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Liberty officials hear finance updates

LIBERTY — The township is more than halfway through its first full year with its new cemetery under its control, and has the potential to break even, according to Fiscal Officer Matthew Connelly. Trustees at a recent regular meeting heard from Connelly, who provided a cash-fund summary report, which shows the purchase orders and outstanding reserved funds for encumbrances that trustees have agreed to. The report gives officials an idea of the township’s real balance, which will put it at $7.674 million, and Connelly said the township’s general and other funds are “doing ...

Bed tax on short-term rentals considered in Trumbull

WARREN — Commissioners are expected to vote to require short-term rental facilities with five or less rooms to pay the same lodging tax that larger hotels and motels currently have to pay. Trumbull now charges 5% lodging or bed taxes on short-term lease organizations that have five or more beds. Of that amount, 3% is used by the Western Reserve Port Authority, and 2% is used by the Trumbull County Tourism Bureau. There are 20 other counties across Ohio with this same type of policy, and two Trumbull communities, Howland and Liberty, have these same rules, according to Nicholas ...

On the record

Trumbull County WHAT: Trumbull Career & Technical Center board meeting Sept. 10 The board: • Approved an agreement with the Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office for a school resource officer at a cost of $83,000. • Approved an agreement for the certified nursing association program students for supervised nursing aide experiences at Otterbein Senior Living Skilled Nursing facility and concurrent in-service for high school Health Science Academy students preparing for certified nursing assistant certification also at the facility. • Approved the landscaping program’s trip to ...

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 ...