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Community News August 25, 2026

• MAHONING COUNTY LAND BANK board of directors will meet at 11 a.m. today at the Land Bank offices, City Centre One. • STRUTHERS CITY COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the municipal building. • MILTON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will have a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Jackson Township administration building to discuss a fire district between Milton and Jackson townships and Craig Beach. • MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will have a staff meeting at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the conference room of the administration building.

Britain tells TikTok and other platforms to remove videos glorifying dangerous driving

National News August 25, 2026

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government Monday urged TikTok and other social media companies to take down viral videos “celebrating” dangerous driving, after two police officers and five young men were killed in a crash when a car was driven down the wrong side of the road. Officers Matthew Blades and Tom Clough were killed Saturday when a Volkswagen was driven the wrong way along a road in northeastern England and hit their vehicle. Five people in the car — three boys who were 17 and 18 years old and two men, both 23 — were also pronounced dead at the scene. The collision ...

Firefighters are trying to stop a fast-moving Nevada wildfire from spreading to homes in Reno

National News August 25, 2026

RENO, Nevada (AP) — A wildfire that mushroomed over the weekend in the Sierra Nevada foothills spread perilously close to neighborhoods in Reno, Nevada, forcing authorities to urge more than 90,000 residents to leave their homes. The out-of-control fire has already burned some homes, but ...

Postal Service issues new rule for mail ballots, but its impact on the midterms is uncertain

National News August 25, 2026

The U.S. Postal Service unveiled new requirements for mail ballots less than two weeks before some states begin sending them and in time for the conservative majority of the Supreme Court to clear the way for President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting the method to be used in November’s elections. The provisions are still subject to additional legal challenges and may not go into effect in time to meet the tight deadline to change procedures for the midterm elections. They would forbid the Postal Service from sending mail ballots from any state that does not comply with ...

Hubbard assisted by other departments at weekend fire

Local News August 25, 2026

Staff report HUBBARD — The Eagle Joint Fire District was assisted this weekend at a house fire in the 100 block of Christian Avenue. When fire crews arrived at the scene, there was heavy smoke that could be seen coming from the roof of the structure. Hubbard crews were able to get the fire under control with the assistance from numerous other departments. The fire district’s social media site lists fire crews from Brookfield, Coitsville, Fowler, Girard, Liberty, Shenango (Pa.), Vienna and Youngstown for their mutual aid help on the structure fire Reports indicate there ...

Economists don’t expect reopening the US to Mexican cattle imports to reduce high beef prices

Business News August 25, 2026

The U.S. reopened a border crossing in Arizona to cattle from Mexico on Monday as part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to reduce record-high beef prices, though economists doubt the move will mean much to grocery store shoppers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has said concerns about the New World screwworm’s spread lessened enough to allow the movement of cattle from Mexico at a crossing in Douglas, Arizona, about 230 miles southeast of Phoenix. Over time, it hopes to reopen other crossings in New Mexico and Texas. “Today, the border in Sonora is open for ...