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Commissioners consider buying two vehicles for sheriff

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WARREN — Two new 2026 Ford Police Interceptors are expected to be purchased at a price of $100,182 for the Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office through the state purchasing program. Trumbull County Commissioners recently approved a program scheduled to begin in 2027 that will allow the sheriff’s office to purchase a new vehicle once every quarter. Under the program, the sheriff’s office will receive a minimum of four cruisers a year. “We won’t be purchasing vehicles for the first two quarters next year,” Shara Taylor, the county’s purchasing director, said. “We are ...

Dolly Parton’s multifaceted legacy showcased at Nashville museum

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dolly Parton’s longtime creative director, Steve Summers, designed hundreds of dresses and outfits for the late singer and entertainer every year, so he saw her in many stages of her career. “Every person in here has a different Dolly Parton that they are in love with,” Summers told a crowd of fans gathered Tuesday for the opening of a new museum in Nashville dedicated to the beloved singer who died in August at age 80. The 20,000-square-foot Dolly’s Life of Many Colors Museum includes exhibits focused on many different aspects of her life and ...

Decision to allow data centers in Hubbard up to residents

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HUBBARD — Data centers have been a hot topic across Trumbull County over the past year and Hubbard voters will decide Nov. 3 if they want to ban them from the city. Hubbard residents collected more than 750 signatures — nearly twice the minimum 370 required — in July for an initiative allowing Hubbard residents to decide whether they want to keep or outright ban data centers in the city. The option comes after residents expressed concerns about a data center development around Deer Creek Golf Course as part of Project Milo, which Mayor Ben Kyle previously spoke of in February ...

Oct. 7 community news: Family campout set

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FAMILY CAMPOUT: A family campout will take place Friday through Sunday at Camp Stambaugh in Canfield. Scouts and their families are invited with the option of spending the day at the camp or staying overnight on Friday and Saturday, which is optional. Participants can sign up during the weekly scout meetings. MCDONALD OKTOBERFEST: McDonald Village will host its annual Oktoberfest 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday at Woodland Park off Ohio Avenue. The fall-themed event will include food, live entertainment, vendors, contests and children’s activities. HOSPICE WORKSHOP: "Walking Beside Them: ...

SOBE could disconnect 4 customers next week

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YOUNGSTOWN – SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC could disconnect four of its downtown Youngstown customers that haven’t paid their bills in at least 60 days as soon as Oct. 13. SOBE receiver John C. Collins and Michael Moran, his court-appointed attorney, told The Vindicator on Tuesday that the utility company doesn’t want to shut off steam heat to the four buildings, but if payment isn’t made, there is no other choice. Moran said: “At the moment, we’re trying to find out if they’ll make the tariff payments. If not, we’ll be disconnecting. We can’t provide utility ...

Axe from ‘The Shining’ and other props from Stanley Kubrick’s archive up for auction

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LONDON (AP) — The axe wielded by Jack Nicholson in the horror film “The Shining” and a prop infant that appeared in the final scene of “2001: A Space Odyssey” are among items for sale in an auction of director Stanley Kubrick’s personal archive, auction house Bonhams said Tuesday. Other highlights include Kubrick’s director’s chair, the matching blue dresses worn by the twin girls in “The Shining,” costumes used in “Eyes Wide Shut” and Kubrick’s annotated scripts for several of his films, Bonhams said. “We are proud to be able to share with you some of the ...