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A 150-year-overdue book resurfaces in an Australian library

International News July 31, 2026

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian public library has had a book returned an estimated 150 years late and has no way of tracking down the errant borrower, a librarian said on Thursday. The book “Antiquities of Athens,” published in 1858, was returned to the library in the seaside town of Kiama last week by a man who had found it during recent home renovations inside a tea crate bricked into a sealed fireplace, Kiama Library manager Michelle Hudson said. “We’ve never had anything that old come back to us,” Hudson said. “I follow lots of libraries on social media ...

Pet supplies collected for agencies

Local News July 31, 2026

Menards home improvement store in Bazetta is serving as a pet supply collection site through August and September. Donations collected at the store, located at 2015 Wal Mart Drive NE, will be forwarded to an area humane agency. There is a collection box near the exit doors at Menards to place donations. Menards offers a wide variety of pet supplies that will be donated, including food, treats, feeders, collars, beds, storage containers, mats and more.

Girard OKS participating with Mahoning River water trail

Local News July 31, 2026

GIRARD — City Council has approved Girard officials participating with other local communities and leaders to extend the Mahoning River Water Trail. At their meeting this week, officials said that Girard will join other communities such as Howland, Weathersfield, McDonald, Youngstown, Campbell, Struthers, Lowellville and Poland to extend the Mahoning River Water Trail as a means to encourage tourism and eco-friendly, educational, historical, cultural and recreational activities on the river. Mayor Mark Zuppo will be the official representative of the city to participate in the ...

Youngstown board OKs deal for proposed tech park

Aggravated murder trial moved for pair

Local News July 31, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — The aggravated murder trial of two Youngstown men accused of participating in the shooting death of Reynaldo Hernandez, 24, at the East Side home of co-defendant, Andre K. Bailey, on Bott Street on Oct. 17, 2024, is now set for Sept. 21. Eddie Winphrie, 43, and Vincent Marbley, 61, are charged with aggravated murder, murder, aggravated robbery and tampering with evidence, but they were only recently taken into custody in the case. Marbley was booked into the Mahoning County jail May 11 after being found in Columbus, and Winphrie was booked into the jail April 2 after ...

Man, 39, arrested in South Side burglary

Local News July 31, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown police arrested a 39-year-old man in a Wednesday morning incident on West LaClede Avenue on the South Side after a neighbor called the homeowner to tell him someone was taking items from his house. The homeowner came home and saw the suspect running out of his house and down the driveway while carrying items from his house. The 911 call reporting the burglary gave a specific description of the suspect: tie dye jeans, gray shirt, Ohio State hat, according to a Youngstown police report. When two officers responded to the neighborhood, one officer spotted the ...