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Community News August 26, 2026

• MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will have a board meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday in the commissioners hearing room at the county courthouse and a staff meeting at 11 a.m. Thursday in the conference room of the administration building. • PUBLIC LIBRARY OF YOUNGSTOWN/MAHONING COUNTY Development Committee will meet at noon Thursday at East Library for a review and update on donor relations. • MAHONING COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH/RECOVERY BOARD will have an executive committee meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the CSB, 222 W. Federal St., Youngstown. • HUBBARD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will have ...

YSU Kilcawley Center 2.0 takes shape

Local News August 26, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN -- Work on the approximately $58 million Kilcawley Center renovation project on the Youngstown State University campus continues this week toward a fall 2027 completion. The university broke ground May 5, 2025, to modernize the well-known facility that was constructed in the ...

The red Solo cup keeps on partying

National News August 26, 2026

TABOR, S.D. (AP) — It’s red. It’s soft plastic. And it probably contains your favorite beverage. The red Solo cup belongs on any list of the country’s most distinctly American objects, but it’s actually more than a single object. It is a symbol of the American psyche — a country that loves a good party, summertime barbecues, kegged beer, tailgating and above all, friendship and community. The red Solo cup is the receptacle for each of these proud traditions. It also serves as a foundation for beer pong and functions as a vessel for contraband public drinks. It works as a ...

Liberty OKs superintendent’s contract

Local News August 26, 2026

LIBERTY — Brian Knight’s leadership of Liberty Local Schools will continue into 2030 as the district’s board of education OK’d a new deal at its Monday meeting. The board approved a five-year, 260-day contract for Knight, effective Aug. 1, 2027, through July 31, 2032, at an annual salary of $111,970. The contract states that Knight will receive a raise of no less than 1.25% in years two and three of the deal, and a 1% increase in year four. Knight, who previously served as the district’s high school principal for two years, was selected for superintendent in April 2024, ...

Canada strikes back

Business News August 26, 2026

TORONTO (AP) — Canada struck back at the United States on Tuesday with retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of American goods, including steel, dairy products, appliances and farm equipment, as the trade war between the once-friendly neighbors escalated sharply. The confrontation ...