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Back pay dispute heads to mediation

YOUNGSTOWN — After Sarah Brown-Clark, the former Youngstown clerk of courts, lost a lawsuit contending the city owes her $28,298 in back pay for six years and was then warned that her appeal could be dismissed, the matter is heading to mediation. Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge ...

Trumbull to use opioid settlement funds to upgrade jail body scanner

BAZETTA — The Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office has been approved to use $92,000 of the county’s Opioid Settlement Funds to upgrade the jail’s Soter body scanner that screens prisoners for illegal contraband as they enter the jail. The current scanner, located in the receiving area of ...

911 call leads to city man’s arrest

Staff report LIBERTY — A Youngstown man made his initial appearance in court Wednesday morning for charges stemming from a call hours earlier. Sherrod Williams, 40, pleaded not guilty to charges of obstructing official business, resisting arrest and domestic violence in Girard Municipal ...

Canfield trustees hold 2nd paving bid opening

By J.T. WHITEHOUSE Staff writer CANFIELD TOWNSHIP — Trustees approved the Fox Den road paving project and held a bid opening on a second project at Tuesday night’s meeting. The second project was put out for bid after the first project bid came in so low. At the May township ...

Weathersfield receives $750K for wastewater line extension

WEATHERSFIELD — With the help of the Trumbull County commissioners, Weathersfield will receive $750,000 through the Ohio Department of Development for the extension of wastewater collection lines in McKinley Heights. Township Administrator David Rouan said homes in the McKinley Heights ...

Trumbull 4-H teens demonstrate pride in goats during fair

BAZETTA — Izamae Biery, 13, was among several dozen pre-teens and teenagers showing their pet goats during Wednesday morning’s Junior Fair Goat Show at the 179th annual Trumbull County Fair. Juno, Izamae’s goat, was especially feisty, sometimes wanting to turn in directions that she ...