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‘Go Baby Go’ drives inclusivity in ninth year

CANFIELD — On Saturday morning, children at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center will rev up their toy car engines with excitement as children with mobility impairments were gifted power wheel vehicles, custom-designed to fit their individual needs. In its 9th year, the “Go ...

Hubbard High uses simulator to encourage sober driving

HUBBARD — Hubbard High School encouraged safe driving among students through a distracted driving simulation on Friday. Mary Davis, who teaches high school government, sociology and psychology, is also the adviser for the high school’s Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) ...

Knights of Columbus give time to help community

AUSTINTOWN — Members of Knights of Columbus Council 3936 have stepped up once again to help people in the community with recent events such as building beds for children and a fundraiser to help a teen battling cancer. Several of the members gathered recently at St. Anne Ukrainian Catholic ...

Niles officials discussing park upgrades

NILES — City officials are discussing how to improve local parks in the coming months. One of the sites discussed at a recent public grounds committee meeting was Iowa Park. The park, located between Iowa Avenue and Dakota Avenue south of the Mahoning River, is set to receive about ...

CFMV awards grants to 50 area nonprofits

YOUNGSTOWN — The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley, along with its supporting foundations, has awarded more than $706,000 in grants to 50 area nonprofit organizations in this year’s first round of funding. Fund holders awarded $311,700 via the foundation’s general ...

Religion news

CHURCH 100 YEARS: First Community Church of Leavittsburg will celebrate its 100th anniversary at a special service at 10:45 a.m. Sunday. CONCERT EVENT: St. Robert Bellarmine Church in Cortland is hosting a concert to benefit and support the Rev. Carl Kish Scholarship Fund. The St. Robert Youth ...