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Poland school board reviews reductions in district revenue

POLAND — School finances dominated conversation at this week’s Poland Board of Education meeting. Last year, the district did not know what to expect because of legislation changes. This year, officials know that revenue will be flat. The 20-mill floor is one area affecting revenue. The 20-mill floor was enacted in 1977 to ensure a minimum level of funding for school districts in Ohio. In 2025, legislation made some changes to what counts toward the 20-mill floor that took Poland and some other districts off it, meaning the district could no longer benefit from increased ...

Canada company acquires Niles aluminum plant

A privately owned aluminum extrusion business in Canada added a Niles plant to its portfolio, BRT Extrusions announced this week in a letter to its customers. BRT, 1818 N. Main St., is now part of Can Art Aluminum Extrusion.The company, with several plants in Ontario, has its headquarters in Mississauga, which is approximately 24 miles west of Toronto. A purchase price was not disclosed for the facility and property, which rests on 27.94 acres. However, the Trumbull County Auditor’s website shows a $27,470,000 transaction Aug. 26 between BRT Property Holdings LLC and FIP Master ...

Property transfers for Sept. 26

Property transfers recorded Sept. 14-18 in Mahoning County and portions of Trumbull County: Austintown Matthew C. Canter and Kimbarlee Jewel Kelly to Kyle Donald Kimerer, 3832 Edinburgh Drive, $232,500 Larry L. Dillon to Kayla Salzman, 3904 Dunbar St., $239,900 Corey Terrence and ...

Children get hands on look at classical music

YOUNGSTOWN — The children at Students Motivated by the Arts on Thursday weren’t sitting quietly listening to classical music. They were banging on drums. Some were moving, while others were drawing what they heard. A few were discovering that music isn’t something that simply comes out ...

MetroParks deer reduction program to resume Sunday

The fourth year of the Mill Creek MetroParks deer reduction program begins Sunday with bow hunting in various parks, according to Rachel Sobnosky, MetroParks natural resources manager. She said there will be a few adjustments made to the “controlled hunt” portion of the deer reductions, which are carried out through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ hunting lottery system. “The extended archery season at Hitchcock Woods and Huntington Woods will be shortened, running through December rather than extending through the end of January as it did last season. Additionally, ...

WRTA gets $1.76M grant for Belmont Avenue bus route work

YOUNGSTOWN — The Western Reserve Transit Authority is receiving a $1.76 million grant to make improvements along its Belmont Avenue bus route, which runs from the downtown Federal Station to the Churchill Giant Eagle in Liberty. The funding is coming from the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Ohio Workforce Partnership Program, which uses federal dollars to support public workforce transportation projects. As a condition of the grant, WRTA is providing $440,000 — a 20% match — for the work, which brings the project’s total to $2.2 million. ODOT announced $13.5 million ...