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NEWTON FALLS - John Kuivila said he did some research on the city before applying to become its newest police chief, and he liked what he saw.

"It was a good fit for what I was looking for. I wanted to come somewhere with some challenges, and I wanted to work somewhere with a city manager form of government," Kuivila said during a recent interview.

A city manager form of government has more structure, and he likes being accountable to one person - in this case, Jack Haney - rather than a group of council members, he said.

Move over, Angel Food. Another food ministry is selling discounted food to anyone looking to save money in these tough times, and its national offices are based just east of Portage County.

Great Food for All, a national ministry based in Newton Falls, recently began offering food to local residents at a discounted price.

Like Angel Food Ministries, another national organization, Great Food for All sells boxes of food to people, regardless of income, looking to stretch their food dollars. Both ministries provide packages of food valued at $60 to $80 for sale at $30.

Township will look to county or Falls -for police coverage

NEWTON - Trustees voted Monday to disband the township's police department and permanently lay off its eight part-time officers in light of finances and the hope for more police coverage.

Wednesday, they'll decide between proposals from the Trumbull County Sheriff's Office and the Newton Falls Police Department for law enforcement protection, which will cost the township about $26,000 less per year.

OCTOBER 28--Angered that two neighborhood teenagers knocked over a John McCain sign on his lawn, an Ohio man allegedly grabbed a rifle and fired three times at the duo as they sought to drive away from his Warren Township home.

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NEWTON FALLS, Ohio -- The Trumbull County Sheriff's Department cancelled their search late Saturday night for a missing adult.

Franklin D. Scott, 71, from Newton Falls was located and returned to his home safely.

His family reported him missing when he failed to pick up his granddaughter Saturday afternoon from Streetsboro.

Police said Scott is in the beginning stages of Alzeimer's and may have been going to Upshur, W.V.