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Two Cardinal Fire officers get sworn in

CANFIELD — Two more Cardinal Joint Fire District firefighters moved up the ladder on Monday, filling positions of lieutenant and captain, which resulted from Capt. Conner O’Halloran taking a position as Mahoning County Emergency Planning and E911 Administrator last year. At Monday’s ...

Green trustee files suit vs. South Range Board of Ed

GREEN — Township trustee Randy Chismar has filed a lawsuit over alleged Sunshine Law violations by the South Range Board of Education. The complaint was filed Dec. 29, 2025, regarding a June 9, 2025, special meeting. Chismar claimed the school board did not properly advertise the special ...

Bond stays at $500K for man accused of shooting in Austintown

YOUNGSTOWN —The attorney for Mikklo I. Delgado, 23, of Youngstown, entered a not guilty plea for Delgado on Tuesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court to charges of attempted murder, felonious assault, aggravated robbery and improperly discharging a firearm at or into a habitation or ...

Man accused in trio of arsons enters insanity plea

YOUNGSTOWN — The attorney for Will A. Jones, 59, the man accused of starting three house arsons in Youngstown in November containing a combined 14 people, has filed a not guilty by reason of insanity plea. Attorney Gary VanBrocklin filed a written not guilty by reason of insanity plea Jan. ...

Local school districts get $1M in bus safety grants

Staff report Numerous local school districts in Trumbull and Mahoning counties and the Lake to River Economic Development area were recently awarded more than $1 million in funding from the Ohio School Bus Safety Grant Program. As part of the state operating budget, the Legislature ...

State reimbursement for public defenders lower than projected

WARREN — The Trumbull County Office of Public Defenders is working to increase the number of full-time attorneys working in its office and reducing the number of contract attorneys, according to its director, Laura Berzonski. Last year, Berzonski said the office had 24 contract attorneys ...