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WALK AND CHALK: The McDonald summer recreation program will kick off the season with a Walk and Chalk event 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Woodland Park. Children can decorate the sidewalk in front of the park. Children can meet at the splash pad to find the sidewalk they want to decorate. There will be buckets of chalk available. SUMMER KICKOFF AT ACADEMY SPORTS: Academy Sports + Outdoors, 1280 Doral Drive in Boardman, will host a free summer kickoff event 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. There will be classic outdoor games, a dunk tank, a meet-and-greet with local police and firefighters, ...

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• WESTERN RESERVE JOINT FIRE DISTRICT will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Poland village hall. • CAMPBELL COUNCIL will have a town hall meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the community center at Roosevelt Park. • MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the conference room at the county administration building. • STRUTHERS CITY COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the municipal building with caucus at 6:15 p.m. • LOWELLVILLE VILLAGE COUNCIL will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the municipal building. The ordinance committee will meet at 6 ...

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• YOUNGSTOWN CITY COUNCIL Community Development Block Grant budget meeting will be at 4 p.m. Monday at the city hall caucus room. • MILL CREEK METROPARKS Board of Park Commissioners will meet at 5 p.m. Monday at the McMahon Hall education building at the Metroparks farm in Canfield. • MAHONING COUNTY BUDGET COMMISSION will meet at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the county auditor’s office. • ELLSWORTH ZONING COMMISSION will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the fire hall. • YOUNGSTOWN BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Youngstown Rayen Early College High School, ...

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WEATHERSFIELD FESTIVAL: The Weathersfield Community Flag Day celebration will be Thursday through Saturday at the community park off state Route 46. The festival will include live music, amusement rides, fireworks, a car show, bingo, food, an animal exhibit with Komara Outdoors and family activities. The parade will be at 6 p.m. Friday along Route 46 and end at Depot Street. The fourth annual Addison Beard Color Run will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday. For information, visit weathersfieldccp.org. JAPANESE SEWING METHOD: The Girard Free Library will offer an intermediate sewing program ...

VFW makes $10K donation to Mineral Ridge High School

Mineral Ridge High School recently accepted a $10,000 donation from VFW Post 2074 in support of the school and its continued partnership with military families throughout the district. “On behalf of VFW Post 2074, we are proud to present this $10,000 donation to Mineral Ridge High School, ...

Youngstown women’s club meets

The May 20 meeting of the Youngstown Area Federation of Women’s Club took place at Double Bogey’s in Boardman, where the presentation of yearly awards for Community Service and Woman of the Year took place. Paul McFadden, president of Youngstown State University Foundation, gave a presentation on the history of the Foundation and how it has supported generations of YSU students through scholarships. He also thanked the club for their continued support through their YAFWC scholarship, which goes to a nontraditional female student each year. The 2026 Community Service award went to ...