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Community News September 30, 2026

PROJECT PLAYHOUSE: Habitat for Humanity of Mahoning Valley brings Project Playhouse to Penguin City Brewery on Thursday as businesses and organizations will build and design individualized playhouses for families in need – providing children with a safe place to play and imagine their own home. Building teams include: Southwoods Health, Hollywood Gaming Mahoning Valley Race Course, Dearing Compressor, YSU Sokolov Honors College, Window World, America Makes, Farmers National Bank and Mercy Health Foundation/Thrivent Financial. These groups will each be building, painting and decorating ...

Taxpayers have funded nearly $1.5M in pro-Trump ads. Criticism is mounting, including from the GOP

National News September 30, 2026

The White House has spent days fiercely defending three taxpayer-funded advertisements that glorify President Donald Trump and are nearing at least $1.5 million in public spending, calling them public service announcements like those used in past administrations. "Don't let the Fake News get ...

Bosnian Serb leaders meet with Russia's President Vladimir Putin ahead of weekend election in Bosnia

National News September 30, 2026

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnian Serb pro-Russian ruling politicians on Tuesday met with Russia's President Vladimir Putin just days ahead of a general election this weekend in Bosnia. Separatist leader Milorad Dodik and Prime Minister Savo Minic met with Putin in Moscow. Bosnian Serb official RTRS television said they won support from the Russian president for the vote on Sunday. Bosnia's around 3.4 million voters will choose a multi-ethnic presidency, the central Parliament and the institutions of the two entities. The complex network of institutions was created in a ...

Dennis Haskins, who played the hapless principal on ‘Saved by the Bell,’ dies at 75

National News September 30, 2026

Dennis Haskins, the actor best known for playing the affable Principal Richard Belding on the hit NBC sitcom “Saved by the Bell,” has died. He was 75. Haskins’ death was confirmed early Tuesday by his agent. Additional details were not immediately available. “It’s a tragic loss,” his agent, Jay Schachter, said in a statement. “Everyone loved Mr. Belding and those of us who got to know Dennis, loved him even more. He was a great person, and he loved, I mean absolutely LOVED his fans. He always had time for them, no matter what. He was my client and dear friend for over 20 ...

NASA ramps up support to get Boeing's astronaut capsule flying after Butch and Suni fiasco

National News September 30, 2026

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is throwing extra support and money behind Boeing's troubled astronaut capsule to get it fixed and flying again as soon as possible. Boeing's Starliner capsule had so many problems in 2024 that its two test pilots were stuck at the International Space ...

Canfield fire board makes deputy chief official, adds full-timer

Local News September 30, 2026

CANFIELD -- The Cardinal Joint Fire District Board of Directors swore in two and agreed to hire two more at its Monday meeting. Deputy Chief Mark Pitzer was officially hired at a July 14 special meeting, but was unable to be sworn in last month because of personal matters. At Monday’s meeting, he was made official as CJFD Board President Dave Knarr issued him the oath of office, after which Mark’s wife Julie Pitzer handled the ceremonial pinning of the badge. Following Mark’s oath, Knarr swore in new full-time fire fighter/paramedic Joel Wharry from Springfield. Wharry said he ...