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Oct. 17-18 Agenda

Community News October 17, 2026

AUSTINTOWN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES staff meeting will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the township administration building. MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Records Commission will meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the commissioners' hearing room at the Mahoning County Courthouse. MAHONING COUNTY CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTER Foundation Board will meet at 4 p.m. Monday at the conference center and the regular board meeting at 4:30 p.m. in the Joyce Brooks Conference Center. BOARDMAN BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Glenwood Junior High School. POLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 6 ...

Liberty man's charges dismissed by Howland police

Local News October 17, 2026

HOWLAND - Charges were dismissed against a Liberty man who was wrongly accused of assaulting a young child earlier this month. According to a police report obtained Friday, officers were called to Longhorn Steakhouse for reports of multiple people fighting in the restaurant. The officer spoke with a woman, who said her 10-year-old son had been assaulted by a man after an argument broke out, adding that she was speaking with a manager when a white, heavy set man with a gray beard began making loud racial comments toward her. The report states the man made comments about her needing a ...

Oct. 17-18 Week in History: Romance and tragedy in PA

Local News October 17, 2026

120 Years Ago, 1906 transcribed as originally published in the Youngstown Vindicator: “Romance and tragedy, fond ambition wrecked. Daughter’s disobedience followed by a father’s revenge. Youthful couple. Principals in a sensation born in hills of Pennsylvania. Attempt at murder charged ...

Planning, property taxes headline county commissioner race

Boardman grad named president of MWAN

Community News October 17, 2026

BOARDMAN — Military Women Across the Nation (MWAN) announced that Jennifer Baun, a 1984 Boardman High School graduate, has been elected to serve as its next national president. Baun was installed during the 2026 MWAN National Convention Sept. 21 to 23 in Put-in-Bay. Baun is a veteran of the United States Navy who served during the Cold War as an Ocean System Technician Analyst Second Class Petty Officer. She enlisted through the delayed entry program and reported for service after graduating in 1984 from Boardman High School and the Mahoning County Joint Vocational School, now ...