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Oct. 10-11 Property transfers

Property transfers recorded Sept. 21-Oct. 2 in Mahoning County and portions of Trumbull County: Austintown Dorothy L. D'Amico to Hunter Young and Morgan Robbins, 2233 Breezewood Drive, $184,730 Caryl Kloss, AKA Caryl J. Kloss, by Marilyn Heaven POA, to Raymond P. Kelly IV and Melissa Ann Kelly, 4345 Woodleigh Lane, $200,000 Dennis R. and Susan E. Gagne to Robert Gaia, 267 Ohltown Road, $50,000 Roxanne M. Winkle to Bryson T. Sanders, 5778 Yorktown Lane, $132,000 Juanita J. Eynon to Dalton Vasko and Sarah Jane Vasko, 52 North Navarre Ave., $120,000 Penny L. Hamner HTTA Penny L. ...

YSU, United Way team up for United We Care

BOARDMAN - It's been said that those who truly love their jobs never have to work a day in their lives. Perhaps the same can be said for those such as Chelsea Walker who regularly volunteer their time and services. "Advocating for the working man is important to me," Walker, a Youngstown State University sophomore and human-relations major, said. It's probably a bit more accurate, however, to state that she also is advocating for women and children - working or not - via being part of an effort to distribute a variety of donated items to those in need. That action bore ripe ...

Oct. 10-11 agenda

BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES have canceled their meeting for Tuesday. CANFIELD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the township hall. YOUNGSTOWN BOARD OF EDUCATION board committee meeting will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the board conference room, 20 W. Wood St. STRUTHERS BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at the board offices. CRAIG BEACH VILLAGE COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the municipal building. ELLSWORTH ZONING COMMISSION will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the fire hall. MAHONING./ COLUMBIANA TRAINING ASSOCIATION will meet at 8:30 a.m. ...

A reckoning on social media addiction came late for many kids. Will AI safety be different?

Years after the risks of social media for kids first became apparent, U.S. states this summer reached an accord hailed as a turning point for child safety. Meanwhile, a new generation of children has begun engaging with an even more potent technology: artificial intelligence. While the efforts to make social media safer are still taking shape, they offer some lessons for those looking to protect children using AI — technology that is growing so quickly, the extent of its risks for young people and their development is just emerging. When Meta agreed to changes to its social media ...

Homeless woman tries to maintain fragile living arrangements

It’s safe to say that many people take great care at night to make sure the doors and windows of their home are closed and locked because they don’t know when someone might take advantage of an opportunity to harm them. But for one woman, there are no windows and no doors to lock because she has lived outside in the Youngstown-Warren area for at least several weeks. To not put her life in any more danger than it already is, this newspaper is not saying where she lives or describing her. She is always careful not to give out too much information about herself anyway because she ...