• NILES CITY COUNCIL will meet 6 p.m. today at the high school auditorium with caucus at 5:30 p.m. • McDONALD VILLAGE COUNCIL will meet 6 p.m. today at the village municipal building. • ORANGEVILLE COUNCIL will meet 7:30 p.m. today at the fire hall. • TRUMBULL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a new weekly series on our region’s history offered in a collaborative effort by local historical societies. Lois Hall Morse (1819-1908) married Isaac Kirtland Mansfield (1809 / 10-1850). In researching her wedding gown, I began to delve into where Lois ...

• BROOKFIELD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will hold a monthly department head meeting 8 a.m. today at the township administration building to discuss the amended budget. • LIBERTY TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES canceled today’s special meeting. • GIRARD CITY COUNCIL will meet 7 p.m. today at the municipal ...

HOWLAND TREE LIGHTING: The Howland Township holiday tree-lighting festival will be 4 to 6 p.m. today at the gazebo off East Market Street. Activities at 4 p.m. include ornament making, cookie decorating, a visit from the Grinch, a food truck and refreshments. Warren Civic Chorus children’s ...

125 Years Ago, 1896 Taken directly from the Youngstown Vindicator: “A Happy Affair. Elegant dinner given the needy children by The New-Theobald Co. Served at the Tod House. Six hundred happy children eat, drink and make merry. “The Tod House represented a lively appearance this ...

CHAMPION — With the help of the Champion Presbyterian Church in the past 20 years, successful work has been done in Peru and other parts of the world. The Rev. Dan McNerney, who was a recent guest minister and speaker at the church, said it was 20 years ago when he came to the church and ...