premier venue for LaBrae High School’s marching band. District officials, school board members, and marching band members ...