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Community News August 10, 2026

OCCHA FOOD FEST: Organizacion Civic y Cultural Hispana Americana Inc. (OCCHA) will present its 14th annual International Latino Food Festival noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at OCCHA, 3660 Shirley Road, Youngstown. The featured cuisines will be Puerto Rican, Dominican, Mexican, Venezuelan and Latin American. Dinners are $15 each and include drinks and desserts. Entertainment will be provided by the Mahoning Valley Latin Orchestra. There also will be dancing, dominoes, raffles and family activities. Dinners will be dine-in or carryout. For more information, call 330-781-1808. VETERANS POKER RUN: ...

Body of man found in backyard on West Ravenwood

Local News August 10, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Police Department and Mahoning County Coroner’s Office are investigating after police responded to West Ravenwood Avenue near Hillman Street on the South Side on Thursday evening and confirmed a caller’s claim that there was a dead body in the backyard. When officers arrived for the 7:12 p.m. call, they spoke with a woman who said that about an hour before the person called 911, a man told her he had discovered a dead body about two days earlier. The caller said he or she wanted to see if the man was telling the truth before calling the police. Other ...

Worship Without Walls event set in Austintown

Local News August 10, 2026

AUSTINTOWN — Worship Without Walls will provide a workshop and music 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Austintown Township Park. The free, non-denominational community worship event is designed to bring people together through faith, family, fellowship and music. Whether you attend church regularly, are searching for a church home, or simply want to spend an uplifting afternoon outdoors, all are welcome. Jenah Shank, one of the event organizers, said outdoor summer worship gatherings have become increasingly popular throughout the region at venues such as Day Dream Farm Winery, Greene Eagle ...

‘Be My Neighbor’ event fosters community

Local News August 10, 2026

NILES — With songs such as “I Like You Just the Way You Are,” “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” on PBS Kids is an extremely popular television show with toddlers. Created in 2012, the animated series was inspired by “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” Four-year-old Daniel’s ...

As the world rediscovers ‘The Odyssey,’ disabled actors in Greece explore the pain of war

International News August 10, 2026

EPIDAURUS, Greece (AP) — As Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” renews global fascination with Homer, a cast of disabled and non-disabled performers in Greece is staging the war’s other story. It’s not about the triumph of returning heroes, but the suffering they left behind. “The Trojan Women,” with a cast of 22, was staged at Epidaurus, the ancient open-air stone arena in southern Greece. It marked what organizers called the first fully accessible performance in the ancient theater’s 2,300-year history. While Homer followed warriors sailing home from Troy, the ...

Family nurtures deep roots

Local News August 10, 2026

MINERAL RIDGE — While everyone didn’t share the same last name at the 100th Keeling Family Reunion on Saturday, they were still connected through a bloodline that began centuries ago. The event brought together more than 60 attendees from various locales in Ohio and some who traveled from ...