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Agenda for Nov. 14

AUSTINTOWN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the township administration building. MAHONING COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH/ RECOVERY BOARD Ways and Means Committee will meet at 5 p.m. Monday at the CSB Building, 222 W. Federal St., Youngstown. HUBBARD CITY COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the municipal building with caucus at 6:30 p.m.

Nov. 14 This Week in History: Youngstown wanted to become city

125 years ago, 1901, transcribed as originally published in the Youngstown Vindicator: “To annex Struthers. ‘Greater Youngstown’ receiving much attention and consideration. Tired of village rule. A county official gives his views on the question of great interest. The movement growing. A statement giving the nature of the change and the advantages of annexing the village to this city.” “ ‘Greater Youngstown’ is receiving more discussion in all sections of this and other states than any other question or subject that has come up before the public in many years. “Like ...

Brazil presents road map away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energies at UN climate talks

ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — Brazil offered countries trying to wean themselves off the fossil fuels that cause climate change a road map toward renewable energies on Tuesday, the second day of U.N. climate talks in Turkey. The promised document by Brazil, which ran last year's climate conference, proposed a "transition away from fossil fuels" at this year's talks, known as COP31 in the Turkish resort city of Antalya. It stresses different "levers" countries can use to transition from coal, oil and gas to cleaner sources, like wind and solar, which don't release the heat-trapping gases ...

WRTA presents 2026 nonprofit winners

The Western Reserve Transit Authority honored the winners of its 2026 WRTA Nonprofit Awards during a ceremony Wednesday at the B&O Station Banquet Hall, Youngstown. The are seven categories and winners are: Valley Impact Award: Warren Junior Women’s League Grassroots Hero Award: Youngstown Skatepark Association Innovation in Service Award: Thrive Mahoning Valley Excellence in Collaboration Award: Economic Action Group Hearts and Souls in Action Award: Abilities Unite Foundation Community Cornerstone Award: Catholic Charities Regional Agency Rising Star Award: Wings ...

Valley couple donates $1M to Akron Children’s

Staff report Poland residents Ed and Chris Muransky donated $1 million to Akron Children’s to expand and strengthen its behavioral health services for children and adolescents throughout the Mahoning Valley, the healthcare system announced this week. In a news release, Akron Children’s said the gift comes at a time when behavioral health needs among children and adolescents continue to grow. In the Mahoning Valley alone, Akron Children’s recorded more than 15,000 behavioral health outpatient visits last year. Depression also contributed to more than 1,300 emergency department ...

Liberty trustee questions potential action against gas station property

LIBERTY - Officials have reached a standstill with a gas station property that has been abandoned for more than 30 years. At a meeting earlier this week, trustees heard from Zoning Inspector Melissa Ritchie, who said she sent a $250 citation, as officials had agreed upon doing, to the owner and agent of the gas station property on Tibbetts Wick Road, which Steve Stoyak, a Logan Arms Drive resident, has brought to trustees' attention in meetings since April 2025. Stoyak presented officials at that 2025 meeting with images of the property and 103 signatures from residents on a ...