Girard

WHAT: Board of education meeting May 28

PRESENT: Vincent Ragozine, Tammy King, Joe Castor, Scott Strain and Zachary Steiner

The board:

• Approved Deidre Schimpf as transportation director on a two-year contract; William Bogun as principal at the intermediate school on a two-year contract; Sophia Strollo as school psychologist intern on a one-year contract; Elizabeth Drennen as administrative assistant to the superintendent on a two-year contract; and Nick Cochran as athletics/activities director on a two-year contract.

• Hired Lisa Hall as nurse and Gina Leeworthy as clerk for St. Rose School.

• Approved the Success By Six summer program July 6 to 23 at Prospect Elementary School with funds provided by the United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley. Superintendent Bryan O’Hara said the program is in its 10th year in Girard, with 45 children scheduled to attend.

• Bob Coupland

Lordstown

WHAT: Village council meeting Monday

PRESENT: Jamie Moseley, Jessica Blank, Ron Radtka, Mark McGrail, Lamar Liming and Mayor Jackie Woodward

ABSENT: Robert Bond

Council:

• Heard from police Chief Brent Milhoan, who said the railroad tracks on Industrial Trace are being worked on and trucks and vehicles will be rerouted this week.

• Scheduled a work session for 6 p.m. Monday to discuss plans for the former library building and updates on other village buildings.

• Approved updates for use regulations and subdivision design standards for properties. Planning/Zoning Administrator Kellie Bordner said in situations where there are single-family dwellings on commercial or industrial properties and if banks, lending institutions or appraisers want to rebuild, they would not be able to do so. Single family dwellings are not permitted on such zoned properties. Bordner said the changes will allow them to be rebuilt on such properties and when rebuilt they will meet the setback requirements for single-family dwellings.

• Heard from Road Superintendent Martin Nelder the school district is interested in an old dump truck. He said a former zoning office vehicle sold for $1,880.

• Bob Coupland

Trumbull County

WHAT: Commissioners regular meeting Wednesday

PRESENT: Tony Bernard, Rick Hernandez and Denny Malloy

The commissioners:

• Awarded Diversified Companies LLC of Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the printing of tax bills for the Trumbull County Treasurer in the amount of $15,169.94.

• Authorized the TAG Law Enforcement Drug Task Force to accept an annual subgrant award in the amount of $15,000.

• Authorized the commissioners to execute the subgrant award agreement in the amount of $119,503.21 for the TAG Law Enforcement Drug Taskforce,

• Approved Neighborhood Development Inc. of Ravenna to do professional inspection services associated with the 2026 Community Housing Impact and Preservation (CHIP) program.

• Approved giving A.P. O’Horo Company of Youngstown a notice to proceed for the Golden Triangle Infrastructure Improvement contract C. The work is to be done for the Warren City Paige and Dana Street Realignment Project awarded in April.

• Approved the sale of a 1993 Ford sewer / vac truck to Warren Township in the amount of $5,550.

• Provided a letter of support for the Regional Transportation Improvement Project legislation that will enable each of the four counties in the Lake to River region to enter into a cooperative agreement to leverage state Route 11 logistics and future gas pipeline corridors to stimulate economic development.

• Raymond L. Smith