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COMMUNITY NEWS: Model Aircraft Club to meet; citywide baptism set

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MODEL CLUB: Mahoning County Model Aircraft Club monthly meeting will be at 6 p.m. July 29 at Shaker Woods Field in Columbiana (enter field at 219 state Route 7). New members welcome. Come at 4 p.m. if you wish to fly. In case of rain, meet at Bellaria Pizza, Market Street, Boardman. Annual Fun Fly is Sept 19 with the public welcome. For more information, RC.chris.shoemaker@gmail.com. CITYWIDE BAPTISM: Youngstown area ministers and churches will host the third annual citywide baptism from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at North Side Pool. People can sign up to be baptized or show up. More than 70 ...

Easterseals camp supports children and caregivers

Local News

YOUNGSTOWN — A summer camp offered to local children by Easterseals of Northeast Ohio is not only benefiting them but the grandparents, aunts and uncles taking care of them. Called “Kinship Summer Camp,” the program held for seven weeks four days per week in June and July, has children spending four hours at the camp while their caregivers are given time to spend on their own. McDonald resident Jody Klase, CEO of Easterseals, said the children who attend are being raised by an older adult relative who is not a parent, typically a grandparent or other family member. “We want ...

Trumbull commissioners reappropriate TNP funds

Local News

WARREN — The Trumbull County Commissioners on Wednesday approved moving $325,000 from Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership’s demolition funds to its Emergency Home Repair program. TNP received $1 million from Trumbull County’s allocation of American Rescue Plan funds for its emergency home repair program and another $2 million in ARP funds for demolition and brownfield remediation in conjunction with the Trumbull County Land Bank. TNP Executive Director Matt Martin during the commissioners workshop on Tuesday told them his organization in December requested $900,000 be moved from ...

Earnings report

Business News

Farmers National Banc Corp. Farmers National Banc Corp. on Wednesday reported net income of $23 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2026 compared to $13.9 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2025. Net income in the second quarter of 2026 included $1.7 million of expense related to the March 2 acquisition of Middlefield Banc Corp. (Middlefield) and core conversion costs. Excluding these items (non-GAAP), adjusted net income for the second quarter of 2026 was $24.4 million, or $0.41 per diluted share. “I am extremely pleased ...

US military carries out strikes on Iran as both sides threaten civilian infrastructure

National News

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military announced Wednesday that it was conducting a 12th night of strikes against Iran as both sides increasingly targeted civilian infrastructure. U.S. Central Command said the attacks were designed to “further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting regional waters,” as the Americans push to regain control over the Strait of Hormuz and restore the flow of international shipping. President Donald Trump warned earlier Wednesday that the U.S. would destroy one bridge or power plant ...

Community news

Community News

CAMP KID AGAIN: The Jewish Community Center of Youngstown is offering “Camp Kid Again,” a day camp for adults, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 4 to 7. “Camp Kid Again” is for adults who are kids at heart. Participants will enjoy art activities, exercise and movement, cooking demonstrations and more. Lunch is included. The cost is $24 for one day and $54 for all four days. Jewish Family & Community Services is subsidizing the cost. Visit jccyoungstown.org to learn more or to register. JCC SPEAKER SERIES: As part of its J. Newman Levy Speaker Series, the Jewish Community Center of ...