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Girard to proceed with ARP funds for Wellman Theater

GIRARD - Wanting to make sure they use the remaining nearly $70,000 in American Rescue Plan funds before the end of the year, council approved having Engineer Zach Teter proceed with work at the Wellman Theater on West Liberty Street. Teter said at Tuesday's council meeting the $70,000 is what remains of the ARP funds the city received. All ARP funds must be used by the end of the year or must be returned to the federal government, which granted the money to the state during the pandemic. The state disbursed the funds to counties, who then disbursed funds to their local communities. ...

COMMUNITY NEWS

SANCTUARY OPEN FOR PROGRAMS: The Birds in Flight Wildlife Sanctuary will welcome families and outdoor enthusiasts to the Ultimate Outdoor Adventure from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the sanctuary in Canfield. The event will give families an opportunity to learn practical hands-on skills while discovering the important connection between wildlife, conservation, preparedness and everyday life. The public will have the opportunity to tour the sanctuary and also learn about campfire building, cooking, hiking, wildlife photography and basic outdoor survival skills. The sanctuary is owned ...

Initial, continued unemployment claims up

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported Thursday that Ohioans filed 8,621 initial unemployment claims last week, which was 3,918 more than the previous week. Ohioans filed 34,591 continued unemployment claims last week, which was 909 more than the previous week. The total number of claims filed from Oct. 4-10 was 43,212. Ohio’s unemployment rate in August was 3.3%. The national unemployment rate in August was 4.1%. Ohio’s labor force participation rate in August was 61.3%. The national labor force participation rate in August was 61.6%.

Pepper: Trumbull, Mahoning could decide governor’s race

HOWLAND – David Pepper, the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, said the gubernatorial race will likely be decided by the results in Mahoning and particularly Trumbull counties. Pepper said before a Trumbull County Democratic Party dinner on Thursday: “Trumbull County is almost ...

YSU preps for homecoming

Youngstown superintendent: Report cards should release district from academic distress

YOUNGSTOWN - Even though the Youngstown City School District failed last year to reach at least half of the 24 benchmarks on the state report card, the district succeeded in meeting state standards, which should be enough to release it from academic distress, the top official ...