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Trumbull County Transit Board members last week publicly railed against Trumbull County commissioners, questioning a “lack of direction” and purpose for the board to which commissioners appointed them. Three members of the board have now resigned — including chairman Duane Hennen, who delivered his resignation last week, stating, “There is nothing for us to do.” One board seat has remained open for quite some time. Hennen’s resignation and the previous week’s resignation of member Marlene Rhodes has brought the vacancies to three. Rhodes stated in her resignation letter she saw ...

rfox@tribtoday.com WARREN — Trumbull County Transit Board members railed against Trumbull County commissioners at their monthly meeting, questioning a “lack of direction” and purpose for the board to which commissioners appointed them. In addition, the board chairman resigned, citing the commissioners’ unwillingness to fully staff the board and provide leadership, Duane Hennen said at Thursday’s meeting. Hennen announced his resignation at the beginning of the meeting and stated it was effective immediately, but proceeded to lead the meeting “to finish out his obligations.” Som...

One lesson from the recent state legislative races in the Mahoning Valley is Republicans in Ohio are better funded and better organized than their Democratic counterparts. Despite the $1.3 billion nuclear power plants bailout scandal involving the former speaker of the House and four other Republicans that was expected to hurt that political party, voters backed the GOP. Republicans, who already had a super majority, actually picked up seats in the General Assembly. That included a House and a Senate seat in Trumbull County. Republicans nearly grabbed the other House spot in Trumbull and had...

“Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east of Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.’ And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down and worshiped him; and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts: gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.” Matthew 2:1-2, 11 The second day of winter, it is mild and sunny. But the forecast is for a frigid 9 ...

dskolnick@tribtoday.com State Sen. Sean O’Brien and state Rep. Michael J. O’Brien had a lot of money left in their campaign funds after this election. For the former, it didn’t work out as he lost his re-election bid, while it nearly came back to bite the latter who spent little in the final days of the campaign and won by only 0.74 of a percent. Sean O’Brien, D-Bazetta, lost by 2 percent to Republican Sandra O’Brien of Lenox in the Ohio Senate 32nd District race, even though he raised and spent significantly more money than her.