News & Updates

News & Updates

Dispatch operator wearing a headset and working on multiple computer screens with maps and data.

We ask local dispatchers: ‘What do you like most about your job?’

HOWLAND, Ohio (WKBN) – It’s National Public Safety Telecommunications Week, a week meant to honor and recognize 911 dispatchers for the work that they do.

Dispatch operator working at a desk with several computer screens displaying maps and information.

‘Voice in the night:’ Recognizing local dispatchers

HOWLAND, Ohio (WKBN) — National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week recognizes the men and women on the other end of a 911 call.

Governor Mike DeWine shaking hands with a uniformed officer while others applaud in the background.

Ohio Gov. DeWine touts modernized 911 network during stop in Warren

WARREN, Ohio (WKBN) – Thursday, Governor Mike DeWine visited the Trumbull County Dispatch Center to discuss a new modernized 911 network.

Side-by-side image of Kelly Bryant, a dispatcher, and Paula Chovan, a colleague.

Trumbull County 911 Center mourns loss of 2 longtime dispatchers

HOWLAND, Ohio (WKBN) – The Trumbull County 911 Center is mourning the loss of two longtime dispatchers who passed away within 18 months of each other. Their coworkers are saying they left behind big holes at the 911 Center.