The Associated Press The U.S. Postal Service is poised to launch a hastily built, error-riddled computer system that could jeopardize the process of mail voting relied upon by one-third of all voters, according to a whistleblower statement released Tuesday by Democratic Sen. Richard ...
LIBERTY — The Liberty Board of Education learned that the district’s state funding will remain “pretty consistent” unless one or two variables change over the next few years, Treasurer Amber Shaeffer said. The board approved the district’s five-year forecast, a document given to board members ahead of time, at last week’s meeting. According to the financial summary portion of the forecast, expenditures are expected to exceed revenue, resulting in a shortfall in the final year of the forecast period. The district’s average annual revenue growth, which stood at 0.52% ...
CANFIELD — Earlier this summer, an offer was made to the Western Reserve Village Foundation at the Canfield Fairgrounds to donate a 1926 Ford Model T along with its rich history. The foundation and the fair board approved the donation, and the vintage vehicle was moved to the fairgrounds ...
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Just off one of New York’s famed Hamptons beaches, shark researcher Greg Metzger reels in one of the day’s prize catches: a young but powerful sand tiger shark. He and another marine researcher quickly lasso the tail of the sharp-toothed female to the side of the boat and hold it steady as they take tissue samples and work to attach small data collection devices. Metzger marvels as the shark’s thick, rugged skin snaps a surgical-grade scalpel. “It’s no surprise that they’ve been around since prehistoric times and they’re still going strong,” ...
WARREN — Trumbull County Commissioners are expected to consider placing one of its members on the Trumbull County Budget Commission to replace a representative of the prosecutor’s office at the request of Prosecutor Dennis Watkins. Watkins is seeking to remove his office as a voting member of the budget commission because his office represents county agencies that sometimes may be in conflict with decisions of the budget commission. As currently constructed, voting members of the budget commission include a representative from the auditor’s office, the treasurer’s office and ...
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that 19 of the members of the G20 had agreed to address streams of “cheap exports” that cause global economic imbalances, but said China had dissented. Bessent made his comments at the end of a two-day meeting with ...
