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Defendants want separate trials in bizarre 2024 murder

YOUNGSTOWN — Two men set for trial Sept. 21 in the Oct. 17, 2024, bizarre shooting death of Reynaldo Hernandez, 24, at the home of co-defendant Andre K. Bailey on Bott Street on the East Side are are asking Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge R. Scott Krichbaum to try them separately. On Aug. 17, Eddie Winphrie, 43, asked to be tried separately from co-defendant Vincent Marbley, 61, saying that if Winphrie testified, Winphrie’s testimony “would tend to implicate” Marbley as to Marbley’s “potential complicity” in the case. Winphrie’s filing states that being tried ...

Jackson-Milton welcomes Gateways clients to practice

NORTH JACKSON — Jackson-Milton High School officials invited clients of Gateways to Better Living to attend a special football practice alongside the school’s varsity football team on Tuesday. This was the third year of the district’s and Gateways partnership, and the purpose of the ...

Merkel asks civil service commission to return him as Warren police chief

WARREN — Former Warren Police Chief Eric Merkel hand delivered a letter Tuesday to the Warren Civil Service Commission asking that the commission restore him to his position as chief and “investigate whether city officials procured and enforced (his) resignation through threats, coercion, political considerations and disparate treatment in violation of Ohio law.” Civil Service Commission member Dan Letson, an attorney, confirmed Tuesday that Merkel did drop off the letter Tuesday at the civil service commission meeting that day. Letson also confirmed that Merkel notified the city ...

1982 Niles cop killer denied parole

NILES — A man serving a 30-years-to-life sentence for a 1982 shooting of a Niles police officer will have to wait another six years for a shot at parole. According to a news release from the Trumbull County Prosecutor’s Office, a coordinator of the county’s victim witness division learned from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction this week that Fred Joseph Jr., 60, has been denied parole after a late July hearing. Joseph, who is incarcerated at Toledo Correctional Institution, will have his next parole hearing in May 2032. Niles Police Officer John Utlak, ...

On the record

Campbell WHAT: Board of Education special meeting Aug. 28 PRESENT: Judy Gozur, Gary Bednarik, Beth Donofrio, Tony Kelly and Tina Tsagaris The board: • Approved the purchase of additional furniture for the Campbell Health and Community Development Center (CHCDC) from Southern Aluminum in the amount of $13,483; from MV Sales in the amount of $58,926.51; and from Amazon in the amount of $9,995.52. Funding is through the Appalachian Regional Commission. The center opens today. • Approved an agreement between the Campbell City School District and Supplemental Educational ...

CANFIELD FAIR ROLLS IN FOR 180TH YEAR

CANFIELD — Earlier this summer, an offer was made to the Western Reserve Village Foundation at the Canfield Fairgrounds to donate a 1926 Ford Model T along with its rich history. The foundation and the fair board approved the donation, and the vintage vehicle was moved to the fairgrounds ...