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Liberty woman nearly scammed of thousands over phone

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Staff report LIBERTY — A resident nearly lost thousands of dollars to a phishing link, but the total dollar loss is still unknown. According to a police report, an officer took a call from a woman who said she was scammed over the phone, explaining that she was on her laptop, navigating to her church’s website, when a link popped up on the screen. The link had prompted the woman to call a number to get her laptop fixed. The woman said she called the number on the screen and was instructed by the caller to go to Kohl’s, CVS and Target, where she was instructed to buy gift ...

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AMERICA MAKES GATHERING: The 14th annual America Makes Members Meeting and Exchange will take place Aug. 4-5 at Waypoint 4180 in Canfield. The institute’s hallmark gathering brings together the nation’s leading voices in additive manufacturing. MMX is designed as an intensive two-day experience where collaboration, innovation and industry leadership converge. Attendees will participate in high-impact discussions and strategic networking focused on accelerating next-generation AM adoption across the defense industrial base, strengthening the workforce, increasing supply chain ...

US issues demand for Iran to open waterway

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is demanding that Iran make a public statement saying the Strait of Hormuz is open and that ships crossing the vital corridor won’t be attacked anymore, senior U.S. officials said Friday, adding that internal Tehran power struggles have made it difficult to reach and keep a deal. The U.S. officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe to reporters the state of play with Iran, said the resumption of strikes this week came after what they described as a rogue faction of Iranian hard-liners trying to sabotage the ceasefire between Tehran and ...

Weathersfield man involved in crash faces charges

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NILES — A Weathersfield man involved in a crash that sent an adult and two juveniles to the hospital in late June will have his case bound over to a county grand jury. According to a Facebook post from the Niles Police Department, Samuel Sipes, 24, was taken into custody by the department’s detective bureau in Genevaon several charges of aggravated vehicular assault, two counts of endangering children and OVI — all felonies. Additional charges could follow, according to Niles police Capt. John Marshall. According to a police report, officers were called to near the North ...

Annual YWCA women’s art show features 132 pieces

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An annual art show was established in Youngstown at the Mahoning Valley YWCA in 1982 because women on the YWCA board at that time wished to showcase women’s art, which was not being shown at the same rate as men’s art. The show has been such a success that it has been held each year ...

Stormwater systems in Boardman working effectively, leaders say

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BOARDMAN — As the township continues its efforts at stormwater management and flood mitigation, officials also are reflecting on how well completed projects are functioning. Overwhelming storms on July 5, including a tornado, left a trail of damage across Boardman and other parts of Mahoning County. But what they did not leave was the same degree of flood damage many residents have come to expect. Township Administrator Mark Ragozine and his predecessor Jason Loree said the township’s stormwater infrastructure improvements worked exactly as intended. “I got several calls ...