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Parks improvement starts today

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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 ...

Annual holiday blood drives set in Valley

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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 ...

East Side library to close for project

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YOUNGSTOWN — The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County East Branch will be temporarily closed starting today through Jan. 3. The library is scheduled to reopen Jan. 5. The temporary closure is planned as part of the ongoing facility improvement project.

On the record

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Lowellville WHAT: Board of Education December meeting on Wednesday PRESENT: Jenifer Johnson, Joseph Sturm, Gerald Dubos, Brian Wharry and Stephanie Yon The board: • Acknowledged the winners and runnerups in the grades 3-5 and 6-8 spelling bee that took place Dec. 5: Grade 3-5 champion ...

Man gets more than a century in prison in child sex case

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WARREN — A Girard man will have more than a lifetime to think about his actions against a young girl. Shane Genetta, 40, of Elruth Court, was sentenced to a total of 120 to 125 years in prison Friday morning by Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Cynthia Westcott Rice. If he ever is ...

Complaint accuses Ciccone of neglect of duty

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CANFIELD — A bipartisan effort to oust Mahoning County Clerk of Courts Michael P. Ciccone from office through legal action accuses him of repeatedly abusing the authority of his office, using “discriminatory and degrading language,” and failing to “perform core statutory ...