NILES — Art inspired by President William McKinley is on display at the Art Outreach Gallery. About 30 works were created by artists ranging from preschoolers to senior citizens. The exhibit is part of a yearlong celebration of the centennial of the National McKinley Birthplace Memorial in ...
NILES — Despite being a student at Niles McKinley High School, Mason St. Clair’s favorite president is not the school’s namesake, William McKinley. That honor belongs to Jimmy Carter, who Mason recently met in Georgia. Mason, 15, a sophomore, has amassed a collection of 4,500 to ...
Editor’s note: This is part of a weekly series marking the 120th anniversary of Niles native William McKinley’s U.S. presidency. President William McKinley, looking fit and well-rested, according to newspaper accounts, boarded a train Aug. 22, 1897, in upstate New York near Lake Champlain to end the first part of his vacation. The president was continuing his vacation by spending five days in Buffalo, N.Y., to attend the national convention of the Civil War veteran organization the Grand Army of the Republic. Ohio Senator Marc Hanna — a Cleveland businessman with interests ...
WARREN — The Auditor of State has reservations about some $5 million in refunds the Mahoning Valley Sanitary District is scheduled to give to the cities of Youngstown and Niles and the village of McDonald. In a letter dated Aug. 25 to the two judges charged with overseeing the MVSD, state Auditor Dave Yost said he questions the wisdom of giving out rebates. “We are writing to apprise you of certain reservations which we have about the wisdom of effecting the proposed distributions,” Yost wrote. Under consideration is a letter Yost’s office received in December 2016 from MVSD ...
WARREN — The two Howland police officers involved in a February fatal shooting in the Howland Giant Eagle parking lot have been cleared of any wrongdoing after an investigation by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation. Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins said no charges will be filed against Howland police Chief Nick Roberts and Assistant Chief Jeffrey Urso, who were involved in the fatal shooting of Richard Latimer, 34, which occurred about 9:30 p.m. Feb. 7. “This case will not be presented to the Trumbull County grand jury as there is not a scintilla of evidence — ...
NILES — The Niles Friendly Squares celebrate its seventh anniversary at its monthly square dance 7:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Niles SCOPE Center, 14 E. State St. Dress is casual and there is a $6 per person donation at the door. Gene Hammond will be the caller. A new year of weekly square dance lessons will begin 7 to 9 p.m. Sept, 12. Each lesson builds upon the previous session and will include learning new steps along with plenty of review to help attendees master the moves. The Tuesday evening sessions will run weekly through December at the Niles SCOPE Center. There is a ...
