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Man who fled prosecution for 8 years gets 5-year sentence

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YOUNGSTOWN — Ervin T. Craft, 53, of Midland, Pa., who did not show up for his April 8, 2015, trial in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court and could not be located for almost 8 1/2 years, was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday. Craft pleaded no contest in May to first-degree felony ...

Trumbull Transit absorbs most riders from 2 abandoned WRTA routes

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WARREN — There were a total of 38,076 one-way trips provided by the two Western Reserve Transit Authority buses that received funding from Trumbull County commissioners and Warren officials from March 2024 through March 31, according to Mike Salamone, director of Trumbull Transit. The 73 ...

House fire kills 1 in Poland Township

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POLAND TOWNSHIP — A woman is dead after a Sunday night house fire just west of the Pennsylvania border. Western Reserve Joint Fire District Chief Chip Comstock said the call came in at 11:32 p.m. Sunday from the woman’s son after he arrived home and saw flames coming from the windows. The ...

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• SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the township administration building. • STRUTHERS CITY COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the municipal building with caucus at 6:15 p.m. • MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday for the ...

Valley earns licks on Ohio Ice Cream Trail

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Staff report Hankering for a sweet treat as the summer heat bears down? The state released its eighth annual list Monday of the must-visit locations on the 2025 Ohio Ice Cream Trail. Award-winning and nationally recognized shops, such as Warren’s Cockeye Creamery and Handel’s Homemade ...