Trumbull County News

She was born July 26, 1924, in Warren, the daughter of Gruver and Ethel Gent Calhoun, and was a lifelong resident of Trumbull County.

In any given year, Trumbull County has about 2,000 victims of domestic violence.

Trumbull County's unemployment rate in November matched the national rate for the first time in almost two generations, and two area economic experts believe more good news is on the way.

Fed up, frustrated and determined to take a stand against animal abuse. That is how a number of people in the Valley feel about the recent rash of animal abuse.

A Trumbull County grand jury soon will decide if a Braceville man accused of operating a methamphetamine lab should be indicted on drug charges.

CHURCH HOSTS SILENT AUCTION: The Niles Church of the Nazarene Women's Ministry will host a silent auction from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in the church fellowship hall, 1822 Vienna Road, Niles.

Attorney-at-law Chris Maruca said a protection order is only as good as the paper it is written on.

A hearse carrying the body of Johnnie Baston passes by a group of death penalty opponents in March 2011 as it leaves the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville after Baston's execution.

Trumbull County Children Services is asking a visiting judge to allow a now 17-month-old girl who was allegedly raped inside the county facility last summer to be put up for permanent adoption by someone outside her family.

It will be at least a month before a judge decides if another agency other than Trumbull County Children Services should take over custody of an infant that was allegedly raped during a supervised visit at the facility.

Residents of this northern Trumbull County community don't plan to accept quietly a local bank's decision to close their branch, a trustee says.

A Mecca man with several convictions for illegally driving without a license tried to avoid a 17th conviction Monday by speeding from sheriff's deputies and abruptly turning into a driveway, according to reports.

STORYTELLER: Jocelyn Dabney, a storyteller in the African-American oral tradition, will present a program with music and participatory stories at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library.

Trumbull County Sheriff's detectives and Summit County caseworkers are trying to piece together information surrounding the sexual assault of a 3-year-old Portage County girl, the most recent allegations in a string of unrelated violent crimes against youngsters in Trumbull County.

A credit card scheme that officials believe originated out of Africa has helped benefit a domestic violence shelter in Trumbull County.

Some 1,600 residents of Trumbull County probably are wondering why the name of a dead man is listed on their tax bills as next in line to receive their property.

PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW SEEKS ENTRIES: Entry forms for the Trumbull Art Gallery's third annual juried photography exhibit, ''Photo 2012,'' can be picked up from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday at Trumbull Art Gallery, 196-198 E. Market St., Warren.

James was a resident of Trumbull County for most of his life. He worked many years in the grocery business and was the previous owner and operator of Jim's Market in Fowler.

A Trumbull County man arrested last week for reportedly operating a meth lab in Braceville Township remains in jail on $50,000 bond.

The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a civil lawsuit against the operators of five Trumbull County Subway restaurants, alleging they violated federal child labor, minimum wage and overtime provisions.