Mindy Moore News Today

Warren residents might have more access to food trucks if the City Council approves a new ordinance that sets guidelines for those vendors.

Former Warren mayor James Founts paid $1,500 in fines to the state and the City of Warren for campaign finance violations related to his 2023 state of the city address.

The Warren City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night  to override a veto issued by Mayor Lori Stone and amend the city’s emergency purchasing ordinance.

WARREN — Mayor Lori Stone gave her first budget presentation on April 8 at the Warren Community Center’s auditorium before nearly 200 in attendance. Those gathered included one councilman, residents, city department heads and members of the media.

Requests from acting city Human Resources Director Jacqueline Damron for pay raises for the city attorney and  human resources director were unanimously denied by the Warren City Council at its April 9 meeting.

The long-awaited revision of Warren’s City Charter is underway as the City Council approved ballot language for three proposed amendments to the city’s governing document.

Warren Mayor Lori Stone announced she will give a budget presentation on April 8 that will not be part of a regular City Council meeting as has been done in the past.

The Warren City Council is having difficulties getting information from Mayor Lori Stone and her administration in much the same way it struggled to get information from previous Mayor James Fouts and his administration.

WARREN — Edward Hanna served with the Warren Fire Department for more than 25 years and retired from his post as chief of EMS on Jan. 27.

Firefighters with the city of Warren are training on 11 new drones. The department became the first in the county to deploy the new drone technology.