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Boardman Fire Department teaches safety to elementary students

BOARDMAN — For many years, the Boardman Fire Department hosted training sessions in a safety trailer that was taken to school parking lots, special events and at its stations. However, the trailer was getting old and needed renovations. “It needed a lot of work,” said Boardman interim fire Chief Bill Glaser. “And it could not be used indoors.” Boardman Lt. James Yocum said there was also storage fees and maintenance that was a constant cost with the trailer “So we sold the trailer and bought the blowup safety house,” Yocum said. “It was almost a wash (price-wise) ...

Decision to allow data centers in Hubbard up to residents

HUBBARD — Data centers have been a hot topic across Trumbull County over the past year and Hubbard voters will decide Nov. 3 if they want to ban them from the city. Hubbard residents collected more than 750 signatures — nearly twice the minimum 370 required — in July for an initiative allowing Hubbard residents to decide whether they want to keep or outright ban data centers in the city. The option comes after residents expressed concerns about a data center development around Deer Creek Golf Course as part of Project Milo, which Mayor Ben Kyle previously spoke of in February ...

Police: student had loaded gun in waistband

AUSTINTOWN — A student arrested Monday at the Austintown Early Learning Center had a loaded 9mm handgun tucked into his waistband. The full Austintown police report released Tuesday states that police were called to the Lynn Kirk building on Evelyn Road after school officials were notified that a student might have a gun. The building was placed on lockdown while authorities responded. District officials said Monday that the incident was contained to the off-campus building and there was no threat to students or staff at other district buildings. The report states that school ...

Youngstown records 8th homicide on same day as nonviolence parade

YOUNGSTOWN — As National Nonviolence Week in Youngstown began, police were investigating two shootings on Sunday. The department released brief statements over the weekend addressing the incidents that left one person dead and one in critical condition. A Youngstown police report states only that about 3 a.m. on Sunday, police responded to calls about gunfire, and found a 20-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds lying on the ground next to a car in the 500 block of East Lucius Avenue on the city’s South Side. The report and news release both state that the man was brought to ...

Austintown student arrested for gun at school

AUSTINTOWN — Police and school officials said a local student has been arrested after bringing a gun to an off-campus building. A news release from the Austintown Local School District states that teachers and administrators at the Lynn Kirk building were made aware Monday morning of a student with a weapon. “Staff immediately responded in accordance with established safety protocols, and the Austintown Police Department was contacted. Officers responded swiftly, and the student was safely escorted from the building by law enforcement,” the statement reads. Austintown Police Lt. ...

Austintown introduces its Drone First Responder Unit

AUSTINTOWN - Showing how modern technology can aid first responders, the Austintown Fire Department held a drone demonstration Monday morning at its No. 1 station on Niles-Canfield Road. "The big thing is it not only keeps our firefighters and police officers safe by having this technology, ...