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On the record: Campbell Board of Education

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Campbell WHAT: Campbell Board of Education July 29 meeting PRESENT: Gary Bednarik, Beth Donofrio, Judy Gozur, Tony Kelly and Tina Tsagaris The board: ● Acknowledged the retirement of LaRona Gore, secretary; the resignation of Susan Viars, teacher for the Success by 6 program; and the resignation of Trevon Thomas as freshman boys basketball coach. ● Heard from marketing and sales manager Kayla Shaffer on branding for marketing and public relations for the CLWCC and CJCDC building. ● Heard from Superintendent Mathew Bowen, who shared a letter from the Cleveland Browns ...

US rep from Ohio injured in car crash

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur is being treated for non-life threatening injuries after a car crash in Toledo on Sunday morning, her office said Sunday. Kaptur, 80, was a passenger in a vehicle headed to a church service “when the car she was traveling in was struck,” the statement from her office said. The statement said she is “active, alert” and “looks forward to returning to a full schedule soona The House is on its summer recess so she was not expected in Washington this week. Kaptur, the longest-serving woman in House history, is in a rematch for her ...

Woman’s appeal denied for drugs, weapon convictions

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The 11th District Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of Tabitha Dunch, who was sentenced to an indefinite prison term of four to six years on Oct. 23 for felony convictions of drug and firearm possession. 11th District Judges Robert J. Patton, Matt Lynch and Eugene A. Lucci rejected Dunch’s appeal, stating the trial court made no error in applying factual findings to governing law. Dunch stated in her appeal the trial court errored in ruling against suppressing the drug and firearm evidence found during Dunch’s traffic stop by Liberty police, according to the Trumbull ...

Police sergeant in Alliance facing endangering child charge from fruit farm

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GOSHEN TOWNSHIP — A sergeant with the Alliance Police Department is facing potential felony charges after recently being accused of endangering a child at White House Fruit Farm in Canfield. Alliance Police Department Sgt. Ethan Griffith appeared for arraignment in Mahoning County Court No. 3 in Sebring on Thursday on a charge of endangering a child, a second-degree felony. Griffith was released from the Mahoning County jail on Wednesday after a $25,000 cash or surety bond was posted, and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing at 10 a.m. Sept. 3. The charge stems from an incident ...

Jayden Hylton learning, competing with Scrappers

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Mahoning Valley Scrappers infielder Jayden Hylton has a message for young baseball players who are just beginning their journey into organized sports. “Listen to your coaches, ask questions, pay attention and learn the game,” Hylton said. “I know when you’re a kid you don’t really understand, or you don’t really see what they’re trying to sell you, but trust the process. “Looking back, all the coaches I had over the years were very influential in my life. That includes right up to the coaches I have here today. You don’t always understand their message in the ...

Wollitz: A day of fishing over 30 years in the making

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More than 30 years after a Poland Middle School student penned a letter describing his great interest in fishing, we finally made good on a suggestion about getting out on the lake together. Kevin Schaffert’s heartfelt letter to me struck a nerve. That a seventh grader would take the time to so earnestly express his love for fishing made a big impression. I replied with encouragement for his fishing. Kevin, his father, Eric, and I soon bumped into each other in town. A youngster as smitten by fishing as Kevin deserved an invitation to hit the lake. But as often happens, lots of ...