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Fourth of July weekend events in Valley

A variety of events are taking place throughout the Mahoning Valley to celebrate Independence Day and the nation’s 250th birthday. FRIDAY CANFIELD — A fireworks show at 9:45 p.m. at the Canfield Fairgrounds. Gates open at 5 p.m. with live entertainment, concessions and activities for ...

On the record: Lowellville Board of Education meeting

Lowellville WHAT: Board of education meeting Tuesday PRESENT: Gerald Dubos, Jennifer Johnson, Joseph Sturm, Brian Wharry and Stephanie Yon The board: ● Voted to place a 4.0-mill, five-year renewal for permanent improvements on the November ballot. ● Approved financial reports, list of bills and expenses paid, and payroll for May. ● Approved fiscal year 2027 appropriations and certificate of resources available. ● Accepted a donation of $500 for the Lowellville football program from Mangine Development, LLC. ● Approved the renewal of the commercial property, ...

Downtown Youngstown events postponed

YOUNGSTOWN — Two downtown events scheduled for this weekend have been postponed because of expected poor weather conditions. The America 250 First Fridays, which was to take place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday along North Phelps Street and West Federal Street, was postponed because of expected extreme heat. It has been rescheduled for Friday, Aug. 7. Also, the Ignite the Night: Youngstown's America 250 Celebration, which was to begin at 6 p.m. Sunday at the Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre, has been postponed because of expected thunderstorms. The free community event, which will ...

US, Canada and Mexico begin bumpy negotiations to renew North American trade pact

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tourists from Chattanooga check into beach resorts in Cancun. Canadian auto parts feed factories in the American Midwest – and vice versa. Happy hour revelers raise glasses of Mexican tequila and mezcal at bars in Seattle. It adds up. The United States trades $1.9 trillion a year — $5 billion a day — worth of goods and services with its neighbors, Canada and Mexico. They have supplanted China to become America’s top two trading partners. So the stakes are high when it comes to fiddling with the rules that govern trade between the three countries. And after ...

Changes to student loans are in effect. Here’s what to know

NEW YORK (AP) — Changes to federal student loans expected to affect millions of borrowers are taking effect July 1. A part of President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” these changes mean the end of some payment plans and new limits for graduate loans. Along with the end of the ...

Amendment meant to help Delphi pensioners rejected

Staff report A renewed effort to aid salaried Delphi retirees obtain pension benefits was thwarted Tuesday. The Dayton Daily News reported U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina., prevented the advancement of an amendment to a $1 billion spending package. Foxx chairs the House Rules Committee, where the amendment required its approval. The amendment was tied to a defense spending and policy bill. President Trump had pushed for its passage. Foxx, in an exchange with U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Dayton, said a lawmaker had objected to the measure. The lawmaker was not ...