COLUMBIANA — For more than 30 years, Crestview Middle School students have had a standing lunchtime date with their peers at Springfield Local Intermediate School right before Christmas. This year, under the watchful eye of an inflatable Frosty the Snowman and employees at the Columbiana ...

CAMPBELL — The Campbell City School District’s K-6 building is scoring a major victory for students by participating in the Stay in the Game! Attendance Network. Students with outstanding attendance were rewarded last week with a special visit from Cleveland Browns mascot Chomps and ...

WARREN — Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership is seeking funding through the U.S. EPA Brownfield Cleanup Grant for five abandoned gas stations owned by the Trumbull County Land Bank. The locations are a vacant lot at 2855 Tod Ave. SW, Warren, a former McQuaid’s at 3624 Main St., Mineral ...

Kwanzaa celebrations are being planned this week in the Mahoning Valley. Kwanzaa is an annual celebration of African-American culture that runs Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, culminating in a communal feast called Karamu, which is usually on the sixth day. Kwanzaa was started by activist Maulana ...

The American Red Cross is hosting blood drives in Mahoning and Trumbull counties in preparation for Christmas and New Year’s celebrations, as well as the winter months when donations are typically lower. Red Cross officials urge people to make an appointment to give blood now to keep the ...

BEAVER TOWNSHIP — An improvement project at George L. Fordyce Park, formerly Mill Creek Wildlife Sanctuary, located along West Calla Road, will begin today. The project is designed to enhance public access, improve safety and elevate the overall visitor experience, according to a news ...