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Weathersfield waterline project gets federal grant

Local News August 13, 2026

WARREN — A $700,000 Small Underserved Disadvantaged Community grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may allow the owners of 43 properties in Weathersfield to receive new waterlines at little to no cost. The estimated $1.2 million Stillwagon Water Improvement project — expected to begin installation later this year and completed in early 2027 — is being financed with a $500,000 American Rescue Plan grant and now its local share may be paid for through the federal grant, according to Gary Newbrough, director of the Trumbull County Sanitary Engineer ...

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Trumbull 911 Center could switch to new call system

Local News August 13, 2026

WARREN — The Trumbull County Commissioners are reviewing a proposal that would move the county’s 911 Center to a computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system that will allow it to better communicate with police departments throughout the county. Sundance Systems Inc. of Valley View, near Cleveland, has a CAD system being used by several Trumbull County communities. Liberty police Chief Ray Buhala, representing Trumbull County police chiefs, said there is a need to integrate the Trumbull County 911 CAD system with systems already being used by county law enforcement agencies and fire ...

Correspondent awarded grant

Community News August 13, 2026

Staff report Susan Wojnar of Youngstown has been awarded a $2,500 grant through the Ohio Arts Council’s Artists with Disabilities Access Program (ADAP), a competitive program that helps artists with disabilities advance their careers and expand opportunities to share their work with the ...

Opioid funds to support veterans court docket

Local News August 12, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — A special court docket for military veterans will continue with the aid of opioid settlement funds. Mahoning County commissioners last week allocated $100,000 in opioid settlement dollars to the Veterans Felony Honor Court program operated by Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Anthony D’Apolito. D’Apolito took over the docket from its founder, Judge Shirley Christian, shortly after it began in 2016. In the 10 years it has operated, D’Apolito said, the program has graduated more than 50 defendants with military backgrounds and helped ...