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McDonald council places moratorium on data centers

McDONALD — While recent meetings have lasted for two or more hours, village council at a special meeting Wednesday took less than five minutes to approve an emergency ordinance placing a one-year moratorium on data centers in the village. Council voted 5-0 on the moratorium. Councilman Brian Bosheff was not able to attend. The one-year moratorium means the village will not accept, process or consider any applications for any data centers in the village. Council President Sean Schmidt said council and village officials will always do what is in the best interest of the village and ...

Task force offering reward for capture of Boardman suspect

BOARDMAN — The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is offering a reward for information that would lead to the capture of fugitive Stacey Mahone. Mahone is wanted by the Boardman Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Service on charges of strangulation, domestic violence and child endangering. Mahone, 24, is about 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs about 135 pounds. He has been known to frequent the Youngstown and Cleveland areas. Anyone with information regarding Mahone is asked to contact the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force at 1-866-4WANTED or they can send a ...

Commissioners lean toward moving new 911 Center to KSU Trumbull

WARREN — Trumbull County Commissioners on Wednesday said they are strongly leaning toward placing the new Trumbull County 911 Center at Kent State University at Trumbull campus instead of the second floor of the county’s Health Department building in Cortland. Commission President Tony Bernard made the announcement during a discussion about applying for a 2026 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant through the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services. “Our next phase is we are going to sit down with Kent State officials and see if we could come up with a tentative ...

YBI rings in $35K with 3rd Taco Bell grant

Staff report The Taco Bell Foundation, an extension of the fast-food restaurant chain, has awarded $35,517 to YBI’s Explore VR program. This marks the third consecutive year the Mahoning Valley-based incubator has received the community grant. This year’s funding will support career exploration and awareness in the Youngstown area through Explore VR’s immersive, VR-based lesson plans. “We’re incredibly grateful to the Taco Bell Foundation and its local franchise partners for supporting YBI’s Explore VR Youth Program,” said Rochelle Landy, director of Explore VR at ...

Liberty police respond to attempted catalytic converter theft Monday

LIBERTY — A search for two men who were attempting to steal from a local business Monday night ended because of environmental conditions. According to a police report, officers were called to The Nutrition Group on Belmont Avenue for a theft, and dispatchers said two individuals were trying to cut off catalytic converters and fled the scene. Officers were met by the caller, who said he saw two men, one wearing a hoodie and the other a long-sleeve T-shirt, around a white work van in the facility’s driveway, adding that he was working late and was leaving when he saw the ...

On the record Milton Township

Milton Township WHAT: Trustees meeting Tuesday PRESENT: Dave Tomaino, Wendy DiBernardi, Bryce Bond and fiscal officer Lisa Balsinger Trustees: •Approved the retirement recognition of police officer Michael Saltzman. •Approved warrants and payments from the fiscal officer’s financial report. •Approved annual self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) testing for the fire department at $1,247. •Approved yearly pump testing of all fire trucks by Countryside Truck Service at $1,475. •Approved the preliminary hiring of Shawny Hamilton for the fire ...