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Campbell Board of Education September meeting

What: Campbell Board of Education September meeting Present: Judy Gozur, Gary Bednarik, Beth Donofrio, Tony Kelly and Tina Tsagaris The board: * Approved financial reports, payment of bills, and Then and Now Certificates. * Approved the closure of the Class of 2026 Student Activity Account ($1,363.43) with remaining funds being donated to the Class of 2030. * Approved the addition of a new Student Activity Fund #200-968F for the income and activities of the Class of 2030. * Approved a fund-to-fund transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the Permanent Improvement Fund in the ...

Man killed in weekend crash in Lordstown

LORDSTOWN — A Salem motorcyclist was killed Saturday afternoon on state Route 45 south of Salt Springs Road after colliding with another vehicle. The Lordstown Police Department said Ronald Shasteen, 64, was driving his motorcycle south on Route 45 just before 1 p.m. when a vehicle driven by Karen Willaman, 76, pulled out of a business on the west side of the road and collided with Shasteen. The police department said no charges have been filed against Willaman and the crash remains under investigation.

Nurse Honor Guard remembers those lost during wars

WARREN — Members of the Nurse Honor Guard of Eastern Ohio paid tribute to those nurses who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving their country during times of war. The program “Hands of Healing in a Time of War” was attended by more than 50 people at the Warren Heritage Center ...

1958 Vindicator article leads to historic discovery

WARREN — Greg Thumm gets pretty excited when he talks about a 1958 Youngstown Vindicator news article found among the items his late uncle, Karl Thumm, saved. The article says one of Warren’s great historical figures, General Simon Perkins, directed workmen around 1816 to erect a ...

Sweet Memories in Girard hosts vintage fall festival

Trump returning to Mahoning County next week

YOUNGSTOWN – With hotly contested races for governor and U.S. senator in Ohio, President Donald Trump will return Oct. 12 to Youngstown’s Covelli Centre to rally support for Republican candidates. Trump, a Republican, is supposed to speak at 6 p.m. with the event starting at 4:30 p.m. and doors opening at 2:30 p.m., according to the Republican National Committee. Monday’s announcement about the Oct. 12 event came two days after Trump had a rally in Vandalia, near Dayton, to boost the campaigns of U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, a Republican who is facing Democrat Sherrod Brown, a former ...