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TRI-COUNTY HEART BALL: The American Heart Association will host the Tri-County Heart Ball 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday at Waypoint 4180 in Canfield. The gala celebrates all the year-round work done locally to advance health and hope for all. The program will be at 7 p.m. with survivor stories. Stories will be shared including Jacob Burley, a Columbiana County teen saved by CPR, and Michael Kerr, a Trumbull County advocate who traveled to Washington D.C. to push for lifesaving CPR legislation. The event will include a live auction, entertainment and torch ceremony. Funds raised support research ...

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• MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor, 151 W. Wood St., Youngstown. The staff meeting will be held at 11 a.m. at the conference room at the administration building. There is no staff meeting scheduled for today. • GIRARD BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday at the high school library.

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• YOUNGSTOWN CITY COUNCIL will meet at 3 p.m. today at the city hall council chambers to review 2026 department budgets for the street and fire departments. • POLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the board room at Dobbins School. • STRUTHERS CITY COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the municipal building with caucus at 6:15 p.m. • LOWELLVILLE BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the board room for an extracurricular and clubs board committee meeting. • LOWELLVILLE VILLAGE COUNCIL claims committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday ...

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BOARDMAN SCHOOLS FUNDRAISER: The Boardman Schools Fund for Educational Excellence 11th annual reverse raffle will be at 6 p.m. March 6 at Mr. Anthony’s Banquet Centre. There will be various prize-winning activities. Tickets are $70 in advance and are available by calling 330-726-3404. MENS NIGHT OUT: The Yellow Brick Place Cancer Support Center will host Men’s Night Out, a community health education event, on March 4 at Leo’s Ristorante in Howland. The event will focus on providing honest conversations about men’s health topics that are often difficult to discuss. The evening ...

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• BOARDMAN BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at the board conference room at the high school. • YOUNGSTOWN BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday in Room 108 of Youngstown Rayen Early College High School, 20 W. Wood St., Youngstown. • MAHONING COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the commission’s conference room, 50 Westchester Drive, Austintown. • MAHONING COUNTY LAND BANK Board of Directors will have a finance committee meeting at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the land bank office at City Center One, 100 E. Federal St.,Youngstown. • ...

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UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN RESULTS: The United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley will announce the 2025 campaign results 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Centofanti Volunteer Resource Center, 8133 Market St., Boardman. United Way leadership, members of the board of directors, and 2025 campaign co-chairs Josh and Jami Toot will share how the funds raised will directly impact programs and services throughout the Mahoning Valley. WEAVERS GUILD TO MEET: The Youngstown East Ohio Weavers Guild will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Canfield Library’s small meeting room. A short business meeting will ...