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CANFIELD FAIR ROLLS IN FOR 180TH YEAR

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 ...

Researchers catch sharks off New York’s Hamptons, attach trackers to predators

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,” ...

Trumbull prosecutor’s office wants removed from county budget commission

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 ...

Postal Service scrambles to handle ballot restrictions

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 ...

Agenda

• YOUNGSTOWN BOARD OF EDUCATION business committee will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday at 20 W. Wood St. • MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will meet at 9 a.m. Thursday at the Ohio State University Extension, 306 S. Broad St., Canfield. There is no staff meeting this week. • WEATHERSFIELD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES have canceled their meeting for Thursday.

Russia continues to pound Ukraine; at least 12 killed

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia bombarded the Ukrainian capital for more than 12 hours overnight and into Tuesday, killing at least a dozen people in another aerial onslaught that authorities said was aimed at menacing civilians. The strikes marked an unprecedented sixth straight day of heavy Russian attacks on Kyiv since Russia launched the full-scale invasion of its neighbor more than 4½ years ago. The consecutive aerial assaults are designed to grind down civilians by disrupting daily life, Ukrainian officials have said. The cruise and ballistic missiles, jet-powered drones, glide ...