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YSU history professor coauthors book on Civil War

When Amy Fluker’s new book debuted at the Society for Civil War Historians conference in Richmond, Virginia, it marked both a professional milestone and a deeply personal promise fulfilled. “Haunted by Memory: Ghost Stories of the American Civil War,” released in May, grew from the ...

Beatitude House marks 35 years in Valley

YOUNGSTOWN — Beatitude House, a ministry of Ursuline Sisters Mission, recently celebrated 35 years of providing housing opportunities for individuals and families experiencing homelessness in the Mahoning Valley. The anniversary celebration featured an awards ceremony honoring residents, ...

Agenda

• VILLAGE OF LOWELLVILLE will meet at 10 a.m. Sunday to vote on a resolution to allow the council president to sign a contract representing the village for a loan for the Lowellville Fire Department's new North Side Fire Station and to pass a resolution to purchase a used ambulance. • MAHONING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH personnel committee will meet at 8:30 a.m. Monday at the offices, 50 Westchester Drive, Austintown. The finance committee will meet at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the offices. • AUSTINTOWN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will have a public staff meeting at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the ...

Correspondent awarded grant

Staff report Susan Wojnar of Youngstown has been awarded a $2,500 grant through the Ohio Arts Council’s Artists with Disabilities Access Program (ADAP), a competitive program that helps artists with disabilities advance their careers and expand opportunities to share their work with the ...

Community news

CLOTHING FOR ALL AGES: Grace Community Closet at Grace Lutheran Church, 162 S. Raccoon Road, Austintown, offers cost effective clothing for all ages. The Closet is open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of each month. For information, call 330-792-5889. BACK TO SCHOOL BASH: Alta Care Group is hosting its first Back to School Bash noon to 6 p.m. Friday at Master’s Pavilion in Boardman Park. This free community event will feature stuffed backpacks (children must be present to receive them), preteen hygiene kits, hair cuts and simple hair styles, concessions, music, ...

Agenda

• MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday for the board meeting at the commissioners hearing room at the county courthouse basement and at 11 a.m. for the staff meeting at the commissioners conference room at the administration building. • WESTERN RESERVE BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at the K-12 cafeteria.