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Correspondent awarded grant

Staff report Susan Wojnar of Youngstown has been awarded a $2,500 grant through the Ohio Arts Council’s Artists with Disabilities Access Program (ADAP), a competitive program that helps artists with disabilities advance their careers and expand opportunities to share their work with the ...

Community dance set for Thursday

GROTTO DANCE: The Ali Baba Grotto, 760 Perkins Jones Road, Bazetta (across from the Amazon warehouse), hosts a dance 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. every Thursday featuring the band Midnight Express, which plays country, oldies and some rock & roll. There also is a cake walk and a 50/50 raffle. All ages are welcome. Admission is $10 and refreshments are available. SANTA POKER RUN: The 20th annual Santa Run poker run will be Saturday at The Local Tap and Grill. 2242 Greenville Road, Mecca. All vehicles are welcome and registration is from 9 a.m. to noon at $15 per vehicle. The first 100 registered ...

Agenda

• SOUTHINGTON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at the township hall. • HOWLAND PARK BOARD will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday at the park building. • TRUMBULL CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTER BOARD will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the board meeting room.

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• TRUMBULL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will have a special meeting at 2:30 p.m. today at the commissioners hearing room for an open discussion with broadband providers and the policies and procedures used for installing fiber optic lines throughout the county. • HOWLAND TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the township administration building. • TRUMBULL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will meet at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the commissioners meeting room. • LORDSTOWN BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the board meeting room. • WARREN CITY SCHOOLS Athletic ...

Seeing Eye: Alumni banquet planned for Aug. 30

NILES ALUMNI BANQUET: The Niles McKinley Alumni Association will host the 28th annual Hall of Fame recognition dinner at 5 p.m. Aug. 30 at Ciminero’s Banquet Centre in Niles. This year’s Hall of Fame honorees are Dominic Baragona (posthumous), Joseph Kijowski and Mark Pallante. Reservations for the event are needed by Aug. 17. Cost is $35 per person. Reservations can be made by sending a check to Nancy Jayne, 317 Cedar St., Niles, OH 44446. Paid reservations will be listed at the door the night of the dinner. Past inductees or family members are recognized at the dinner. The ...

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• CHAMPION BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 5:30 p.m. today at the PK-8 school cafetorium. • TRUMBULL COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the planning commission conference room, 185 E. Market St., Warren. • FARMINGTON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the senior center. • BAZETTA TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the township hall. • MECCA TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the township hall. • VERNON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the township hall. • HUBBARD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES ...