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Ohio Travel Guide now available

Staff report Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and TourismOhio have unveiled the 2026 Ohio Travel Guide, a free resource designed to help Ohioans and visitors explore what’s new and noteworthy across the state. This year’s cover highlights Playhouse Square in Cleveland, the largest performing arts ...

Boardman fire crews called to plaza fire

Staff report The Boardman Township Fire Department is investigating the cause of a weekend fire at a business in a U.S. Route 224 shopping center. Reports indicate the fire crews were called after 7 a.m. Saturday to the Presidential Square Shopping Center on Boardman-Poland Road. Reports ...

On the record: Girard Board of Education

Girard WHAT: Board of education meeting March 26 PRESENT: Vincent Ragozine, Joe Castor, Scott Strain, Tammy King and Zachary Steiner The board: • Received a $10,000 donation from the Cafaro Foundation in recognition of the high school cheerleaders winning the state championship. • ...

Students end emotional Sojourn

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A civil rights icon has provided a seed for Akilah Heflin’s desire to create a safe space for fellow students — a seed that shows all signs of healthful growth and sustainability. “Even though she was scared, she persevered and pushed through to the end,” Heflin, ...

Low voter turnout forecast

Even with a number of contested local primary races, election officials in Mahoning and Trumbull counties expect low turnout. Tom McCabe, Mahoning County Board of Elections director, said he predicts turnout for the May 5 primary in his county to be between 23% and 25%. Stephanie Penrose, ...

Crash data reveal work-zone dangers

More than $137 million in construction work is about to get underway in Trumbull and Mahoning counties. Along with that work comes the potential for crashes, and state troopers have recorded hundreds of work zone accidents in recent years. From 2021 through 2025, the two counties saw a ...