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Rimedio-Righetti won’t seek reelection as Mahoning commissioner

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Commissioner Carol Rimedio-Righetti said she will not run next year for a fifth, four-year term and is throwing her support behind state Rep. Lauren McNally, a fellow Democrat, to succeed her. “I’ve done well during my 16 years as commissioner and 10 years on ...

Molly dreams about leaving Gingerbread Island

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first chapter in a 12-chapter fictional tale that will run through Christmas Day. Parents are encouraged to read aloud to their children. Far, far away on Gingerbread Island, where all the Christmas gingerbread in the world was made, the Gingerpeople were hard at ...

Cold-weather prep raises funds

GIRARD — Members of the Girard FIRST Robotics Robocats Aptiv Team spent a day raising funds for their upcoming robotics season by winterizing lawn mowers for the public. The successful fundraiser, which has taken place for the past 15 years, has helped the team raise more than ...

Trumbull Clerk of Courts employee indicted

WARREN — Vanessa Clark, 59, of McDonald Avenue in Niles, an employee of the Trumbull County Clerk of Courts Office, was indicted Wednesday in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court on one count of theft in office and seven counts of tampering with records. The indictments allege that she stole ...

Invoice dispute leads company to cease grass cutting services in Trumbull

WARREN — The owner of Mirkin & Associates, which has worked with Trumbull County for 20 years, told commissioners Wednesday his company no longer will provide grass cutting services for seniors under the Senior Services Levy program after the next 60 days. “I am not continuing to do ...

Hubbard trustees opt against lighting district increases

HUBBARD TOWNSHIP — Officials took a look at one of the township’s improvement areas and voted to maintain the rates of their lighting districts for 2026. Fiscal Officer Jennifer Evans said at the beginning of Tuesday’s meeting that trustees had to discuss lighting assessment rates ...