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Fairgrounds gets fair ready

CANFIELD — A group of volunteers is hard at work in the Canfield Harness Horsemen’s Association Museum in the speed barn complex at the Canfield Fairgrounds. The museum will feature a large variety of paraphernalia related to harness racing at the Canfield Fair, which has been around a ...

Crowd cheers brothers’ stunts, ‘The YO’ at film debut

YOUNGSTOWN — For as long as he can recall, Danny Mizicko has been fascinated with seeing the migration of crows in flight — so much so that they were some of the main unspoken extras that flew their way into and out of a film he helped make and, by extension, into viewers’ hearts. “I was shooting music videos when thousands of crows were in the trees. I document them every winter,” said Mizicko, a videographer and director who helps run Stuck in Ohio. Thousands of the intelligent black birds also were in several scenes captured in “The YO,” a new urban adventure ...

Pedestrian struck by vehicle in Girard

GIRARD — Police are investigating a recent incident of a pedestrian being hit by a vehicle at the intersection of North State and Gordon streets. Reports state the incident happened around 9:15 p.m. Friday. The individual was transported to the hospital, but the identity of the person or their condition were not available Sunday night. The report states police made contact with the driver of the vehicle that was involved in the incident.

Events center opens in McDonald

McDONALD — Village resident John Black said he always wanted to have a place in the village for residents to go to for a variety of events and activities. That goal has become a reality after work was done on the inside and outside of the building with the opening this summer of The Center ...

Ohio’s bicentennial bell rings in Canfield Fair

CANFIELD — The historic Mahoning County Ohio Bicentennial Bell will return to the fairgrounds for this year’s fair, thanks to the efforts of Mahoning County Commissioner Geno DiFabio. The bell actually had its start at the 2003 Canfield Fair when the state of Ohio’s Bicentennial ...

Free bus rides offered to fair

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN — The Western Reserve Transit Authority will once again be providing free shuttle express rides from Federal Station downtown and Southern Park Mall in Boardman to the Canfield Fair. The service will be available Wednesday through Sept. 5. Riders can depart ...