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City schools seek to keep tax vetoes

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Board of Education — along with the state’s other urban districts — is advocating for the protection and preservation of a series of vetoes Gov. Mike DeWine signed Monday regarding the state’s $60 billion Republican spending bill. During Tuesday’s ...

Austintown OKs tax break for developer

AUSTINTOWN — An unused space in the township may soon be drawing new businesses and new jobs to the area. Austintown Township trustees on Monday approved a 10-year, 60% tax abatement as part of an application for a project to construct a large metal building on an undeveloped lot along ...

Blighted Hubbard Township home to be demolished

HUBBARD TOWNSHIP — A formal conclusion was reached regarding a property that divided trustees at several regular meetings this year, thanks to another public entity. Trustee Monica Baker, the township’s zoning liaison, who attended a recent land bank meeting, explained to trustees and ...

4-H youth showcase raising rabbits at fair’s opening day

BAZETTA — While many 4-H youth spend time raising cows, goats, sheep and pigs, others, especially those who live in the city, dedicate their time to raising and showcasing smaller animals such as rabbits. On Tuesday’s opening day of the 179th annual Trumbull County Fair, many youth ...

Alta Head Start sets community enrollment event is Thursday

YOUNGSTOWN — Alta Head Start will host a free community enrollment event noon to 6 p.m. Thursday at the Covelli Centre in downtown Youngstown. The event will feature games, children’s activities, vendors and resource providers for prospective Head Start families. Families also can meet ...

Wednesday’s Trumbull County Fair schedule

Free admission for veterans and first responders with proper identification. Fairgrounds attractions every day are the Stone Age Show and the Family Fun Circus with Cracker Jack the Clown. 8 a.m. — Admission Gate C opens (remaining gates open at 10 a.m.) 9 a.m. — Junior Fair Equine ...