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Packard museum chronicles automaker’s finale in the ’50s

WARREN — In the early 1950s, the Packard Motor Car Co. was in better financial shape than it had been in years. By 1956, the final new Packard model rolled off the assembly line. How the iconic brand ended is chronicled in “Packard’s Fabulous Fifties,” a new exhibition at the ...

Agenda for Monday July 20

AUSTINTOWN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the township administration building. MAHONING COUNTY CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTER Board of Education will meet at 4:30 p.m. Monday at the conference center at the career center in Canfield. HUBBARD CITY COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the municipal building with caucus at 6:30 p.m.

Kia launches new recall for 463,000 Telluride SUVs as result of fire risk, urges owners to park outside

NEW YORK (AP) — Kia America has issued a new recall for nearly 463,000 of its Telluride SUVs, urging owners to again park their vehicles outside and away from buildings after several customers reported fires following previous repairs. The recall, announced this week by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, replaces a prior one Kia initiated in 2024. Certain Tellurides from the 2020-2024 model years are affected, with the NHTSA warning that the front power seat motor of these vehicles may overheat due to a stuck slide knob. That could result in a fire while the car is ...

Property transfers

Property transfers recorded July 6 to 10 in Mahoning County and portions of Trumbull County: Austintown Christopher Roman, PSO, to Robert Moore, 3640 Wendover Ave., $122,500 Robert Jackson Jr. and Kimberly E. Jackson to Brandon Miller, 902 S. Meridian Road, $25,000 Estate of Ann Marie Martinko to Diana Perry, 3608 Meander Reserve Circle, $310,000 Raymond J. Conti and Kelly Anne Conti to Michael E. VanHorn and Deana R. VanHorn, 2900 Whispering Pines Drive, $1,650,000 Paul and Tammy Gay to Trenton David Thompson, 142 Kleber Ave., $220,000 David A Digman and Melissa A ...

Caregivers awarded $500 grants from Dylan’s House

LIBERTY — Dylan’s House, a nonprofit founded in 2022 to assist individuals on the autism spectrum and their families in finding accessible opportunities for housing, education and professional caregiver services, presented $500 caregiver grants to 10 caretakers for their work with clients ...

City, JAC seek coordinator for Wean Park Complex

YOUNGSTOWN — The city of Youngstown and JAC Management Group is again looking to hire a community engagement and inclusion coordinator for the Wean Park Complex. The complex is a 22-acre riverfront entertainment area including Wean Park, the Covelli Centre, Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre and Huntington Bank Community Alley. This is a subcontracted position under JAC Management — which operates the complex for the city — with an annual salary of $40,000 and no benefits. The coordinator’s primary objectives are to work directly with community groups, churches, ...