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Canfield fire board makes deputy chief official, adds full-timer

CANFIELD -- The Cardinal Joint Fire District Board of Directors swore in two and agreed to hire two more at its Monday meeting. Deputy Chief Mark Pitzer was officially hired at a July 14 special meeting, but was unable to be sworn in last month because of personal matters. At Monday’s meeting, he was made official as CJFD Board President Dave Knarr issued him the oath of office, after which Mark’s wife Julie Pitzer handled the ceremonial pinning of the badge. Following Mark’s oath, Knarr swore in new full-time fire fighter/paramedic Joel Wharry from Springfield. Wharry said he ...

Russia's long-range bomber crashes on a training mission, killing 6 crewmembers

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian nuclear-capable strategic bomber crashed Tuesday on a training mission in the country's far east, killing six members of its crew, the Defense Ministry said. The ministry said in a statement that the Tu-95 bomber went down in an unpopulated area in the Amur region, adding that one crewmember survived the crash and was hospitalized with injuries. The statement said that the bomber wasn't carrying weapons. A team of investigators has flown to the area to determine the cause of the crash, the ministry said. The regional administration said in a statement that ...

On the record: Liberty Board of Education

Liberty What: Board of Education meeting Monday Present: Adam Earnheardt, Janine Hamilton, Hans Kirr, David Malone and John Simon The board: * Approved a one-year agreement between AARIS Therapy Group of Niles and the district for psychological testing for students, for $90 an hour, with a max budget not to exceed $10,000 unless agreed upon by both parties. * Approved an agreement between the district and Students Motivated by the Arts (SMARTS) to provide K-12 arts classes and teachers in visual art, music, dance, theater, and/or creative writing. The $35,000 cost of this ...