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Community news: Trunk or treat, band show set in Girard

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TRUNK OR TREAT: Girard High School National Honor Society and the Girard High School Band will have the annual Trick of Treat 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Arrowhead Stadium. There also will be a band show. Those attending the free event are asked to enter on the home-side entrance and also sit on the home-side stands. The trunk or treat will take place around the stadium track. Donations of candy for the event will be accepted at Girard High School office. AFTERNOON AT THE MUSEUM: The Springfield Township Historical Society Museum will have its last presentation of the “Afternoon at the ...

McDonald seeks passage of safety forces levy

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McDONALD - Village residents are being asked to support a 4.5-mill five-year emergency safety services levy on the November general election ballot to provide needed funding for the fire and police departments. The levy is projected to generate around $310,000 annually. The additional levy would cost property owners roughly $159 per year for assessed property value of $100,000. Funds will be used for maintaining services, including round-the-clock fire and EMS staffing, as department costs rise. The levy will also provide funds to cost cover day‑to‑day operating costs, wages ...

Meeting aims to avert new fighting in Iran war

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CAIRO —— High-level delegations from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey arrived in Tehran on Monday for meetings with Iranian authorities to try to avert renewed fighting in the Iran war. Many in Iran are anxious about a possible return to all-out war. Israeli and American leaders have ...

On the record: Trumbull career center

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WHAT: Trumbull Career and Technical Center board meeting Oct. 8 The board: * Reported that eight board members have their three-year rotating terms of service ending in December and can be reappointed to a new term by schools boards. Districts with members whose terms are up at the end of the year are Bloomfield-Mespo, Champion, Howland, Joseph Badger, Liberty, Mathews, Niles and Weathersfield. * Accepted the retirement of Brian Foutty, innovative learning specialist, with 32 years of service, effective June 1, 2027. * Approved Lisa Kaschak as an adult electrical and industrial ...

AAA: Crude oil keeps climbing

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Gas prices are 33 cents higher in Northeast Ohio this week at $4.432 per gallon, according to Monday’s AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is a penny cheaper this week at $4.28. The drop is fueled by the transition to winter-blend gasoline, which is cheaper to produce and costs less for consumers. But high crude oil prices are preventing steep declines at the pump. Currently, the price for a barrel of crude oil is over $100 per barrel amid instability in the Strait of Hormuz. This month is poised to set a record as the most ...

On the record: Weathersfield Board of Education

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WHAT: Weathersfield Board of Eductaion meeting Oct. 14 PRESENT: Cheryl Basista, Mark Bodo, Sam Caputo, Josh Garris and Matt Glidewell The board: * Accepted a donation of $1,500 from D. Todd Murdock to the Seaborn Elementary School teachers in memory of her husband, Fred McCandless, who was a former board of education member. * Accepted the retirement of Brenda Buckner as a cafeteria worker effective Jan. 31, 2027 with 26 years in the school district. * Accepted the resignations of Jessica Bacha and Kelley Dempsey, bus drivers. * Hired Sue Shaffer and Victoria Cherol as cafeteria ...