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WILLIAM McKINLEY PROGRAM: The Poland Historical Society will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Little Red Schoolhouse, 4515 Center Road. At 7:30 p.m., local historian and Mahoning Valley native Paul Rohrbaugh will present a program on the life of William McKinley, highlighting the future president’s early ties to Poland Township. Rohrbaugh is the author of ‘’Favorite Son: The Life and Times of William McKinley.” The presentation is free. McKinley was born Jan. 29, 1843, in Niles. The society is planning to install a statue of McKinley as a young man. Plans are for the ...

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• MAHONING COUNTY BOARD OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the community services department at Leonard Kirtz School in Austintown. The board ethics committee will meet at 5:45 p.m. • MAHONING COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH will meet at 8 a.m. Wednesday at the offices, 50 Westchester Drive, Austintown. The finance committee will meet at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday and the personnel committee will meet at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the offices. • POLAND VILLAGE COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the municipal building. • HUBBARD CITY COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. ...

Food drive benefits church pantry

LIBERTY — The fifth- and sixth-grade student council at Blott Guy PK-6 school recently demonstrated the power of service and community by organizing a food drive to support the Liberty Food Pantry at Church Hill United Methodist Church. Teachers, students and community members donated ...

High school journalism contest announced

Northeast Ohio and western Pennsylvania high school students and their advisers can win prizes of up to $200 in the second annual Youngstown Press Club Scholastic Journalism Awards contest. Entries are being sought from students at 82 high schools in Ashtabula, Trumbull, Mahoning, Columbiana, Mercer and Lawrence counties. The entry deadline is March 18. The competition categories are scholastic journalist of the year; adviser of the year; news story; feature story; sports news and features; editorial, colum n or opinion; reviews of products, movies, plays or books; photography; ...

Boardman Board of Education gets organized for 2026

BOARDMAN — The Boardman Board of Education held its annual organizational meeting Jan. 7, welcoming a new board member and selecting leadership for the year ahead. R. Scot Murray was sworn in as the newest member of the board by Treasurer A.J. Ginnetti. Reelected members John Landers, ...

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LEAGUE SEEKS NOMINATIONS: The League of Women Voters of Greater Youngstown’s Hall of Fame nominations are open. Nominations must be submitted no later than 5 p.m. Jan. 31. For nomination forms and additional information, visit https://.my.lwv.org/ohio/.greater-youngstown/womens-hall-fame or the group’s website at https://www.lwvgy.org. The Hall of Fame celebration will be March 19 at the Jewish Community Center. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the dinner and program begin at 5:30 p.m. Questions about nominations / sponsorship may be directed to Suzanne Barbati at ...