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LEAGUE SEEKS NOMINATIONS: The League of Women Voters of Greater Youngstown’s Hall of Fame nominations are open. Nominations must be submitted no later than 5 p.m. Jan. 31. For nomination forms and additional information, visit https://.my.lwv.org/ohio/.greater-youngstown/womens-hall-fame or the group’s website at https://www.lwvgy.org. The Hall of Fame celebration will be March 19 at the Jewish Community Center. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the dinner and program begin at 5:30 p.m. Questions about nominations / sponsorship may be directed to Suzanne Barbati at ...

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LIBERTY TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will hold special meetings at 7:30 a.m. today and 7:30 a.m. Monday at the township administration building to discuss and approve an additional police levy for the May primary ballot. CRAIG BEACH VILLAGE COUNCIL Public Safety Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the municipal building.

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• CRAIG BEACH VILLAGE PLANNING COMMISSION / ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS will have a public hearing at 6 p.m. today at the municipal building for a variance. • MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will meet at 10 a.m. Friday in the administration building conference room. • YOUNGSTOWN BOARD OF EDUCATION will have a board training session at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Youngstown Rayen Early College, 20 W. Wood St., facilitated by the Ohio School Boards Association. • COITSVILLE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will have a special meeting at 4 p.m. Saturday at the township hall to discuss maintenance and ...

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• MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will have a board meeting at 11 a.m. Thursday at the commissioners hearing room. A staff meeting will take place at 10 a.m. at the conference room of the administration building. • WESTERN RESERVE BOARD OF EDUCATION will have its organizational meeting at 6 p.m. today in the K-12 cafeteria followed by the regular meeting. • MAHONING COUNTY CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTER BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Joyce Brooks Conference Center for the organizational and regular meetings. • GIRARD COUNCIL UTILITY COMMITTEE will meet ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day events

SATURDAY WARREN — The Martin Luther King “Letter from Birmingham City Jail” will be 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Triyounity Health and Wellness Club, 239 Main Ave. SW, Warren. The event will include Vincent Shivers as historian storyteller, Pastor Orneil Heller as theological historian and Penny Wells as empowering educator. SUNDAY YOUNGSTOWN — The Martin Luther King Jr. Planning Committee of the Mahoning Valley will host its annual community interfaith worship service at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Elizabeth Missionary Baptist Church, 1210 Himrod Ave., Youngstown. The messenger for the ...

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LODGE DINNER NIGHT: The Negley Masonic Lodge, 722 Meadow Lane, Columbiana, will host its monthly dinner night 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday or until the food is gone. This month is Soup Night and is all-you-can-eat if dining in. Carryout will be available. There will be a variety of soups available. Half the proceeds are going to be donated toward Heroes and Halos, a nonprofit organization that provides awareness, education and outreach programs to the public regarding individuals with special needs and disabilities.There also will be a 50 / 50 raffle. MVHS LUNCHTIME PROGRAM: The January ...