Agenda
BEAVER TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will have a special meeting at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the township administration building to discuss personnel.
Youngstown man gets 2 years for Liberty chase
Staff report WARREN — A Youngstown man pleaded guilty and was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison for leading Liberty police on a chase in a stolen vehicle Dec. 29, 2025. Leighland D. Johnson, 41, of Dupont Street, entered his guilty plea to charges of failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer and felony vandalism before Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Sarah T. Kovoor, who sentenced him to consecutive prison terms totaling 24 months. The case stemmed from Dec. 29, 2025, when Johnson was driving a reported stolen vehicle and sideswiped a Liberty ...
Operations at Schwebel’s to end, according to court filing
The Schwebel Baking Company’s efforts to find a new buyer have failed, and the company will halt operations. The news came out of an hourlong telephone status conference Wednesday morning with U.S. District Judge David A. Ruiz in U.S. District Court, Youngstown. “Extensive discussion occurred,” according to minutes of the proceeding released by the court. “Notably, Defendant’s discussions with a potential buyer have come to a close, and the company is proceeding with a wind-down of its operations. In addition, a secured creditor of Defendant just filed a lawsuit seeking to ...
One of three surviving crash victims in critical condition
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN — In addition to 16-year-old Chaney High School student E’Lexus Conner being killed, one of the four people involved in a 3 a.m. Sunday crash at Market Street and Myrtle Avenue is in critical condition. Youngstown Police Lt. Robert Gentile provided that update Wednesday morning, meaning one fewer person was in critical condition Wednesday compared to earlier. Gentile is head of the Youngstown Police Accident Investigation division. En’Dia Conner, 18, sister of E’Lexus Conner, is one of the three other victims. She was taken to the hospital for her ...
Goats teach responsibility, confidence to young people
BAZETTA — Jamie Lewis, 15, followed a three-generation family tradition when she began participating in 4-H activities seven years ago. This year, she won a first-place ribbon for showcasing in the Junior Fair Goat Show Wednesday morning. “I just had to go into this,” Lewis said. ...
US stocks rise within 0.5% of their record, even as oil prices keep climbing
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks ticked higher Wednesday following strong profit reports from BlackRock and other big companies. The tentative gains came as oil prices swung to their highest levels in a month because of the war with Iran. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% after flipping between modest gains and losses through the day, and it’s back within 0.5% of its all-time high set last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 150 points, or 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.6%. BlackRock helped lead the market with a rise of 6.6% after the company behind some of the most popular ...