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Food drive benefits church pantry

LIBERTY — The fifth- and sixth-grade student council at Blott Guy PK-6 school recently demonstrated the power of service and community by organizing a food drive to support the Liberty Food Pantry at Church Hill United Methodist Church. Teachers, students and community members donated ...

High school journalism contest announced

Northeast Ohio and western Pennsylvania high school students and their advisers can win prizes of up to $200 in the second annual Youngstown Press Club Scholastic Journalism Awards contest. Entries are being sought from students at 82 high schools in Ashtabula, Trumbull, Mahoning, Columbiana, Mercer and Lawrence counties. The entry deadline is March 18. The competition categories are scholastic journalist of the year; adviser of the year; news story; feature story; sports news and features; editorial, colum n or opinion; reviews of products, movies, plays or books; photography; ...

Boardman Board of Education gets organized for 2026

BOARDMAN — The Boardman Board of Education held its annual organizational meeting Jan. 7, welcoming a new board member and selecting leadership for the year ahead. R. Scot Murray was sworn in as the newest member of the board by Treasurer A.J. Ginnetti. Reelected members John Landers, ...

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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 ...

Agenda

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.

Agenda

• 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 ...