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Community News August 17, 2026

FAMILY FUN DAY: The 21st annual Family Fun Day and bookbag giveaway will take place 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Tod Park in Girard, rain or shine. The event is hosted by Cindy Michael’s Lena Mason Christian Memorial Foundation in memory of Mason and Christian who, along with their mother, Lena, died on Sept. 13, 2005. Registration for children who need bookbags and school supplies will begin at 12:30 p.m. Bookbags will be given out after 3 p.m. The event will include hot dogs, face painting, clowns and crafts. QUILT GROUP SOCIAL: That Quilt Group I Belong To is hosting an ice cream ...

Water issues flood Canfield council agenda

Local News August 17, 2026

CANFIELD — City Council spent a good deal of its Wednesday meeting talking about water issues, including an EPA violation at the plant in Weathersfield where the city gets its water treated. “We are required to post a notice to residents of an Ohio EPA violation,” Public Works Superintendent John Rapp said. “We will be including it with the next three water bills.” Rapp said the violation came at the Mahoning Valley Sanitary District’s water treatment plant in Weathersfield. He said for a 15-minute period, the chlorine injection equipment stopped placing chlorine in the ...

7 die in Indiana floods

Latest News August 17, 2026

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (AP) — Days of storms and flooding in Indiana left at least seven people dead as floodwaters receded in Indianapolis’ White River and rains eased in other parts of the state Sunday. Frank Gounder was among the Indianapolis residents assessing the damage Sunday, which ...

Canfield police blotter

Latest News August 17, 2026

Canfield Police activity reported July 28-Aug. 11: Aug. 11 — Ja’Tavion Powell, 31, 3331 Lodwick Drive NW, Warren, self-surrendered on a Canfield warrant for sexual imposition regarding a July 21 report of a sexual assault at 7055 Herbert Road. Aug. 9 — Carmen Razo, 27, 351 Lincoln Ave., Youngstown, was arrested during a traffic stop on East Main Street on charges of OVI and open container, and was cited for a marked lanes violation. Aug. 8 — Heather Shiftlett, 36, 917 Franklin Ave., Youngstown, was arrested at 20 S. Broad Street on a Youngstown Municipal Court warrant for ...

Blighted Sebring factory razed

Latest News August 17, 2026

SEBRING — The Mahoning County Land Bank, Mahoning County Commissioners, Ohio Department of Development and the village of Sebring partnered to demolish an old manufacturing building and clean up the site at 221 W. Georgia Ave. to free up 4.5 acres of land for development. The pottery ...

Nation and world at a glance for August 17

Latest News August 17, 2026

Colombian president asks Trump to suspend tariffs BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella has asked U.S. President Donald Trump to suspend tariffs to help Colombia recover from a devastating earthquake. The 7.4 magnitude quake struck Monday, killing at least 289 people and injuring nearly 4,000. De la Espriella, who took office earlier this month, emphasized his connections with Trump, thanking him for $26.5 million in U.S. aid. The quake destroyed thousands of homes, including in western cities like Pereira and Cali. The government declared it a ...