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On the record Trumbull County BDD

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On the record Trumbull County WHAT: Trumbull County Board of Developmental Disabilities meeting Monday PRESENT: Melissa Baker, Tim Calderone, Kimberly Hynes and Larry Larson ABSENT: Jodi Glasser and Mauro DiVieste The board: •Approved seeking information from potential housing corporations in order to select one for oversight of the home now managed by Residence of Trumbull County. The person who serves as manager is retiring and the board is seeking a replacement. •Approved selling by internet auction personal property, including school buses, equipment tools, vehicle ...

Ciccone insists office failures predate him

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YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Clerk of Courts Michael Ciccone insists his office’s failure to file routine monthly financial reports predates his administration and other county departments used an accounting firm “to address similar reconciliation concerns.” County Auditor Ralph Meacham, who first raised concerns about the failure of the clerk of courts to handle the reports, said Ciccone’s statements in his defense are “false and completely inaccurate. This is all nonsense. Any representations to the contrary are erroneous.” Ciccone on Wednesday sent an email to The ...

Mezuzah blesses entrance at JCC’s Schwartz Center

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YOUNGSTOWN — During a quiet ceremony Tuesday afternoon, a mezuzah was placed at the entrance of the newly renovated Schwartz Judaic and Holocaust Resource Center inside the Jewish Community Center (JCC). A mezuzah is a handwritten scroll on parchment paper, called a Klaf, that contains verses of text from Jewish scripture in Hebrew, placed inside a decorated case. Rabbi Seth Sternstein of Temple El Emeth in Liberty led the blessing, which was attended by JCC staff and JCC Early Learning Center pre-kindergarten students. Liron Daniel, the Israel Engagement Program Coordinator for ...

Youngstown man gets 30 days in jail and probation for killing dog

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YOUNGSTOWN — Dustin M. Shamp, 31, was sentenced to five years of probation and 30 days in the Mahoning County jail Tuesday after pleading guilty earlier to one felony count of cruelty to companion animals and one misdemeanor count of discharging a firearm on or near prohibited premises for shooting a dog on Tremble Avenue in Campbell on March 1, 2025. Prosecutors dismissed a firearm specification as part of the plea agreement prosecutors reached with Shamp, said Mahoning County Assistant Prosecutor Katherine Jones. She asked Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge John Durkin to ...

Coitsville works to become educated on wildlife preserves

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COITSVILLE — Township officials worked to secure funding and talk with volunteers Tuesday about maintaining and expanding its newly acquired William Holmes McGuffey Wildlife Preserve, which the township obtained from Mill Creek MetroParks for $1 in May. During a morning meeting at the ...

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• MILL CREEK METROPARKS Board of Park Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. Thursday at the McMahon Hall Education Building on board governance. No action will be taken. • LIBERTY TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will have a special meeting at 8:15 a.m. Thursday at the township administration building to accept the resignation of a police officer, promote an officer to sergeant and hire a probationary police officer.