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Vehicle eludes cops in Belmont Avenue chase

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LIBERTY - A vehicle whose registration showed a suspect with an active warrant managed to elude officers in a recent chase. According to a police report released Tuesday, an officer was on patrol in the southbound area of Belmont Avenue Oct. 7 when he noticed a black GMC pickup truck traveling in the same direction near the Walmart intersection. The report states the officer ran a random check through LEADS and learned the vehicle's registered owner had a warrant through the Mahoning County Sheriff's Office, which dispatchers confirmed to be still active. The officer traveled back ...

AAUW, YWCA team up for drug, human trafficking symposium

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YOUNGSTOWN - The American Association of University Women of Youngstown and Warren-Trumbull County and the YWCA are co-sponsoring a symposium on fighting drug and human trafficking 5 to 8 p.m. today at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 1105 Elm St. A resource fair will be 5 to 6 p.m., followed by a panel discussion 6 to 8 p.m. The panelists are: * Judge Renee DiSalvo, who created the Valley’s first Ohio Supreme Court Specialized Docket for Victims of Human Trafficking, which is called GRACE (Growth Restored through Acceptance, Change, and Empowerment). She is a top advocate against ...

YMCA art show celebrates creativity

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Art doesn’t always require formal training or an understanding of technique. Sometimes, it comes down to a simple, personal response: You see something, and you know you like it. That philosophy is at the heart of the 13th annual “But I Know What I Like” art show, which opened Sunday ...

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 ...