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Community news: All aboard for Austintown model rail show

RAILROAD DISPLAYS: Youngstown Model Railroad Association's fall open house will take place noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the club at Raccoon Road and Four Mile Run Road in Austintown. The association is one of the few clubs in the country with complete displays of O scale and the smaller HO scale. There will be layouts and displays of both scales in the club's new building addition. ABWA TO MEET: The American Business Women’s Association will meet Tuesday at A La Cart Catering in Canfield. Members will be celebrating the 64th anniversary of the Mill Creek Chapter of ABWA. ...

Agenda for Nov. 9

MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will have a staff meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the conference room at the administration building. ELLSWORTH ZONING COMMISSION will meet at 6 p.m Tuesday at the fire hall. AUSTINTOWN-BOARDMAN-MAHONING COUNTY JOINT COMMUNICATION S DISTRICT will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Boardman Township government center. CRAIG BEACH VILLAGE COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the municipal building. MILL CREEK METROPARKS Park Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Wick Recreation Center at the park. YOUNGSTOWN BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 5 p.m. ...

Agenda for Nov. 7

AUSTINTOWN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the township administration building. BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the township government center. MAHONING COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH/ RECOVERY BOARD will meet at 11 a.m. Monday at 500 W. Chalmers Ave., Youngstown, for the ad hoc building committee meeting. YOUNGSTOWN COMMUNITY PLANNING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT committee has canceled the meeting for Monday, STRUTHERS CITY COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the municipal building with caucus at 6:15 p.m. MILL CREEK METROPARKS PARK COMMISSIONERS will ...

Nov. 5 Community News

BREAKING BARRIERS: The American Association of University Women, Youngstown Chapter, is hosting a presentation "Breaking Barriers, Building Futures: Financial Aid Strategies for Student Access and Success” at 11 a.m. Saturday at the United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley's Volunteer Resource Center, 8133 Market St. Many students never pursue higher education because they assume they cannot afford it. This presentation examines the realities behind college pricing, financial aid opportunities, scholarship programs and support systems available to underserved populations. ...

Community news: Re-create your ancestors’ journey to US

GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY MEETS: Mahoning County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. today at St Charles Church, 7345 Westview Drive. The presentation for the evening will be "Re-creating Your Ancestor's Journey" by Roslyn Torella. Have you ever wondered what your ancestor's trip to America was like? In the presentation attendees will learn about transatlantic travel in the era of the great migration to the United States in the late 1890s to the mid-1920s. There will be a brief business meeting, and then the presentation. Light refreshments will be provided. ...

Agenda for Nov. 4

YOUNGSTOWN CITY COUNCIL Public Utilities Commission will meet at 10 a.m. today at the city hall caucus room to discuss the city's potential utility increases. MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday at the commissioners hearing room for a meeting and at 11 a.m. at the conference room at the administration building for a staff meeting, SOUTH RANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at the board meeting room.