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Fair board pleased with attendance

CANFIELD — Attendance at this year’s Canfield Fair fell below 2025 figures, but not by much. Fair officials reported the 2026 attendance for the six days of the fair at 264,538. The five-year average is…

PUCO’s SOBE hearing canceled

YOUNGSTOWN — At the request of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel and the city of Youngstown, a Public Utilities Commission of…

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SHRED EVENT: To help combat identity theft, AAA East Central and Shred-It are hosting a free shredding event 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at AAA’s office at 1275 Boardman-Canfield Road, Boardman. AAA members in the area are invited to bring up to five storage boxes (nonmembers, three boxes) filled with paperwork containing personally…

• SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the township administration building. •…

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COMMUNITY OUTREACH: The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Mahoning District Council plans a community outreach…

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• MAHONING COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the board room,…

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Discussions resume with state treasurer to help SOBE customers

YOUNGSTOWN — With SOBE Thermal Systems LLC’s receiver saying the troubled utility company will be out of money and out of business no later than November without an infusion of money or a buyer, talks started back up with the state treasurer to help its downtown Youngstown customers. Treasurer Robert Sprague’s office reengaged in…

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Dear Annie: Making room to create new home memories

DEAR ANNIE: My husband and I are both in our 70s, and he’s been pushing for us to sell the house and move into something smaller for over a year now. He’s not wrong; it’s more house than we need. But we raised our three kids in this house. Every room has something in…

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We’re living longer, but perhaps not always better

As Ohio’s population ages, the number of older adults who need at least a little help is increasing, while the number of people qualified to offer that help is dwindling. It’s a nationwide problem — by 2030, the number of Americans over age 65 will be greater than the number of those under 18.…

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Oil surges above $100 a barrel as US and Iran launch new attacks

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices shot past $100 a barrel Wednesday as fighting between the U.S. and Iran escalated, threatening to increase costs for consumers and businesses worldwide. Brent crude, the international standard, climbed into triple digits for the first time since July and settled at $101.21 a barrel by the end of…