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Trumbull County WHAT: Trumbull Career and Technical Center board meeting Aug. 13 The board: •Heard from Superintendent Jason Gray that a bridge along Educational Highway will be worked on starting after Labor Day that will close the road for students and staff. Gray said buses and drivers will be rerouted to Research Highway with an earlier dismissal planned for bus riders at 1:45 p.m. to get students back to their schools. •Heard from Gray the new manufacturing wing addition has been completed and is being used this school year. Officials will have a ribbon cutting for an ...

New rides to debut at Canfield Fair

Staff report Canfield — Reithoffer Shows will debut three new amusement rides, including one manufactured in Ohio, at the 2026 Canfield Fair. The new attractions include two kiddie rides and a thrill ride for teens and adults, adding to the nearly 50 rides that will comprise the fair’s ...

Youngstown Foundation awards nearly $1M in grants

The Youngstown Foundation has announced $986,000 in new grants, including a grant to Stambaugh Auditorium to support its roof replacement project. The historic venue, built in 1926, has experienced storm damage and ongoing wear and tear, creating an urgent need for a new roof to prevent ...

On the record: Austintown Board of Education, Lowellville Board of Education

Austintown WHAT: August Board of Education meeting PRESENT: Katie Berdis, Fred Marcum, Don Sherwood, Kim Smrek and Harold Porter The board: ● Approved the June and July monthly financial/expenditure activity report and forecast report. ● Approved the submission and projections of expenditures, revenues and fund balances for fiscal year 2027, and for the three succeeding fiscal years ending 2028, 2029 and 2030. ● Approved purchase orders over $15,000 and transfers for the month as submitted. ● Approved donations of $1,883 from the Fitch Volleyball Boosters to Fitch ...

Warren judge responds to call for disqualification

By ED RUNYAN Staff writer WARREN — Warren Municipal Court Judge Natasha Natale has filed a response to an affidavit filed by an attorney with the Ohio Public Defender’s Office asking that the Ohio Supreme Court disqualify Natale from hearing a criminal case. Assistant Public Defender Shawna Merkich, who works in the Trumbull County public defender’s office, filed the affidavit regarding a criminal case involving a 19-year-old Youngstown man charged with misdemeanor criminal trespassing at Warren G. Harding High School on Aug. 21, 2025. The case involved several people seen ...

Local man among dead in airship explosion over London

105 Years Ago, 1921 transcribed as originally published in the Youngstown Vindicator: “Airship explodes; 44 dead. Local man reported safe. Report of Esterly’s death denied later. ZR-2, which U.S. was to have brought from Britain for $2,000,000 explodes over river at Hull, England....” “London, Aug 24 (Associated Press) — The giant airship ZR-2, purchased by the United States from Great Britain, exploded over the city of Hull today, according to advice received here shortly after 6:30 o’clock this evening. The airship is a wreck in the River Humber.... “A Hull ...