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Brookfield man gives WWII bomber talk in Canfield

CANFIELD — Despite a temperature in the single digits, nearly 50 people came out Monday evening for the monthly meeting of the World War II Heritage Society, where the featured speaker, Dave Walker of Brookfield, talked about the heavy bombers of World War II. Dave Frank was a co-founder ...

Hubbard plan for stormwater drainage due to EPA in March

HUBBARD — While one of the city’s water facilities has passed its EPA inspection, officials will have more work to do because of a new mandate. As part of his report at Tuesday’s regular city council meeting, Councilman Jerome Crowe, D-at Large, serving as president pro tem while ...

Poland council discusses committee formations

POLAND — Village council had a light agenda on Tuesday, but did make a move toward forming committees to handle some of the tasks for 2026. Three committees need to be put together, including a committee on helmets for electric bikes and scooters, a committee for grants and a final one for ...

Women who operated 3 illicit massage parlors sentenced

YOUNGSTOWN — Three women accused of operating illicit massage parlors in Beaver and Springfield townships in 2024 entered guilty pleas Wednesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court and received probationary sentences. Aixin Cheng, 54, of Virginia, pleaded guilty to a high-level felony of ...

2 men found not guilty of murder released from jail

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN — Terry Hopkins, 23, and Kenneth Carter, 35, were both released from the Mahoning County jail Tuesday after a jury found both men not guilty earlier Tuesday of murder and a gun specification in the Jan. 24, 2025, shooting death of Resean Graham, 42, in a home on ...

Poland Township upgrading security systems this year

POLAND TOWNSHIP — Michael Romeo from Tactical Solutions / PrimeNet addressed trustees at their January meeting regarding security. The company is upgrading the township systems to meet Ohio standards for government buildings. “Our goal is to catch the township up on technology,” Romeo ...