CANFIELD TOWNSHIP — Local, county and state officials cut the ribbon Friday on the new pickleball courts at Township Park. “We wanted to open it right after the Fourth of July, but the bad storms delayed that opening,” said trustee Joe Paloski. “Now it is officially opened.” The ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito confirmed Friday he’s staying on the nation’s highest court, weeks after a swell of speculation about a possible retirement. “Obviously, I’m here for another term,” Alito, 76, said in an interview published in The Wall Street Journal’s editorial section. Discussion of Alito’s future hit a fever pitch in June, when a mistake by a veteran Supreme Court reporter at National Public Radio resulted in the erroneous publication of a previously prepared retirement story. The story was quickly retracted and the court ...
CLEANUP IN SEPTEMBER: Legacy Tire & Auto Repair will host its inaugural Legacy Mahoning Avenue Cleanup on Saturday, Sept. 19, bringing residents, businesses, students, families and community organizations together to clean designated sections of the Mahoning Avenue corridor in support of World Cleanup Day 2026. Volunteer check-in will begin at 8:30 a.m. at Legacy Tire & Auto Repair, located at 2408 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown. The cleanup will take place from 9 a.m. to noon. In the event of inclement weather, a backup date is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 26, at the same time. The ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State University’s board of trustees has approved a pair of new three-year contracts for two of the university’s unions. During a special meeting Friday morning in Tod Hall, the board unanimously approved the contracts for YSU’s Ohio Education Association and its Association of Classified Employees unions. The OEA represents the university’s faculty members; the ACE union represents various administrative, maintenance and support staff. The OEA ratified their contract July 17 and ACE just ratified their contract Thursday. The OEA agreement includes ...
CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. (AP) — The U.S. Army said Friday that it is opening up test ranges to private companies developing missiles, drones and other weapons in hopes of buying them more quickly for use on the battlefield. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll told reporters at a military testing range in Michigan that the effort will cut months and sometimes years of the red tape that typically stifles military contractors. He pledged to grant companies access to ranges in the U.S. or those belonging to allies abroad within 30 days of them making a request through an online marketplace that went ...
• BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the township government center. • MAHONING COUNTY CAREER/TECHNICAL CENTER Board of Education will meet at 4:30 p.m. Monday at the Joyce Brooks conference center. • CRAIG BEACH VILLAGE PLANNING COMMISSION will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the municipal building.
