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DeWine signs Santucci bill creating Defense and Space panel

Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law a bill, sponsored by state Rep. Nick Santucci, to create the Ohio Defense and Space Commission that the legislator says is “especially significant” for the Mahoning Valley. Santucci, R-Niles, said the law “positions Ohio to compete for more federal defense and aerospace investment, strengthens our advanced manufacturing base and creates opportunities for the high-paying jobs of the future. By bringing together state government, industry, our military installations, higher education and private-sector partners, Ohio is doubling down on innovation, ...

Warren man pleads guilty in Youngstown teen’s slaying

Staff report WARREN — A Warren man accused in the Feb. 11 shooting death of a Youngstown teen refused a plea offer Tuesday in the courtroom of Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Cynthia Westcott, but changed his mind and entered a plea on Wednesday. Willis L. Smith IV, 18, originally refused an offer from the Trumbull County Prosecutor’s Office to plead guilty to an amended indictment of involuntary manslaughter with a three-year firearm specification and tampering with evidence. His jury trial that was set for July 27 was canceled after he pleaded guilty to those charges ...

Former Vienna official’s appeal denied

VIENNA — The township’s former fiscal officer can continue to count off the days until her prison stay concludes. That’s because Linda McCullough, who served as the township’s fiscal officer from 2019 to early 2024, has exhausted all of her appeals after the Ohio Supreme Court denied jurisdiction of her case Tuesday, according to a news release from the Trumbull County Prosecutor’s Office. McCullough is serving eight years in prison at the Ohio Reformatory for Women in Marysville following Trumbull County Common Pleas Judge Cynthia Westcott’s verdict on convictions of ...

Lordstown officials approve $150K income tax payments to school district

LORDSTOWN — The village has approved payments of more than $150,000 to the Lordstown Local School District from the income tax of employees who work in the village. Council voted this week to have Village Clerk William Blank pay the school district $64,499 from TJX HomeGoods, $9,558 from Matalco Inc. and $80,125 from Ultium Cells LLC. The village and school district have an income tax sharing agreement in which the schools receive some of the income tax from employees who work at the three companies. Council also approved final reading on placing a temporary moratorium not to ...

Cleanup after storms moves into high gear

CANFIELD TOWNSHIP — Sunday’s storms led to multiple government entities declaring states of emergency on Monday, but what that means at the township, county and state levels is different, officials said. After touring the county and viewing the damage, Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday ...

Officials break ground for new home in Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN — It may be merely a large hole filled with recent rainwater, but it’s pleasing Marguerite Douglas a whole lot. “Having these new homes means we’re growing,” she said. Douglas was referring to the beginning of building a new 1,600-square-foot home in the 200 block of ...