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Salem ‘old-timey’ soda fountain owners explain beverage’s history

NILES — The owners of Kast Iron Soda Works traveled from Salem to give a “History of Soda Fountains” presentation at the McKinley Birthplace Home last week. Kast Iron is an old-school style soda bar partnered with America250-Ohio as an official nonalcoholic beverage provider. Lesley Kline, who co-owns Kast Iron with her husband Wil, said they try to embrace the history of soda. “We are a soda shop, and we also function as an old-timey soda fountain that has been a really fun history ([thing) for us to lean into. Not just with the drinks, but just understanding the history ...

Canfield Junior Fair auctions bring in $1.3M

CANFIELD — The Junior Fair auctions at the 180th Canfield Fair brought in nearly $1.3 million, the fair board has announced. Two types of auctions take place during fair week: • Traditional auctions where 100% of monies accumulated are given back to the individual who raised the animal. These totaled $1,234,878. The youth typically use the funds earned to put toward their project animal(s) for the future year, toward their college fund or a combination of both. All money collected is distributed back to the individuals selling their animals. • Scholarship and charity ...

Weathersfield extends data center ban

WEATHERSFIELD — Trustees have approved extending the township’s moratorium on data centers by six months to allow officials more time for research. Trustees at their meeting earlier this month said the zoning commission, law director Cherry Poteet and zoning inspector Kelly Clarke have been working on zoning regulations and guidelines for data centers. Trustee Ed Whittaker said the six-month extension will provide the needed time to get that finished and forwarded to trustees for their approval. “Everyone has heard a lot about data centers in the past year. There are a lot of ...

New sanctuary dedicated at Canfield Presbyterian Church

CANFIELD — Canfield Presbyterian Church was filled to capacity Sunday morning as the congregation officially dedicated its $2.25 million newly remodeled sanctuary. The Rev. Larry Bowald, senior pastor, and the Rev. Amber Balista, associate pastor, led the dedication during the service. “God’s house is not just this building, but the many people who made this day possible. They gave of themselves for this day. Today we celebrate the church, this beautiful site and the people of God and the time that was devoted to make this possible,” Bowald said. Bowald and Balista each ...

Trumbull health department gets $190K grant

WARREN — The Trumbull County Combined Health District (TCCHD) has been approved for $190,000 in grant funding from the OneOhio Recovery Foundation to support its efforts to address substance use disorders and strengthen prevention, treatment, recovery and community resilience initiatives. With the grant award approved, TCCHD looks forward to finalizing its grant agreement and putting these funds to work in the community, said TCCHD Health Commissioner Frank Migliozzi. The grant from the OneOhio Recovery Foundation will go toward providing scheduled transportation for non-Medicaid ...

Reflections on Sept. 11 shared at Mahoning Valley’s ceremony

AUSTINTOWN — The choir members who sang the national anthem and “God Bless the USA” were made up of students who have no memory of Sept. 11, 2001. They’ve simply grown up in a country that has been shaped by it for 25 years. The guest speaker at the annual Mahoning Valley 9/11 ...