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Weathersfield school board member dies while riding bike

WEATHERSFIELD — Local school board member Tim Gleason died Thursday at the age of 71. His wife, Sherry, said her husband was riding his bicycle on a local bike trail, where he suffered a heart attack. “He died doing what he loved,” she said. Gleason served the school district for ...

Jackson-Milton maintenance worker dies

JACKSON TOWNSHIP — A worker with the Jackson-Milton school Local Schools was killed after being struck by a tree branch Wednesday. A post to the Jackson-Milton Local Schools Facebook page states that Dave Cameron, the district’s maintenance supervisor, died from his injuries suffered at work. “Mr. Cameron served our district with pride. His loss is felt deeply, but his memory will never be far from our hearts,” the post states. “We need only to look around the facilities he took impeccable care of to realize his impact on our district. We mourn his loss as we express ...

Fresh-squeezed fun

WARREN — Family, food, fun and foundation fundraising occurred on Friday during Berk Enterprise Inc.’s second annual Lemonade Day benefitting Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. The charity provides money for pediatric cancer research and family support. After the success of its ...

Library celebrates Summer Discovery

YOUNGSTOWN — Amid tension and turmoil over one of its branches, the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County continues its daily operations across the county, and this week celebrated some positive news, too. The library released the registration numbers for its Summer Discovery reading program, which show a considerable year-over-year increase. Registrations for the annual program total 4,101 as of June 9 — a 37% increase from the 2,983 registrations as of June 9, 2025. Erin Phemester, chief experience officer at PLYMC, said the program has been operating in some form ...

Historic Girard park celebrates 100 years

GIRARD — While it may have the name Liberty Memorial Park, the large park off Mosier Road and Elruth Drive is used for a variety of activities and events as part of the city of Girard. The park is marking a special milestone this year of 100 years of providing a place for recreation and ...

Hubbard trustees detail data center tour

HUBBARD TOWNSHIP — Trustees who went on a tour of a data center location nearly two hours southwest of them agreed that the experience felt like an episode of “The Truman Show.” Earlier this week, trustee Eric Lamb said he traveled to New Albany, Ohio, to participate in an economic development tour offered to officials that was focused on data center construction and operations, as well as construction practices and utility demands associated with a large-scale data center. New Albany is home to 40 completed data centers across 15 companies, with 28 more announced or under ...