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700 celebrate economic gains made in Valley

CANFIELD — The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber saw 700 attendees get out bright and early for the Chamber’s annual meeting Thursday morning to celebrate the Mahoning Valley’s economic momentum. The event honored local leaders and welcomed back a native daughter who shattered barriers ...

County commissioners honor Phoenix House dispatchers

YOUNGSTOWN — Shortly before 1 p.m. Nov. 22, Austintown dispatchers Kerri Humphreys and Christie Zimmer-Rozzi started receiving calls about a building on fire and people trapped in their apartments. It would be the beginning of a much longer day than they expected when they clocked in. On ...

Rulli, Joyce lead in funding for Congress races in Valley

Incumbent U.S. Reps. Dave Joyce and Michael Rulli, the two Republicans who represent the Mahoning Valley, have significant financial advantages over every challenger, with the pair each raising six figures in the year’s first quarter, with no one else coming close. Most of the money raised ...

Liberty man sentenced for domestic violence case

WARREN — Michael R. Derr, 33, of Liberty Township was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison and six months in the Trumbull County jail after a trial earlier this week in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court. A jury found Derr not guilty of two counts of felonious assault but guilty of ...

Trumbull prosecutor office gets $500K boost

WARREN — The Trumbull County Commissioners approved providing Prosecutor Dennis Watkins’ office $500,000 of the $850,000 it requested during this week’s commissioners workshop. The commissioners initially balked at providing additional funds, arguing that when the budgets were made in ...

Canfield Middle School proposed as seniors’ site

CANFIELD — This week’s city council meeting was short but did present interesting commentary when former Councilman Bruce Neff presented an idea. “I would like to see an ad-hoc economic development committee formed to see if we can come up with a plan for Redgate,” Neff said. “We ...