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Austintown robotics team off to world championships

AUSTINTOWN — As one of only 10 teams in the state heading to the FIRST Robotics world championships this week, seven members of the Austintown team and their coaches and advisers were leaving today for the long drive to Texas. The Falco Tech team will compete in Houstonon Wednesday ...

Liberty gets grant to ease flood issues

LIBERTY — The township has been awarded a $450,000 grant to repair drainage issues at Center Park, Trumbull County commissioners and Liberty Township trustees recently announced. The park is expected to undergo a multitude of repairs funded through American Rescue Plan money from the ...

Girard student headed for world robotics championship in Texas

Staff report GIRARD — Girard High School junior Leah Maurice is headed for the FIRST Robotics World Championship this week in Houston, Texas. As a member of Girard’s FIRST Robotics team, Aptiv Team No. 379, The RoboCats, Leah qualified for the World Championship by earning one of two ...

4-H members hold auction fundraiser to benefit club programs

BOARDMAN — Each year, Douglas Moliterno derives great pleasure from showing several of his animals at the Canfield Fair, though perhaps the highest reward comes from what can’t be seen, shown or fed. “My friends,” Moliterno, 19, of Canfield, said when asked what he enjoys about ...

Distracted driving law off to promising start

CANFIELD — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and officials from the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Ohio Traffic Safety Office are optimistic about the impact of Ohio’s strengthened distracted driving law on road safety. DeWine stated in a recent news release, “Most distracted driving ...

City settles demolition case by giving woman house

YOUNGSTOWN — In a series of unusual moves, Youngstown demolished a residential structure despite a court order to not knock it down and settled the case with the homeless woman who filed it by giving her a different vacant house. Jamie Cottle — along with her father, James Cottle Jr. ...