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Thousands mark National Night Out, America250 in Liberty

LIBERTY — While Liberty’s America250 celebration was forced to be postponed in July, one trustee noted that things ended up turning out great for them regardless. “We got a lot more people this way — they get to see two things at once, and we got a beautiful night, and we’ve ...

Ciccones resolve protection-order dispute before hearing starts

YOUNGSTOWN — Emily and Michael Ciccone made it easy on visiting Judge Pam Rintala on Tuesday when Emily Ciccone dropped her domestic violence protection order request against her Mahoning County clerk of courts husband. But the parties set an Aug. 28 hearing to dig further into the legal separation Michael Ciccone requested. Emily Ciccone, her attorney Kathleen Bartlett and Michael Ciccone had more than 30 minutes to wait in the hallways outside of the Mahoning County Domestic Court courtroom Tuesday afternoon waiting for their hearing to begin. That’s when Bartlett shuttled back ...

New Castle man gets 10-13.5 years for Liberty assault

WARREN — A New Castle man received a consecutive, indefinite prison sentence of 10 to 13.5 years Tuesday from Trumbull County Common Pleas Judge Cynthia L. Westcott for a Sept. 21 felonious assault in Liberty. A Trumbull County jury found Justin Fry-Starrett, 33, guilty June 30 of felonious assault, domestic violence and failure to comply with order/signal of a police officer. Trumbull County Assistant Prosecutor Gabriel Wildman said he was pleased with both the jury’s verdict and prison sentence. The verdict came after jurors deliberated for a little more than an hour. During ...

SpaceX posts loss in first report as a public company

NEW YORK (AP) — SpaceX reported a smaller loss than Wall Street expected along with a surge in revenue in its first quarterly report as a public company as it sharply boosted spending, particularly on artificial intelligence. The company run by Elon Musk posted a loss of $541 million, or 9 cents per share, in the three months through June, less than half what financial analysts had forecast. Revenue jumped to $7.8 billion, up more than 90% from the year-earlier period. A standout in the quarter was the company’s big cash source, its “connectivity” business, with revenue ...

First Niles nets $245K in second quarter

Staff report First Niles Financial Inc., the holding company for Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Niles, recorded net income of $245,000 for the three months ended June 30, compared to net income of $100,000 for the same period in 2025, an increase of $145,000, or 145%. For the six months ended June 30, First Niles recorded net income of $487,000, compared to net income of $187,000 for the same period in 2025, an increase of $300,000, or 160.4%. Primary earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30 were $0.16 and $0.31, respectively, as compared to ...