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MCBDD seeks 2.4-mill additional levy

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The Mahoning County Board of Developmental Disabilities will have a 2.4-mill additional levy on the November ballot. The levy will bring in $15,522,964 annually for five years and will cost homeowners $84 per $100,000 of home valuation. “The need is most specific for the operation and funding of programs that directly impact individuals and families served,” said MCBDD Superintendent Bill Whitacre. “The largest portion of our funding is used to pay for waiver match dollars for the Medicaid waiver program. We also use funds to operate Leonard Kirtz School and our early ...

Vehicle reported stolen in Liberty

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LIBERTY - The area's Flock system revealed no matches as Trumbull County dispatchers marked a vehicle as stolen Sunday. According to a police report, officers were called to a Logan Gate Road residence for a stolen vehicle, with officers being told that the caller's red 2016 Chrysler 300 S was missing. The man said he still has his keys and is current on his payments. The report states the man told officers his car was taken sometime Saturday night, adding that he parked it around 4 or 5 p.m. and backed it into the parking garage, but left the apartment around 1:15 p.m. Sunday and ...

Harding park board focused on 1.07-mill levy

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HUBBARD TOWNSHIP - A little less than a month remains until the November election, and Harding Park's 1.07-mill levy continues to stay on the minds of park commissioners, who hope to give it the attention it needs. Hubbard Township Harding Park Board of Commissioners approved placing a ...

Hubbard event puts focus on hunger in Valley

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HUBBARD — Rain didn’t dampen the spirits of participants who came out to walk to raise funds for battling hunger in the Hubbard community. The annual Hunger Hike was Sunday afternoon at Hubbard First Presbyterian Church, where Hubbard Christians in Action also hosted a giveaway of hygiene items and household cleaning products. Mary Mathews-Bebech, president of Hubbard Christians in Action, said the Hunger Hike, formerly known as CROP Walk, was held in conjunction with Neighbor to Neighbor, which gave out the supplies to those in need. Bebech said the Hunger Hike raises funds ...

Girard family files lawsuit over Prom Promise incident

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GIRARD - The family of a Girard High School student who was struck and injured by a police cruiser last spring during a Prom Promise event at the school has filed a lawsuit against the Girard City School District, Girard city and police officer Robert Williams, who was driving the cruiser. The lawsuit was filed in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court by the family of Jeremiah Hunter, including his mother Tina Hunter, father, Ash Tolbert and brother, Josiah Hunter. The suit states that Jeremiah Hunter, who was injured, was participating in a mock OVI crash on May 1, 2025, as part of a ...

Even with gas tax holiday, prices remain at highest levels

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Gas prices are 10 cents lower in Northeast Ohio this week at $3.873 per gallon, according to Monday’s AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. Gas prices remain the highest they’ve ever been for this time of year. Even though the national average dropped a penny this past week to $4.35, pump prices remain at record highs for autumn. The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline Monday in Niles and Youngstown was $3.841 and $3.869, respectively. At this time in 2025, the average price in Northeast Ohio was $2.82. This is the first year the national average has been above $4 per ...