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Volunteers bring new life to cemetery on East Side

YOUNGSTOWN — It warms Annette Brown’s heart to see a once-abandoned and dilapidated cemetery with overgrown grass and large fallen branches come back to life — and to hope for the burial of a few faulty assumptions. “This has been a labor of love over the years,” said Brown, who is ...

Total Mill Creek deer reductions reach 95 unofficially this fall

The number of deer that have been harvested by hunters selected through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources lottery system in various Mill Creek MetroParks rose to 51 after another seven were taken last week and another nine the week before that. But MetroParks Natural Resources manager ...

Poland Scout builds playground for preschoolers in township park

POLAND TOWNSHIP — Visitors to Poland Township Park may notice yet another new addition near the main pavilion as a new preschool playground is nearing completion, thanks to the efforts of a local scout. Monica Moore, daughter of Tim and Andrea Moore and a junior at Poland Seminary High ...

Trumbull Tourism touts its successes at annual meeting

NILES — Looking to the past while excitedly planning for the future, the Trumbull County Tourism annual meeting informed and honored local community and business leaders Tuesday afternoon at Vernon’s Cafe. “It’s an opportunity for our industry to gather and talk, and for us to share ...

Zoning commission OKs parking changes

BOARDMAN — The township’s zoning commission took the next step in changing parking standards in Boardman. At Tuesday’s monthly meeting, Zoning Inspector TJ Keiran presented the board with a proposal to give the township more administrative authority to approve parking specifications for ...

Sebring charter amendment fails by 1 vote

YOUNGSTOWN — A Sebring charter amendment to eliminate the village’s civil service commission that was winning by one vote during unofficial results ended up losing by a single vote after provisional ballots were tabulated. The charter amendment proposal lost 300-299 and is headed for an ...