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New director of Trumbull’s Job and Family Services expected to be hired soon

WARREN — The Trumbull County Commissioners are expected to name a new executive director for the Trumbull County Jobs and Family Services soon. Nine of the approximately dozen contenders who applied for the position have been interviewed, according to Commissioner Rick Hernandez. Three candidates received second interviews. A new director is expected to be announced within the next one to three weeks. The county is expected to make an offer for employment and then give the candidate time to inform his or her current employer. John Gargano, the former director, retired Aug. 1 ...

YSU senior details atrocities of Islamic Republic

YOUNGSTOWN — Negin Mirzade bitterly recalled the day police arrested her at age 14 while she waited for her sister to pick her up from a class. Mirzade's "offense?" Wearing a light-blue pair of shoes the police claimed would attract male attention to her. "The police called me names, ...

Traveling War on Terror memorial comes to area

WARREN — Dave Luton and his display honoring the men and women who gave their lives in service to the Global War on Terror traveled from Omaha, Nebraska, to the Kinsman House lawn on Tuesday. An opening ceremony took place at noon Wednesday to welcome the Remembering Our Fallen traveling ...

Commissioners ending era of paying for work done without their approval

WARREN — A week after warning Trumbull County department heads they will no longer pass resolutions to pay for change orders when the work already has been done without their review, Commissioners Denny Malloy and Rick Hernandez are expected to approve today a $186,152.76 change order for ...

Liberty woman loses $1.6K in ATM thefts

LIBERTY — A woman said bank representatives told her that she would not be reimbursed any money after she reported a theft to police Saturday. According to a police report, Liberty police were called to a Fifth Avenue residence, where they met a woman who said an unknown person had taken money from her bank account. The woman provided officers with an investigation report from Huntington Bank, which showed six transactions from Sept. 2 to Sept. 8 totaling $1,625. The officer noted the transactions happened at three separate ATM locations. The woman said she was scheduled to have ...

Senior Expo set Oct. 6 in Liberty

LIBERTY — The seventh annual Boomers and Beyond Senior Expo will take place 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Metroplex Expo Center on Belmont Avenue. The free expo, which is hosted by the Tribune Chronicle and The Vindicator, will feature numerous vendors who will provide information about senior-friendly options, health insurance, podiatry, assisted living, memory care and support, veteran benefits, nursing care, active senior services, geriatric physicians, essential oils and more. There also will be health screenings and door prizes.