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Junior League hosts hundreds of survivors at annual tea

CANFIELD - "She held her mama's hand ... When they got the news ... Too close to home ... When it hits close to you ..." Those are lyrics from Candace Campana's "Pink Ink," a song she sang Monday for about 500 breast cancer survivors at Waypoint 4180, during the 32nd annual Pink Ribbon Tea. Sponsored by the Junior League of the Mahoning Valley, the tea brings together survivors and their caregivers for an afternoon of inspiration, music and fellowship. Vendors were on hand with information on products and services to support the breast cancer journey, and cellist Ed Madej provided ...

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Giant pumpkins attract hundreds to Canfield

CANFIELD - The only thing larger than the size of the produce at Parks Garden Center in Canfield on Saturday was the enthusiasm of the crowd. Approximately 200 people attended the Ohio Valley Giant Pumpkin Growers World Weigh-off. Owner and Board Site Coordinator Tim Parks emceed the event as growers came to the stage with the fruits of their labor. Board Director Bill Hendricks said the weigh-off has taken place for about thirty years, even during COVID. Besides pumpkins, they weighed watermelons, tomatoes, long gourds and sunflowers. Hendricks described this as “the biggest day ...

Nonviolence Week closes out with roundtable discussion

YOUNGSTOWN - In 1959, legendary jazz and blues singer Dinah Washington popularized the hit song, "What a Difference a Day Makes." In a day, Steve Schultz articulated what a difference a hyphen makes. "Nonviolence with a hyphen means without violence; nonviolence without a hyphen means what you are going to do about the violence and injustice we see," Schultz, assistant director of the Millbrae, California-based Sojourn to the Past program, said. "Nonviolence (not hyphenated) is about action, not inaction." Schultz, who was in the Mahoning Valley from his home in the San Francisco ...

Trump stumps for Husted, Ramaswamy in Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN – In between saying gas prices were going to “drop like a rock,” and that he’d end the wars in Iran and between Ukraine and Russia, President Donald Trump urged Ohio voters to support U.S. Sen. Jon Husted and gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy in this election. During Monday’s rally at Covelli Centre, Trump, a Republican, criticized the two GOP candidates’ Democrats opponents – Sherrod Brown, a former three-term senator who lost reelection in 2024 who is seeking a return to the upper chamber, and Amy Acton, the state’s health director during the early ...

Changes announced for Trump rally in Youngstown

Rally ticket information YOUNGSTOWN — The Republican National Committee has announced changes to President Donald J. Trump’s rally Monday at the Covelli Centre in downtown Youngstown. Most of the events have been delayed by one hour. Doors to the arena will now open at 3:30 p.m. The ...