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COMMUNITY NEWS: Dahlia show blooms this weekend in Boardman

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DAHLIA SOCIETY: The Mahoning Valley Dahlia Society will host the 22nd annual show Saturday and Sunday at the Boardman Park Lariccia Family Community Center, 375 Boardman-Poland Road. The event will take place 1 to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Dahlias of all colors and forms and artistic designer arrangements will be entered into the show. Exhibitors from Ohio and other states will compete for prizes. Society members will answer the public’s questions. Visit mahoningvalleydahlias.org for more information. LIT YOUNGSTOWN EVENTS: Lit Youngstown has partnered with ...

2 workers killed in explosion in Toledo

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TOLEDO (AP) — Explosions rocked an Ohio industrial recycling business early Tuesday, killing two workers and sparking a large fire, officials said. Flames and dark smoke poured from Brent Industries in Toledo as fire engines surrounded the building, TV news video showed. Crews later discovered the bodies of two employees, a man and a woman, inside the smoldering building, said Toledo Fire Chief Allison Armstrong. Two or three other employees had minor injuries, she said. Two explosions occurred shortly before 5 a.m., during a shift change, Armstrong said. Crews had to deal with ...

Bus drivers schooled in safety

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HUBBARD — Just as students and teachers prepare for the new school year, so are the Hubbard Exempted Village School District’s bus drivers, aides and mechanics. Members of the Hubbard Fire Department helped with hands-on training exercises with realistic bus-emergency simulations Tuesday ...

SCOPE halts cash prizes for bingo games

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WARREN — Trumbull County’s eight SCOPE senior centers have temporarily stopped providing cash prizes as its leaders determine the best ways for the individual centers to handle money. Trumbull County Commissioner Rick Hernandez discussed the issue at the commissioners’ weekly workshop Tuesday because he said he received more than a dozen phone calls from seniors who want cash prizes restored. In addition to the calls, Hernandez noted the other commissioners also received complaints about the change in policy from seniors who attend various centers. Jeff Rasile, who recently ...

Austintown clears way for Flock cameras

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AUSTINTOWN — The township took another step this week toward installing Flock traffic cameras. While the initial decision to use the controversial technology was made June 1, trustees Monday approved application for right-of-way permits to allow camera poles to be installed. Police Chief Valorie Delmont said the township has a three-year contract with Flock, at a cost of $18,000 per year for installation, equipment and access to the system. “Ours are not installed yet,” she said. “We’re planning on getting a small number, for the main thoroughfares in and out of the ...

N. Jackson shrine official charged in indecency case

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WARREN — A second man has been charged in an alleged indecent act July 31 at Perkins Park in the city. Anthony Spinosa, the chorbishop of the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in North Jackson, was charged with procuring, a first-degree misdemeanor, and public ...