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McDonald chiefs express need for safety forces levy

McDONALD — The police and fire chiefs of McDonald expressed the need for passage of a 4.5-mill safety forces levy on the November ballot. The chiefs also noted if a business locates at the former McDonald Steel property, it will mean additional taxes for the village, which will help the safety forces. Village council has placed a 4.5-mill, five-year levy on the ballot to generate $310,000 for funding police, fire and emergency medical service. The levy will cover costs for day-to-day operations of each department, equipment and wages. Police Chief Ryan Ronghi told residents at a ...

Aggravated murder trial pushed back

YOUNGSTOWN — The aggravated murder trial of Vincent Marbley and Eddie Winphrie that was set to begin Monday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court has been postponed following the news that a new potential witness has come forward. Judge R. Scott Krichbaum filed a judgment entry Monday stating that the trial is now set for Oct. 26 with a pretrial hearing one week before that. The reason for the trial being postponed is that an inmate of the Mahoning County jail came forward recently to indicate that he has information relevant to the guilt or innocence of one of the defendants and ...

Planning commission will host second land use plan meeting

WARREN — Building on the success and community participation of the first countywide land use planning meeting in Kinsman, the Trumbull County Planning Commission will continue its public engagement process with the next meeting for southeastern areas at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Liberty Township Building, 1315 Churchill-Hubbard Road. The meeting will focus on communities in the southeastern portion of Trumbull County, including Brookfield, Hubbard, Liberty and Vienna townships, Hubbard city and Yankee Lake village. Commission officials said the meeting continues the countywide ...

MetroParks bikeway section will be closed Tuesday

CANFIELD — A section of the MetroParks Bikeway will be temporarily closed to the general public today as the Gorby Family Championship Cross Country Course at the MetroParks Farm hosts the 2026 Suburban League Championship Cross Country Meet. Beginning at 3 p.m. today, the section of the MetroParks Bikeway that runs through the MetroParks Farm between U.S. 446 and Leffingwell Road, along with the Farm Spur Trail, will be closed to bikeway and trail users. The MetroParks Bikeway and Farm Spur Trail will reopen upon completion of the cross country event at approximately 8 p.m. ...

Woman pleads guilty in child sex abuse case

YOUNGSTOWN — A Youngstown woman faces a likely prison stint after pleading guilty Monday to sex offenses involving a 3-year-old child. A news release from the Mahoning County Prosecutor’s Office states that Tekia Huggins, 34, pleaded guilty in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court to charges ...

More details emerge in contractor arrest

BEAVER TOWNSHIP — More details have emerged in the arrest of a local businessman, and the song remains very much the same. A fourth-degree felony warrant that contributed to the arrest Friday of John P. Bartos III arose from a Beaver Township woman's claim that she paid him $6,000 for ...