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Valley cities savor share of $33.2M in pot funding

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After a lengthy dispute with state officials, local communities that house recreational marijuana dispensaries finally are receiving their share of sales tax collected since September 2024. The state began distributing the money Jan. 7 to the communities for the collection period between ...

Food drive benefits church pantry

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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 3,078 ...

Judge restrains federal officers in Minn.

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal officers in the Minneapolis area participating in its largest U.S. immigration enforcement operation can no longer detain or tear gas peaceful protesters, a U.S. judge in Minnesota ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez ruled in a case filed in December on ...

Unemployment claims rise in state

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Staff report Initial unemployment claims in Ohio jumped approximately 3,000 last week, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported Thursday. From Jan. 4-10, Ohioans filed 11,492 initial claims, which was 3,028 more than the previous week. A total of 67,146 continued unemployment ...

High school journalism contest announced

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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, ...