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Army veteran witnessed end of Cold War

WARREN — The Berlin Wall, a physical symbol of the Cold War, fell on Nov. 9, 1989, when East Germany opened its border crossings. More than 200,000 U.S. military personnel were stationed in West Germany and one of those soldiers was Blair Carmichael, who was born in Fulton, Missouri. He ...

Street named to honor family

WARREN TOWNSHIP — Those traveling along Tod Avenue SW will now notice that Sixth Street SW has been officially named “Sixth Street Browner Way” as a tribute to a well-known family who grew up there. The street was dedicated Saturday with large signs at both ends of Sixth Street in ...

Vances welcome baby boy

WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, on Sunday announced the birth of their fourth child, the first born to a sitting vice president in more than 150 years. Born Sunday, Alec Neel Vance joins older siblings Ewan, 9; Vivek, 6; and Mirabel, 4. Vance ...

Hartford teen’s love of horses spans years

BAZETTA — Lily Welton, 13, said she initially got into 4-H because her parents decided it would be a good experience, but she considers 2026 to be her favorite year in the program thus far. “I’ve had three years total — this has been the most calming, most hot, but least stressful ...

Joyce, Rulli hold huge financial advantages

U.S. Reps. Dave Joyce and Michael Rulli, the two Republicans who represent the Mahoning Valley, have significantly more money in their campaign accounts than their Democratic challengers. After contested primaries for the Democratic and Republican nominations in both districts, Joyce, R-Bainbridge, had $3,121,594 in his campaign fund as of June 30 while Rulli, R-Salem, had $284,711. In comparison, Maria Jukic of Euclid, who won the Democratic primary in the 14th Congressional District to face Joyce in the Nov. 3 election, had $33,692 in her campaign fund while Elizabeth Kirtley of ...

Packard museum chronicles automaker’s final decade with exhibit

WARREN — In the early 1950s, the Packard Motor Car Co. was in better financial shape than it had been in years. By 1956, the final new Packard model rolled off the assembly line. How the iconic brand ended is chronicled in “Packard’s Fabulous Fifties,” a new exhibition at the ...