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Campbell police seek neglected dog’s owner

CAMPBELL — Police are looking for the owner of an abused and neglected dog found last week. The Yorkshire Terrier, now named Riley, was found walking down the middle of Porter Avenue near 13th Street on June 3, and was in such deplorable condition that it needed a blood transfusion and its vet bills have since exceeded $8,500. Patrolman Jim Conroy, the Campbell Police Department’s unofficial animal welfare officer, said the dog was first taken to MedVet Girard on June 4, and transferred later to MedVet Akron. The initial reports from the emergency veterinarians indicated a ...

Joyce reintroduces bill to help reduce opioid overdoses in schools

Republican Congressman Dave Joyce reintroduced a bipartisan bill he said would help reduce opioid overdoses in schools. The School Access to Naloxone Act would amend the Public Health Service Act to strengthen and better target existing federal efforts to reduce opioid overdose deaths by expanding access to overdose-reversal medications, such as naloxone, in elementary and secondary schools, said Joyce, whose district includes all of Trumbull County and, starting Jan. 1, will include portions of Mahoning County. Joyce, of Bainbridge, introduced the bill Wednesday with U.S. Rep. Kelly ...

Game Changers, TMHF partner for new scholarship

Staff report WARREN — Game Changers and the Trumbull Memorial Health Foundation have announced a new partnership to support students pursuing careers in health and wellness fields. The newly established “Game Changers Health and Wellness Scholarship (powered by Trumbull Memorial Health Foundation)” reflects both organizations’ shared commitment to expanding opportunity and strengthening community health across the Mahoning Valley. The scholarship will support participants in the Game Changers organization who are pursuing post-secondary education in a wide range of ...

Liberty police respond to vehicle-damaging reports

LIBERTY — Township police are looking into a series of criminal damage reports involving vehicles in neighborhoods in the span of about seven hours on Tuesday. According to a police report, officers were called to a Beverly Hills Drive residence for a criminal damage report around 9 a.m., speaking with a man who said he went outside that morning to learn that the driver’s-side door handle of his wife’s Kia Sedona van had been tampered with and damaged. The officer noted that the plastic near the door’s keyhole was peeled off and there were scratches around the door handle, ...

Reading Resiliency Initiative launches in Ohio

Staff report The Ohio Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) has announced a new prevention-focused effort designed to strengthen family connectedness, promote healthy child development, and support lifelong mental wellness through literacy and shared reading experiences. The Reading for Resiliency initiative is being launched through a partnership between DBH and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio, bringing together literacy, prevention and family wellness strategies to support children and families across Ohio. The Department will implement community-based reading ...

Lordstown officials review safety service complex options

LORDSTOWN — Village officials are looking at potential development of a safety service complex or new fire department in the future because of insufficient space for safety vehicles and fire staff. Members of council and the administration met in a work session Monday with members of the fire, road, zoning and water departments to discuss options for various village buildings. Mayor Jackie Woodward said everyone has different ideas for the village buildings, which include the fire/police building, former library building, road department, water department garage, recreation ...