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Trumbull’s administration building air quality may be making employees sick

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WARREN — A county employee told Trumbull County Commissioners that the air quality in the county’s administration building may be making employees sick. Beth Toth of the Trumbull County Auditor’s Office told the commissioners during Tuesday’s workshop there are some concerns about the air quality in the auditor’s office. She provided commissioners Tony Bernard, Rick Hernandez and Denny Malloy with results of air quality tests that she, on her own, conducted that indicated there had been formaldehyde readings in the air. “Everybody is constantly sick in our offices with ...

New director of Trumbull’s Job and Family Services expected to be hired soon

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WARREN — The Trumbull County Commissioners are expected to name a new executive director for the Trumbull County Jobs and Family Services soon. Nine of the approximately dozen contenders who applied for the position have been interviewed, according to Commissioner Rick Hernandez. Three candidates received second interviews. A new director is expected to be announced within the next one to three weeks. The county is expected to make an offer for employment and then give the candidate time to inform his or her current employer. John Gargano, the former director, retired Aug. 1 ...

Sojourn to the Past kicks off Nonviolence Week Sunday

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YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning Valley Sojourn to the Past organization is preparing events, activities and gatherings for Ohio Nonviolence Week that gets underway Sunday. Nonviolence Week, which runs until Oct. 10, will begin with the 16th annual Nonviolence Parade and Rally, set for 3 p.m. Sunday at Wick Avenue and Wood Street, downtown. The parade will travel through the corridor to the Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre for a program. Those interested in registering for the parade can do so at www.ohiononviolenceweek.org. Also part of the activities will be Chalk the Walk for ...

Public school officials say state’s education funding system is unfair

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LEAVITTSBURG – Public school officials and advocates say Ohio’s education funding system is unfair, with the state’s percentage of money decreasing, causing a heavy burden on property tax owners and impacting the quality of education. A.J. Calderone, superintendent of the LaBrae Local School District, which hosted the Greater Western Reserve School Funding Forum at its high school, said: “You can’t talk about fair school funding, you can’t talk about income tax restructuring and property tax reform, you can’t talk about vouchers or litigation efforts in state of Ohio in ...

Murder victim’s father nearly jailed

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YOUNGSTOWN — The father of a murder victim will not be in court for the rest of the trial of his son’s alleged killer. Ty’Ron Perry Sr. of Akron sat on the witness stand Tuesday. On Wednesday, he stood in front of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge John M. Durkin, facing a ...

Pepper targets Ramaswamy’s policies

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YOUNGSTOWN – David Pepper, the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, said the platform of Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican gubernatorial nominee, is a disaster for working class Ohioans and continues the GOP’s efforts to benefit the rich. During a Tuesday news conference in Youngstown’s Wick Park, Pepper said: “The Statehouse is always giving things away at the top and directly and indirectly the costs get shifted down to everyday Ohioans here in Youngstown and all across the state. If you look at Vivek Ramaswamy’s plan, it’s the same trick. Getting rid of income ...