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State reimbursement for public defenders lower than projected

WARREN — The Trumbull County Office of Public Defenders is working to increase the number of full-time attorneys working in its office and reducing the number of contract attorneys, according to its director, Laura Berzonski. Last year, Berzonski said the office had 24 contract attorneys ...

Police called for 2 car fires possibly connected to snowfall

YOUNGSTOWN — Two car fires described as having occurred because of heavy snowfall were reported Sunday in Youngstown. At 9:19 a.m. Sunday officers were called to Dogwood Lane at Buckeye Court on the East Side for a car fire involving a 2016 Ford Fusion that Youngstown firefighters asked to ...

Weathersfield approves annexation request

WEATHERSFIELD — Township trustees at their January meeting approved a pre-annexation agreement among JRD Holdings, Niles city and Howland and Weathersfield townships. Township officials said JRD Holdings owns approximately 50 acres of land in Weathersfield, with 12 acres located in Howland, ...

Commissioners seek to reduce property and sales tax burden

WARREN — Trumbull County commissioners are exploring ways to reduce the tax burden on residents by providing matching homestead property tax exemptions for senior citizens and allowing an increased amount of sales tax dollars to stay in the county instead of paying for state programs. ...

Storm is over, but frigid temperatures here to stay

Staff report The Mahoning Valley faced heavy snowfall and snow covered roads Sunday and Monday, and residents are now bracing for very cold temperatures that are expected to be well below zero when factoring in the wind chill. Just as the heavy snow resulted in many closings and ...

City man helps a stuck driver

YOUNGSTOWN — Kavon Birchfield of Youngstown did not set out Monday morning intending to help anyone get their car out of snowy conditions on some roads as he left home. Instead, his goal was to find salt for his house. He threw a shovel in his vehicle before he left in case the record ...