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Work begins on Jackson-Milton field house

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NORTH JACKSON —— The Jackson-Milton Local School District has broken ground for its new expansive field house to support the school system's various sports teams. “The field house is approximately 30,000 square feet. We’re going to house our wrestling here … currently they practice down at the old stadium, but everything will be on campus now,” said Kirk Baker, superintendent of Jackson-Milton schools. “Down below, it’s going to have a 40-yard indoor turf for softball and baseball practice … We’re going to have locker rooms for the visitor [teams] and home team ...

Police blotter: Austintown

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Police activity in Austintown from Oct. 14 to Oct. 21: Oct. 21, 12:20 p.m. A report was taken at 2493 Deborah Court regarding two lost rings. 12:48 p.m. Jenny Cutrone was issued summons at 6100 Mahoning Ave. on theft, drug abuse and drug paraphernalia charges. 4:47 p.m. Joshua Stewart was arrested at the Stark County Jail on an undisclosed Austintown warrant. Oct. 20, 3:35 p.m. A report was taken at 54 Westchester Drive regarding the theft of cooking oil. 3:52 p.m. Crystal Taylor was issued a summons at 6001 Mahoning Ave. on a theft charge and was arrested on an undisclosed ...

Hubbard Army veteran fought, taught over 3 decades

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For more than three decades, Brent Herzberger answered the call to serve, building a military career that took him from the deserts of Kuwait and Iraq to leadership positions training soldiers and supporting military operations across Ohio. Along the way, the Brookfield High School ...

Inspiring Minds toasts its past, present, future

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LOWELLVILLE —— Celebrating its past and present while working toward an even brighter future, Inspiring Minds Youngstown hosted its annual fundraiser, Black & White Ball, on Saturday at the Community Literacy Workforce and Cultural Center. Since 2015, IM Youngstown has provided ...

Valley Hispanic group marks 54 years of service

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BOARDMAN —— Christina Olivera fondly recalled playing with children around her age as her mother stood in line at the Organizacion Civica y Cultural Hispana Americana organization's location on Youngstown's East Side to receive a block of government-provided cheese. "It's a serious pillar ...

Obama rallies for Acton, Brown but blasts Trump

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CLEVELAND — Former President Barack Obama seized on what he described as cruelty and indecency coming from President Donald Trump and his Republican allies, stepping into one of the nation’s ugliest midterm fights as he worked to rally Democratic voters in battleground Ohio on ...