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Bill seeks to connect businesses, colleges

Local News September 15, 2026

Staff report State Reps. David Thomas and Nick Santucci, who both represent Trumbull County in the Ohio House, introduced a bill they say will better connect businesses with colleges and universities by providing students with workforce training opportunities. The Joining Opportunities, Businesses and Schools (JOBS) Act includes certificate programs that align with in-demand workforce needs, the legislators said. Participating businesses would receive a performance-based tax incentive for using the program. For each graduate hired by a company and retained for at least a year ...

On the record: Struthers

Local News September 15, 2026

Struthers WHAT: Wednesday City council meeting PRESENT: Michael Patrick, Bob Deagan, Robert Burnside, Richard Bayus, Dallas Bigley, Megan Pingley, James Baluck and Mayor Catherine Cercone Miller ABSENT: Lori Gomon Council: • Received a letter from businessman Mike Kassem regarding a strategy to acquire state grant funding by leveraging modular housing. • Heard monthly reports for June, July and August from the KO Consulting economic development firm on opportunities to secure economic support for Struthers. • Approved appropriating no more than $1,000 to Willow ...

Liberty fire chief voices safety concerns

Some Russians are fleeing abroad, citing draft fears and loss of freedom

International News September 15, 2026

This summer, a 28-year-old digital content marketer packed up his suitcases and duct-taped boxes and fled Russia, leaving behind his family and friends and not knowing when he’ll be able to return. “It is very sad to leave Russia,” he said in the southern city of Krasnodar before ...

Girard police chief wants drug processing station

Local News September 15, 2026

GIRARD — Police Chief John Freeman is seeking council’s support to use $27,000 in opioid settlement funds for a dedicated narcotics/evidence processing station at the police department. Freeman told city council Monday the police department does not have a dedicated station like other departments for officers to process narcotics safely. He said officers would be able to weigh and test any narcotics brought to the department, such as fentanyl, heroin and other drugs. “It would help and protect our officers if we had a designated processing area in the department. This project ...

Negotiations ongoing in case involving former chorbishop

Local News September 15, 2026

WARREN — Negotiations are ongoing, but no resolution was reached Monday in the misdemeanor criminal case of Anthony Spinosa, former chorbishop of the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in North Jackson, regarding his two misdemeanor criminal charges. Spinosa, 75, appeared at the podium with his attorney, Jeff Goodman, for a pretrial hearing before Judge Patricia Knepp in Warren Municipal Court. Assistant Warren Law Director Diane Barber told the judge she had some negotiations with Goodman and that negotiations are “ongoing.” Barber said Goodman was going to ...