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McGuffey Day returns for once-in-a-century celebration

Local News August 11, 2026

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN — On Saturday, McGuffey Centre organizers will revive McGuffey Day, a signature community tradition, as part of the center’s centennial celebration. The event will take place 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at McGuffey Centre, 1649 Jacobs Road, Youngstown. McGuffey Day will be more than an anniversary celebration. It will be a community homecoming bringing together generations of former campers, athletes, employees, volunteers, neighborhood families and supporters while celebrating the children and families McGuffey serves today. “Reviving McGuffey Day is about ...

Contiguous US breaks its record for hottest month

National News August 11, 2026

KENSINGTON, Maryland (AP) — The contiguous United States sizzled to its hottest month ever last month, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. July averaged 76.89 degrees Fahrenheit across the Lower 48 states, eclipsing the Dust Bowl’s July 1936 by an eighth of a degree. Records go back to 1895. “It’s not good when you’re breaking records from the Dust Bowl, which we are in this case,” said meteorologist Jeff Masters of Yale Climate Connections. “And that was a crazy sort of situation where you put tens of millions of people in motion. You had ...

Trump officials propose new requirements for food additives and ingredients

National News August 11, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials on Monday proposed a rule change that would require food manufacturers to notify regulators before introducing new ingredients or additives into processed or packaged foods. The proposal would change a decades-old policy that advocates have called a ...

Funds OK’d for mental health jail employee

New fire chief, police officers take oaths in Boardman

Agenda

Community News August 11, 2026

• MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the commissioners conference room at the administration building. • WESTERN RESERVE JOINT FIRE DISTRICT will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Poland village hall. • JACKSON-MILTON BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the high school. • LOWELLVILLE VILLAGE COUNCIL will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the municipal building. • POLAND TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the township government center for an executive session on personnel. • SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES ...