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Trumbull 911 director wants nonemergency calls to stop

WARREN — Trumbull County 911 Director Tacy McDonough has been asked to see how other communities have handled nonemergency calls now being routed into the center. McDonough recently provided the commissioners a proposed contract with New York-based RapidSOS as an expansion of the free ...

Appeals court judge declares for Ohio Supreme Court

Appeals court Judge Marilyn Zayas, a Democrat who lost a 2022 race for an Ohio Supreme Court seat, said she is going to run again next year for a position on the state’s highest court. First elected in 2016 to the Cincinnati-based 1st District Court of Appeals, Zayas will challenge ...

Insight and state fail to set hearing date

Insight Health System and the Ohio Department of Health conducted a conference call Tuesday regarding the health system’s potential license revocation. However, no hearing date has been set, the department said in an email. Once rescheduled, the hearing will allow Insight to address the ...

Wollet honored for years of dedication in Poland Township

POLAND TOWNSHIP — Most of last week’s Poland Township meeting involved officials thanking trustee Joanne Wollet for her 12 years of service since the meeting was her final one. She did not run for reelection in the November election because she wants to spend more time with family. One ...

Council to consider $5.5M sewer contract

YOUNGSTOWN — City council will consider a request Wednesday to authorize the board of control to sign a $5.5 million contract with MS Consultants Inc. to provide construction administration for the first two phases of a sewer interceptor project at Mill Creek Park and to design the latter two ...

Legislation would allow WRPA to seek buyers of city-owned land

YOUNGSTOWN — City council is being asked to approve an amended contract Wednesday to permit the Western Reserve Port Authority to seek buyers for a number of city-owned properties, including the former Chill-Can plant site and the shuttered 20 Federal Place. The city has had an agreement ...