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Community News September 16, 2026

• YOUNGSTOWN CITY COUNCIL Community Planning and Economic Development Committee will meet at 3 p.m. today at the city hall caucus room. • McDONALD VILLAGE COUNCIL will have a special meeting at 5 p.m. today at the community room to consider emergency legislation. • POLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 6 p.m. today at the board room at Dobbins Elementary School for a strategic planning meeting. There will be no voting at the meeting. • SOUTH RANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION has rescheduled the meeting from today to Sept. 23. • MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will meet at 10 a,m. ...

Dana music school drive debuts on high note

Local News September 16, 2026

CANFIELD — A major fundraising campaign launched on behalf of Youngstown State University’s Dana School of Music has every intention of rising higher on the treble clef. “This means the world to me,” Joseph Carucci, Dana’s director, said. “The Dana School of Music is embedded in ...

Nick Reiner avoids death penalty over his parents’ killings

National News September 16, 2026

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood filmmaker Rob Reiner’s son will not face the death penalty on charges he fatally stabbed his parents after lying in wait at their home in Los Angeles late last year, prosecutors said Tuesday. If convicted, the maximum sentence 33-year-old Nick Reiner could get is life without the possibility of parole, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said at a news conference. Before reaching its decision, Hochman said his office did a thorough review, including speaking to Rob and Michele Singer Reiner’s families and evaluating mitigating factors ...

Kennedy Center will close for renovations after judge blocks returning Trump’s name to building

National News September 16, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump-aligned Kennedy Center board voted on Tuesday to close most of the iconic performing arts venue just hours after a federal judge blocked the institution from returning President Donald Trump’s name to the building. In a social media post, Trump said the closure was needed for safety repairs. But he said the repairs, which Congress has allocated $257 million to cover, would only happen if the board was allowed to move forward with plans to add his name to the building. A federal judge has twice said that can’t happen without the approval of ...

New law creates state defense and space commission

Local News September 16, 2026

Gov. Mike DeWine had a bill signing ceremony for a new law to create the Ohio Defense and Space Commission — legislation sponsored by state Rep. Nick Santucci, R-Niles. The Monday ceremony follows DeWine officially signing the bill into law on July 7. Santucci said: “Ohio is uniquely positioned to lead the next generation of American defense and aerospace innovation. This commission will bring together the right partners to compete for investment, grow advanced manufacturing, support our military installations and create good-paying jobs across our state.” The bill passed 86-7 ...

Ex-Boardman bowling coach nets prison term

Local News September 16, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — A former Boardman High School bowling coach was sentenced Tuesday to two to three years in prison for felonious assault and sexual battery involving a minor. Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Anthony Donofrio handed down the sentence to Kevin C. Randolph, 70, of Stadium Drive in Boardman. As a Tier II sex offender, he will have to register his address every six months in the county where he lives for 25 years. Randolph was indicted Feb. 13, 2025, on felony counts of assault, sexual battery and two charges of endangering children. As part of a deal, Randolph on ...