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Local Ohio Guard units awaited word on Mexico deployment

110 Years Ago, 1916, transcribed as originally published in the Youngstown Vindicator “Call to arms now awaited by soldiers. Local companies will be recruited to full war strength. Logan will likely remain with Co. Fever of excitement attends preparations for departure – definite ...

Weathersfield school board member dies while riding bike

WEATHERSFIELD — Local school board member Tim Gleason died Thursday at the age of 71. His wife, Sherry, said her husband was riding his bicycle on a local bike trail, where he suffered a heart attack. “He died doing what he loved,” she said. Gleason served the school district for ...

Fresh-squeezed fun

WARREN — Family, food, fun and foundation fundraising occurred on Friday during Berk Enterprise Inc.’s second annual Lemonade Day benefitting Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. The charity provides money for pediatric cancer research and family support. After the success of its inaugural ...

Jackson-Milton maintenance worker dies

JACKSON TOWNSHIP — A worker with the Jackson-Milton school Local Schools was killed after being struck by a tree branch Wednesday. A post to the Jackson-Milton Local Schools Facebook page states that Dave Cameron, the district’s maintenance supervisor, died from his injuries suffered at ...

Library celebrates Summer Discovery

YOUNGSTOWN — Amid tension and turmoil over one of its branches, the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County continues its daily operations across the county, and this week celebrated some positive news, too. The library released the registration numbers for its Summer Discovery ...

Historic Girard park celebrates 100 years

GIRARD — While it may have the name Liberty Memorial Park, the large park off Mosier Road and Elruth Drive is used for a variety of activities and events as part of the city of Girard. The park is marking a special milestone this year of 100 years of providing a place for recreation and ...