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Trumbull County Tourism wins awards

Business News October 24, 2026

Staff report Trumbull County Tourism earned three statewide honors during 2026 Ohio Travel Association’s Annual Conference. The organization also received Citations of Excellence for Momentum on the Mahoning in the Spirit of Community category and its We Love Trumbull blog series in the Blog category. The RUBY Awards, sponsored by Ohio Magazine, recognize innovative tourism marketing, advertising, promotional work and visitor experiences from destinations and travel organizations across Ohio. Entries are judged on concept, creativity and results. The 2026 awards were presented ...

Tips to determine how big a home you really need

Local News October 24, 2026

Shopping for a new home is an exciting experience. As prospective buyers shop around and attend open houses, they are likely to fine-tune their list of what they need and what they want in their next home. One choice buyers will be faced with is how much home to buy. Determining how much ...

Doing these 3 ‘wrong’ things with your money? I’m not worried

Business News October 24, 2026

People who dispense advice to others—financial advisers and pundits who make their opinions known—spend a lot of time and energy criticizing certain financial decisions that frankly, I can’t get too worried about. Here are some of the big ones. 1. PAYING OFF A MORTGAGE EARLY Sure, paying off a mortgage may not offer the best return on mortgage-holders’ capital at the moment, with interest rates on certificates of deposit and high-yield savings accounts above the interest rates on mortgages secured several years ago when rates were lower. I’d also agree that younger people ...

Long-term mortgage rate eases

Business News October 24, 2026

Mortgage rates fell this week for the first time since late August, easing some of the pressure on prospective homebuyers facing higher borrowing costs on home loans. The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped to 7.32% from 7.40% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One ...

Trumbull auditor candidates seek efficiency, transparency for office

New UN initiative will aim to tackle the military uses of AI

Business News October 24, 2026

The Associated Press The United Nations is launching a new initiative on the military uses of artificial intelligence, aimed at addressing some dire concerns about the threat the rapidly developing technology could pose to humanity. The initiative by the U.N. Institute for Disarmament Research plans to launch Thursday, establishing the first international forum for key players to try to tackle the issue. Robin Geiss, head of the Geneva-based institute known as UNIDIR, warned at a U.N. press conference Tuesday that “the margin for human judgment is increasingly narrow, including ...