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Bazetta trustee first to file for Trumbull commissioner nomination

WARREN — Bazetta Township Trustee Michael J. Hovis is the first candidate to file for Trumbull County commissioner — but he certainly won’t be the last, as four other Republicans have pulled petitions, including incumbent Denny Malloy. Hovis was reelected in November to a second ...

Liberty police seek info about Harbor Freight break-in

LIBERTY — Township police are looking to identify a pair of individuals involved in breaking into a local business and stealing several items. Officers responded to the Belmont Avenue Harbor Freight Saturday morning for a breaking and entering report, with dispatchers telling officers that ...

Former Masury resident faces theft charge

MASURY — A former Masury resident is facing charges in connection to an investigation with its roots in a Columbiana County club. Charges of felony theft and tampering with records were filed in Trumbull County Eastern District Court Dec. 17 against Betty Jo Patterson, 65. According to a ...

Farmers market to start Feb. 12 at main library branch

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN — Thrive Mahoning Valley will launch the Downtown Youngstown Farmers Market on Feb. 12 at the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County main branch, 305 Wick Ave. The market will run 4 to 7:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month, ...

Unity, color, pageantry mark Kwanzaa opening in Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN — Societal achievements during the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s aimed at making the nation live up to its founding creed continue to face mounting threats and rollbacks, so it’s imperative that nonviolent actions to counter such a regression remain ongoing, a ...

Self-determination principle of Kwanzaa celebrated at South Side event

YOUNGSTOWN — In his young life, William Lambert was a cabin boy on local steamers, a tailor in Detroit’s garment industry, an abolitionist, a public speaker, a newspaper columnist and an active participant in anti-slavery efforts. Posthumous-y — and more than a century later — he also ...