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On the record: Trumbull County and Lowellville

Trumbull County WHAT: Trumbull Career & Technical Center board meetings Jan. 15 and Feb. 12 meetings: The board: • Approved extending Superintendent Jason Gray’s contract by five years from Aug. 1, 2026, to July 31, 2031. He has been superintendent for 13 years. • Welcomed new ...

4 apply for city’s 6th Ward vacancy

YOUNGSTOWN — Four people applied to seek city council’s appointment to the vacant 6th Ward seat with the legislative body planning to select someone by its March 4 meeting. The person selected, which requires a vote of at least four of the six sitting council members, would succeed ...

Mahoning chief deputy clerk files for appeals court seat as write-in

YOUNGSTOWN — Katherine E. Rudzik, the Mahoning County Clerk of Courts’ chief deputy clerk and a registered Republican, filed to run as a write-in candidate in the Democrat primary for a seat on the 7th District Court of Appeals. Rudzik, of Poland, is the only candidate to file as a ...

Mother of girl killed in 2023 testifies in murder trial

YOUNGSTOWN — Jaismon Morris had driven her daughter, Amya Monserrat, 15, and a friend of her daughter to a birthday party for a 16-year-old at Martha’s Boulevard Tavern on Southern Boulevard April 15, 2023, but started to become concerned. Morris was talking to a bartender and learned ...

Engineering firm contract voted down in Girard

GIRARD — City council voted 5-1 Monday against a new engineering contract with MS Consultants of Youngstown and instead is recommending to the city administration having a full-time engineer on site. Councilwoman-at-Large Lily Martuccio was the lone “yes” vote for awarding the contract ...

Rape trial postponed after defense receives evidence late

YOUNGSTOWN — A defense attorney in a rape case set for trial Monday filed motions Sunday asking for sanctions against the State of Ohio after learning Friday of evidence recently discovered by the Mahoning County Prosecutor’s office. The filing suggests that dismissal of charges by ...