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Eight seek to fill the opening on McDonald council

Local News July 17, 2026

McDONALD — Two former mayors, a one-time fire chief and several residents have applied to fill an opening on village council as Councilman Don Smith attended his final meeting Wednesday. Smith, a 27-year resident who served as chairman of the finance and capital improvement committee and levy committee, is moving next month with his family. Mayor Ray Lewis said council will be reviewing the eight applicants to have someone in place for the Aug. 19 meeting. The applicants are former mayors James Border and Marty Puckett, former fire chief Nicholas Kish, and residents Dylan ...

Hubbard officials discuss potential data center

Local News July 16, 2026

HUBBARD TOWNSHIP — One Hubbard Township trustee admitted that while he was against data centers, the choice would be up to residents to allow one into the community, as they learned of an interested developer. As part of his report Tuesday night, Trustee Jason Tedrow admitted that data centers weren’t really at the forefront for officials going into 2026. Tedrow said a Massachusetts real estate developer approached trustees about a property originally intended to be a landfill and mentioned the word “data center.” Tedrow said the township’s zoning commission was initially ...

Agenda

Community News July 16, 2026

BEAVER TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will have a special meeting at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the township administration building to discuss personnel.

Youngstown man gets 2 years for Liberty chase

Local News July 16, 2026

Staff report WARREN — A Youngstown man pleaded guilty and was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison for leading Liberty police on a chase in a stolen vehicle Dec. 29, 2025. Leighland D. Johnson, 41, of Dupont Street, entered his guilty plea to charges of failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer and felony vandalism before Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Sarah T. Kovoor, who sentenced him to consecutive prison terms totaling 24 months. The case stemmed from Dec. 29, 2025, when Johnson was driving a reported stolen vehicle and sideswiped a Liberty ...

Operations at Schwebel’s to end, according to court filing

Business News July 16, 2026

The Schwebel Baking Company’s efforts to find a new buyer have failed, and the company will halt operations. The news came out of an hourlong telephone status conference Wednesday morning with U.S. District Judge David A. Ruiz in U.S. District Court, Youngstown. “Extensive discussion occurred,” according to minutes of the proceeding released by the court. “Notably, Defendant’s discussions with a potential buyer have come to a close, and the company is proceeding with a wind-down of its operations. In addition, a secured creditor of Defendant just filed a lawsuit seeking to ...

One of three surviving crash victims in critical condition

Local News July 16, 2026

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN — In addition to 16-year-old Chaney High School student E’Lexus Conner being killed, one of the four people involved in a 3 a.m. Sunday crash at Market Street and Myrtle Avenue is in critical condition. Youngstown Police Lt. Robert Gentile provided that update Wednesday morning, meaning one fewer person was in critical condition Wednesday compared to earlier. Gentile is head of the Youngstown Police Accident Investigation division. En’Dia Conner, 18, sister of E’Lexus Conner, is one of the three other victims. She was taken to the hospital for her ...