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Local doctor donates $1.25M to YSU nursing program

YOUNGSTOWN - Dr. Chander M. Kohli, a prominent local neurosurgeon and former chair of the Youngstown State University Board of Trustees, has donated $1.25 million to YSU’s Centofanti School of Nursing, located within the Bitonte College of Health and Human Services, in honor of his late wife, Karen Kohli. In recognition of this gift, the second-floor east nursing wing in the Bitonte College will be formally known as the “Karen L. Kohli Nursing Wing.” “Dr. Kohli’s generosity is a powerful testament to his lasting commitment to Youngstown State University and to the community ...

Luna, a dog lost in Yellowstone, is reunited with owner after month

For over a month, Luna, a Jack Russell terrier that bolted from her family’s cabin during a vacation at Yellowstone National Park, eluded capture as fears for her survival mounted and winter weather approached. On Wednesday, her ordeal came to a happy ending when she was caught and reunited ...

Fun facts about dairy cows

I love dairy cows. Most readers of this column know this. I think I have probably conveyed the fact that dairy cows are as complex as the dairy industry itself. Today, I would like to share with you some interesting dairy trivia. * Dairy cows first arrived in America with the Jamestown settlers in 1611. The most common breed of dairy cow in the United States is the Holstein, but Jersey cows produce milk with the highest butterfat content. The average cow produces about 350,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime. * Tank trucks for transporting fluid milk were first introduced in 1914. * A ...

Trumbull County fire departments will benefit from state funds

HOWLAND - While Howland's fire department came up short in obtaining all of the funding it was seeking for a project aimed at centralizing emergency training, fire Chief Raymond Pace considers the $450,000 obtained to be a "massive step in the right direction." Pace, as part of his remarks at Wednesday's regular trustees meeting, noted that trustees gave the fire department and Howland Training Center permission to apply for a new regional training facility, through the state capital budget. Pace said he received a phone call from State Rep. Nick Santucci, R-Niles, notifying fire ...

YSU preps for homecoming

Oct. 15 Seeing Eye

REDEDICATION CEREMONY: The Bristol Civil War Monument Rededication Ceremony will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of state Routes 45 and 88 in Bristolville. This joint event hosted by the Trumbull County Historical Society and the Bristol Historical Society will be a family-friendly day of living history as we rededicate the restored Bristol Civil War Monument, the first of its kind in Ohio and the second in the country. Experience a reenactment of the 1863 dedication ceremony, complete with period music, a Lincoln address, Civil War encampments, a tin type photographer, ...