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Former Ridge restaurateur sentenced on sex charges

WARREN — Former Mineral Ridge restaurant owner Joel Johnson was given one year in prison and labeled a Tier 2 sex offender at sentencing Tuesday in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court. Johnson, 44, of Warren, pleaded guilty in September to two felony charges of having sexual conduct with a ...

Ex-Liberty employee sues over ’19 firing

YOUNGSTOWN — A former Liberty Township maintenance supervisor has filed suit in U.S. Northern Ohio District Court, claiming that Liberty Township unlawfully fired him in July 2020 and violated the Family Medical Leave Act by not offering him medical leave for his serious mental health ...

Weathersfield sewer project going up for bid

WARREN — Bids are expected to be opened Friday for the long-awaited $3.357 million Heaton Chute sanitary sewer project in Weathersfield, which will be funded by almost $2.3 million in grants, including more than $570,000 in American Rescue Plan funds. Trumbull County Sanitary Engineer Gary ...

Republican Hanni seeks to oust incumbent appeals judge

YOUNGSTOWN — Attorney Mark Hanni has been practicing law for nearly two decades. His father Don L. Hanni Jr. was also an attorney, and for years held sway politically as the Democratic Party chief of Mahoning County. Don’s son Mark, however, is a Republican, and this fall he is ...

Dem governor candidate Whaley blasts DeWine at Valley event

McKINLEY HEIGHTS — Trumbull County Democratic Party workers got the chance to meet three statewide candidates, including gubernatorial nominee Nan Whaley, who urged them to keep working to bring voters out to the polls between now and Nov. 8 as they anticipate a surprise when the votes ...

Sentencing date set for former Trumbull auditor, treasurer

WARREN — Sentencing for former Trumbull County auditor and treasurer David Hines will be Nov. 3 in Warren Municipal Court. Hines, 81, of Sutton Place, Howland, personally appeared before Judge Terry Ivanchak on Oct. 14 to plead guilty to a fourth-degree misdemeanor menacing charge. ...