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Oct. 13 agenda

WESTERN RESERVE JOINT FIRE DISTRICT Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Poland Township village hall. POLAND TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the township government center. There will be an executive session on personnel. LOWELLVILLE VILLAGE COUNCIL will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the municipal building. STRUTHERS CITY COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the municipal building with caucus at 6:15 p.m. WEATHERSFIELD BOARD OF EDUCATION will have a work session at 5:30 p.m. today at the board administration offices and 7 p.m. Wednesday ...

Oct. 14 agenda

LOWELLVILLE VILLAGE Finance Committee will meet at 5 p.m. today at the municipal building. The ordinance committee will meet at 6 p.m. to discuss a wastewater treatment plant position and some existing ordinances and enforcements. JACKSON-MILTON BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 6 p.m. today at the Nest at the elementary school building. AUSTINTOWN BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday for a work session at the board conference room and regular meeting at 6 p.m. at the middle school cafeteria. LOWELLVILLE VILLAGE COUNCIL will meet at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the municipal building.

Oct. 10-11 agenda

BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES have canceled their meeting for Tuesday. CANFIELD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the township hall. YOUNGSTOWN BOARD OF EDUCATION board committee meeting will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the board conference room, 20 W. Wood St. STRUTHERS BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at the board offices. CRAIG BEACH VILLAGE COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the municipal building. ELLSWORTH ZONING COMMISSION will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the fire hall. MAHONING./ COLUMBIANA TRAINING ASSOCIATION will meet at 8:30 a.m. ...

Community News: Christmas in the Woods comes to Shaker Woods

CHRISTMAS IN THE WOODS: Old-Fashioned Christmas in the Woods celebrates its 32nd year at Shaker Woods in Columbiana, welcoming visitors from across the country. More than 230 quality craftspeople and artisans will gather Saturday and Sunday and Oct. 17 and 18 at 44337 County Line Road (just off state Route 7). Juried and costumed crafters create old-fashioned holiday displays while demonstrating their crafts and offering handmade gifts, Christmas decor and traditional crafts. Three actors from the holiday classic "A Christmas Story" will be in attendance. Traditional crafters ...

Oct. 7 agenda

POLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION will have a work session at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Union Elementary School with a board member tour at 5:30 p.m. COITSVILLE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will have a special meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday at the township hall to hire police personnel and to discuss road paving projects. MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will meet at 8 a.m. Wednesday in the commissioners’ hearing room. A board meeting will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the hearing room at the county courthouse basement and a staff meeting at 11 a.m. Thursday in the conference room at the administration building.

Oct. 7 community news: Family campout set

FAMILY CAMPOUT: A family campout will take place Friday through Sunday at Camp Stambaugh in Canfield. Scouts and their families are invited with the option of spending the day at the camp or staying overnight on Friday and Saturday, which is optional. Participants can sign up during the weekly scout meetings. MCDONALD OKTOBERFEST: McDonald Village will host its annual Oktoberfest 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday at Woodland Park off Ohio Avenue. The fall-themed event will include food, live entertainment, vendors, contests and children’s activities. HOSPICE WORKSHOP: "Walking Beside Them: ...