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McDonald seeks input on tennis court project

McDONALD - Village officials are seeking public input on a proposed project to resurface the tennis courts at Woodland Park. Mayor Ray Lewis said the village intends to submit a grant application to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources through the Land and Water Conservation Fund  to secure funding for the proposed improvements. He said the project would involve resurfacing the existing tennis courts at Woodland Park to improve playing conditions, enhance safety and extend the useful life of the recreational facilities. These improvements are part of the village's ongoing ...

Prosecutor, magistrate vie for Trumbull judgeship

WARREN — The high-profile criminal cases Chris Becker has prosecuted during his 26-year career as an assistant Trumbull County prosecutor barely scratch the surface of people he helped send to prison. For every killer of a child, elderly woman or Air Force veteran husband, there were others, such as a young Detroit man who killed another man in a downtown Warren gunbattle that spilled over into the parking lot of a prominent downtown church in 2012. Becker is running for a second time to move from First Assistant Trumbull County Prosecutor to Trumbull County Common Pleas Court judge, ...

Pedestrian dies following Austintown hit-and-run

AUSTINTOWN — A pedestrian struck by a hit-and-run driver Monday night on Burkey Road has died from his injuries, Austintown police announced Friday. The crash occurred around 8 p.m. near Western Place. The man was taken to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital in critical condition. Police have not said when he died. Police said they have possession of the vehicle believed to have been involved in the crash and have identified a person of interest who was driving it. The vehicle is being examined for evidence, and the investigation remains open. The police report, made available ...

YSU president’s talk aimed at assisting veterans

STEUBENVILLE — Bill Johnson's response to a question from Steubenville Mayor Ralph Petrella was delivered in a very straight-forward fashion. "You're here - and that's step No. 1," Johnson said after Petrella asked what city government could do to help men and women who were looking to ...

Oct. 20 Agenda

MAHONING COUNTY BOARD OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES will meet Tuesday in the Community Services Department at the back of Leonard Kirtz School, 4801 Woodridge Drive, Austintown at 4:30 p.m. for the finance, personnel and policy committee, 5:45 p.m. for the board ethics committee and 6 p.m. for the regular meeting. MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the second floor conference room at the administration building for the staff meeting. CANFIELD CITY COUNCIL will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the municipal building. CAMPBELL CITY COUNCIL will meet at 7:30 ...

West Branch seeks 1-mill permanent improvement levy

The West Branch Local School District will have a 1-mill additional levy for permanent improvements on the Nov. 3 ballot to raise $441,474 annually for five years. The levy will cost $35 a year per $100,000 property value. West Branch Superintendent Matthew Manley said the levy funds would help with safety issues and upgrades. “The top projects are: a fire suppression system, new PA systems (because the present one is dying), safety lanyards for staff for immediate help, security cameras (they need upgraded after 25 years), and repaving of lots and school roadways,” Manley said. ...