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Decision to allow data centers in Hubbard up to residents

Local News October 7, 2026

HUBBARD — Data centers have been a hot topic across Trumbull County over the past year and Hubbard voters will decide Nov. 3 if they want to ban them from the city. Hubbard residents collected more than 750 signatures — nearly twice the minimum 370 required — in July for an initiative allowing Hubbard residents to decide whether they want to keep or outright ban data centers in the city. The option comes after residents expressed concerns about a data center development around Deer Creek Golf Course as part of Project Milo, which Mayor Ben Kyle previously spoke of in February ...

Oct. 7 community news: Family campout set

Community News October 7, 2026

FAMILY CAMPOUT: A family campout will take place Friday through Sunday at Camp Stambaugh in Canfield. Scouts and their families are invited with the option of spending the day at the camp or staying overnight on Friday and Saturday, which is optional. Participants can sign up during the weekly scout meetings. MCDONALD OKTOBERFEST: McDonald Village will host its annual Oktoberfest 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday at Woodland Park off Ohio Avenue. The fall-themed event will include food, live entertainment, vendors, contests and children’s activities. HOSPICE WORKSHOP: "Walking Beside Them: ...

SOBE could disconnect 4 customers next week

Local News October 7, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN – SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC could disconnect four of its downtown Youngstown customers that haven’t paid their bills in at least 60 days as soon as Oct. 13. SOBE receiver John C. Collins and Michael Moran, his court-appointed attorney, told The Vindicator on Tuesday that the utility company doesn’t want to shut off steam heat to the four buildings, but if payment isn’t made, there is no other choice. Moran said: “At the moment, we’re trying to find out if they’ll make the tariff payments. If not, we’ll be disconnecting. We can’t provide utility ...

Axe from ‘The Shining’ and other props from Stanley Kubrick’s archive up for auction

National News October 7, 2026

LONDON (AP) — The axe wielded by Jack Nicholson in the horror film “The Shining” and a prop infant that appeared in the final scene of “2001: A Space Odyssey” are among items for sale in an auction of director Stanley Kubrick’s personal archive, auction house Bonhams said Tuesday. Other highlights include Kubrick’s director’s chair, the matching blue dresses worn by the twin girls in “The Shining,” costumes used in “Eyes Wide Shut” and Kubrick’s annotated scripts for several of his films, Bonhams said. “We are proud to be able to share with you some of the ...

On the record: Lordstown council

Local News October 7, 2026

Lordstown WHAT: Village council meeting Monday PRESENT: Robert Bond, Mark McGrail, Lamar Liming, Jamie Moseley, Jessica Blank, Ron Radtka and Mayor Jackie Woodward Council: * Approved Shelley and Sands Inc. of North Jackson for the resurfacing of Helmick Drive, Chester Avenue and Westview Avenue at a cost not to exceed $129,121, payable from the streets capital improvement fund. * Heard from Village Engineer Chris Kogelnik that resurfacing work has begun on Lyntz Road and Henn Parkway Road. He said work also has begun on the state Route 45 water booster station project. * ...

Senior Expo draws 800-plus to Metroplex

Local News October 7, 2026

LIBERTY — Seniors and caregivers compared home health care services, active adult retirement communities, long-term care and assisted living, and learned about veteran benefits, technology assistance, free health screenings, and other area senior organizations and services at the Metroplex Expo Center on Tuesday. The Tribune Chronicle and The Vindicator sponsored the seventh annual Boomers & Beyond Senior Expo event, with more than 800 people attending. Sue Shafer, community events coordinator for the newspapers, said, "We try to do this as a one-stop shop for seniors. Sometimes ...