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Austintown bans marijuana dispensaries

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AUSTINTOWN — Austintown will decline to approve any marijuana dispensaries in the township until at least 2025. Trustees Robert Santos and Bruce Shepas voted Monday to impose a moratorium until at least the end of the year, citing financial and legal concerns about the businesses. “There ...

Boardman contractor withdraws guilty pleas in Columbiana Court

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LISBON — A Boardman area contractor accused of taking money from three clients and failing to do the work in Columbiana County was recently granted permission to withdraw his previous guilty pleas to three counts of theft. John P. Bartos, 41, Youngstown, had entered guilty pleas to three ...

Youngstown police warn of phone scam

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YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Police Department is warning the public that someone is making scam phone calls to citizens asking them to pay fines over the phone. The scam calls can look real because of the phone number being used, but neither the Youngstown Police Department or any other ...

Trumbull commissioners expect insurance hike

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WARREN — The cost of providing insurance coverage to Trumbull County is expected to increase by more than $100,000, according to Trumbull County Human Resources Director Alexandra DeVengencie-Bush. Commissioners voted to make available a contract proposal from the County Risk Sharing ...

Assault trial resumes today

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YOUNGSTOWN — The prosecution wrapped up its case Wednesday in the Sammy F. Anderson Jr. felonious assault trial, but it’s not known whether the defense will present any witnesses today when the trial resumes in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court. Anderson, 28, of New Road, is on trial ...

2 cars crash into fallen tree

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HUBBARD TOWNSHIP — No injuries were reported in a crash early Wednesday caused by a downed tree. At 4:45 a.m., the Ohio State Highway Patrol Warren Post responded to a call on Chestnut Ridge Road where two drivers crashed into the fallen tree, according to dispatch. The vehicles that ...