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Ohio minimum wage to increase by 3.5% in 2027

The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Industrial Compliance’s Bureau of Wage and Hour Administration announced this week that the state’s minimum wage will increase on Jan. 1. The adjusted amounts, $11.40 per hour for nontipped employees and $5.70 per hour for tipped employees, represents a 3.5% increase from the current 2026 rates of $11 for nontipped employees and $5.50 for tipped employees. The change reflects the mandate of the Constitutional amendment, passed by Ohio voters in November 2006, which states Ohio’s minimum wage shall increase on Jan. 1 each year by the ...

YSU senior details atrocities of Islamic Republic

YOUNGSTOWN — Negin Mirzade bitterly recalled the day police arrested her at age 14 while she waited for her sister to pick her up from a class. Mirzade's "offense?" Wearing a light-blue pair of shoes the police claimed would attract male attention to her. "The police called me names, ...

Traveling War on Terror memorial comes to area

WARREN — Dave Luton and his display honoring the men and women who gave their lives in service to the Global War on Terror traveled from Omaha, Nebraska, to the Kinsman House lawn on Tuesday. An opening ceremony took place at noon Wednesday to welcome the Remembering Our Fallen traveling ...

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OPEN HOUSE: The Boardman Township Fire Department, 7440 Market St., annual open house is 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. There will be fire trucks on display, fire safety demonstrations, kids’ activities, a fire station tour, a flu clinic, a dental van and a mobile library, a meet and greet with firefighters and lessons about fire safety. For more information, call 330-726-4199 or email firedept@boardmantwp.com or baordmantwp.com. APPRECIATION LUNCHEON: The Mahoning County Veterans Service Commission office will be closed today to host the 9th annual Mahoning County Veterans ...

3D printing intersects with engineering, drone technology

In support of National Manufacturing Day on Friday, America Makes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, is launching a nationwide series of hands-on “3D Printing for Drones” experiences. The program is designed to introduce high school students to the intersection of 3D printing, also referred to as additive manufacturing (AM), engineering and drone technology. Building upon the success of a recent summer camp hosted at Missouri University of Science and Technology, and held in collaboration with Innovate Learning, America Makes is expanding the concept to ...