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Hubbard welcomes new landmarks to school campus

Staff report The Hubbard Exempted Village School District recently welcomed district leaders and community members to recognize donors whose funding was used to help beautify the Hubbard campus. District officials have welcomed several new landmarks to campus, including two large “H” structures and a 10.5-foot hand-carved wooden eagle. Inspired in part by the iconic “Y” sculptures found throughout Youngstown State University’s campus, Hubbard now has two H’s of its own. One H, located outside the Hubbard High School Auditorium, was donated by Hubbard alumna Holly Deibel ...

Trumbull commissioners increase budgets of 10 departments

WARREN — Trumbull County commissioners passed a resolution Wednesday providing additional money to 10 county departments in an effort to bolster their budgets in hopes of enabling them to finish the year. The county is providing a total of $1,204,150. Those offices receiving the funds include treasurer, $125,000; sheriff, $100,000; recorder, $75,000; coroner, $78,000; domestic court, $200,000; probate court, $150,000; clerk of courts, $79,150; common pleas courts, $144,500; board of elections, $200,000; and planning commission, $52,500. Several of the offices are receiving the ...

Parole denied for child rapist

WARREN — A woman serving a 15-years-to-life prison sentence for the rape of an 8-month-old girl captured on her own cellphone will have to wait 10 years for another shot at parole. Felicia Banks Beemer, 36, has been denied parole and must remain in prison for at least 10 more years, ...

MVSD discusses potential rate increase

NILES — City officials said a water rate increase would impact communities across the Mahoning Valley and a one-hour conversation wasn’t enough time to reach a conclusion. City council members ahead of Wednesday’s regular meeting heard from Mahoning Valley Sanitary District representatives, who are proposing a purchasing bulk rate of 37 cents per 1,000 gallons used. The rate would be the wholesale cost to the city, not the final rate directly billed on an individual resident’s utility bill. Brenda Duffett, MVSD’s finance manager and board secretary, said none of them ...

Public media companies agree to merge to strengthen coverage

Public Broadcasting Systems Western Reserve and Ideastream Public Media have signed an agreement to merge to strengthen public media across northeast Ohio and western Pennsylvania, the companies announced this week. The companies said they plan to continue, without interruption, the programming, educational services, cultural content, local news coverage and community service provided across the stations. All staff from both organizations are being retained, with no layoffs planned. Once the transaction is complete, the combined organization will operate as Ideastream Public Media. ...

Youngstown man accused of throwing woman

LIBERTY — A Youngstown man has been charged after a woman accused him of throwing her off a porch after a verbal argument Monday. Cody Gamertsfelder, 51, pleaded not guilty to a charge of domestic violence before Girard Municipal Court Judge Jeffery Adler on Tuesday. According to a police report, officers were called to a Catherine Street residence after Gamertsfelder said his wife was out of control and had locked herself in the bedroom. Dispatchers received a separate call a short period later from a neighbor, who said the woman had called him and said Gamertsfelder had just ...