Trumbull County News

A recent survey conducted in 17 Ohio counties showed that local elected officials generally see shale activity as a positive economic force, despite its impact on local infrastructure.

A Warren couple is accused of using a 14-year-old boy dressed as a Boy Scout to pull off a 'popcorn scam' last fall.

Rather than finding existing office space somewhere in downtown Warren for Trumbull County's Veterans Services Commission, county commissioners are moving on constructing a new building for the service agency.

HOWLAND SOCIETY HOSTS SPEAKER: The Howland Historical Society will host a program on archeology at 7 p.m. today at the administration building, 205 Niles-Cortland Road, N.E. The program "Ancients and Indians of the Mahoning Valley Area," will be presented by archeology assistant Bill Drolsbaugh.

Attorney Robert Johnson said the Ohio Supreme Court's order suspending his law license is a ''misunderstanding'' and something he hopes can be resolved quickly.

She had been a lifetime Trumbull County resident, and she and her husband had lived in Champion for many years.

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted has reappointed Mark Alberini, a Democrat, and Kathi Creed, a Republican and chairwoman of the GOP in Trumbull County, to the Trumbull County Board of Elections.

Affected voters will be sent a postcard notice 30 days before the election notifying them of their new polling place.

Ernest Cook III tries to stay ahead of the game and he readily admits it's a never-ending struggle to keep up with the technological advancements in the world of police communications.

Whether it is a drilling rig alongside Interstate 70, the large Oil & Gas Safety Supply store on National Road or the convoy of sand trucks on many secondary roads, those driving through Belmont County are sure to notice an impact from the Utica Shale boom.

A substitute gym teacher accused of assaulting a student at the Willard K-8 school earlier this week turned himself in to city police on Friday.

Halcon Resources CEO Floyd Wilson said results "haven't been too wonderful in the far north part of the play."

The state investigation into whether a city police officer acted criminally has been handed over to the Trumbull County prosecutor's office.

Lt. Peter Lucic credits the deputy sheriff he met when he was 15 years old with steering him toward his own career in law enforcement.

Whether it's learning a foreign language, studying forensic science materials or practicing tae kwon do, students in grades second to sixth are getting the opportunity to enrich their minds as part of the Saturday Enrichment program.

Even though we are still feeling the chill of our northeast Ohio winter weather, it is time to think spring.

Usually I agree with the Tribune Chronicle's insights, but not with the editorial "Warren hurt by government property grab" published Feb. 21, 2014.

The United Way of Trumbull County exceeded its 2013 campaign goal of $845,000. The announcement was made Wednesday in front of the Trumbull County YMCA, where the campaign thermometer has been located and colored in red as it level of donations was reached.

TRAIN FLEA MARKET: The Youngstown Model Railroad Association will hold a toy train and model railroad flea market from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday at McMenamy's Banquet Hall, 325 Youngstown Warren Road, Niles.

WARREN Matt Kleese, a fourth-generation oil and gas industry businessman, learned from his grandfather years ago that everything comes around twice.