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YOUNGSTOWN - Dr. Chander M. Kohli, a prominent local neurosurgeon and former chair of the Youngstown State University Board of Trustees, has donated $1.25 million to YSU’s Centofanti School of Nursing, located within the Bitonte…

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BEIRUT BOMBING MEMORIAL: The Tri-State Detachment #494 of the Marine Corps League, Struthers Mayor Catherine Cernone-Miller and other local dignitaries and the family of local Marines killed in action during the Beirut bombing are hosting the Beirut Memorial Ceremony Saturday. A candlelight vigil will be at 6 a.m. and the full military memorial ceremony…

WESTERN RESERVE JOINT FIRE DISTRICT Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the…

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LOWELLVILLE VILLAGE Finance Committee will meet at 5 p.m. today at the municipal building. The ordinance…

Oct. 14 agenda

BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES have canceled their meeting for Tuesday. CANFIELD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 7…

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EDWARD M. CUPRIK, 82, of Youngstown, died Saturday. SERVICES: noon Oct. 24, Mercy House Church, Pulaski,…

Oct. 15 area deaths

Is Social Security’s 3.6% cost of living increase enough?

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Child welfare system cratering in Ohio

Though the case has faded from the headlines, it has been only a little more than three months since 16 children were removed from the Siders’ home in Hamden. While that case makes its way through the system, Job and Family Services workers are sounding the alarm that part of that system is significantly…

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Social Security recipients to get 3.6% cost of living boost

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration projected Wednesday that the annual cost-of-living adjustment for older adults and people with disabilities will go up by 3.6% beginning in 2027, with some recipients complaining that is not enough to offset soaring prices. The adjustment translates to $75 extra per month for the nearly 72 million…