On the record: Howland, Southington, Braceville

October 2, 2026

Howland WHAT: Board of Education meeting Monday. PRESENT: Julie Altawil, Jeff Pegg, Brianne Perry, Abigail Reynolds and Kelly Vennitti. The board: ● Approved the disposal of obsolete and nonfunctional items across district facilities, including textbooks, anatomy appendages and a desk from the high school; HP Chromebooks, iPads, a Promethean Board, STEAM/STEM sets, cabinets and a document camera from JFK Lower Campus; and a wooden cabinet from H.C. Mines. ● Approved continuing contract status for certified staff members Allison Bell, Samuel Bellino, and Janine Turocy. ...

Project Playhouse heads to Penguin City

September 30, 2026

PROJECT PLAYHOUSE: Habitat for Humanity of Mahoning Valley will bring Project Playhouse to Penguin City Brewery on Thursday as businesses and organizations build and design individualized playhouses for families in need – providing children with a safe place to play and imagine their own home. Building teams include: Southwoods Health, Hollywood Gaming Mahoning Valley Race Course, Dearing Compressor, YSU Sokolov Honors College, Window World, America Makes, Farmers National Bank and Mercy Health Foundation/Thrivent Financial. These groups will each be building, painting and decorating ...

Agenda

September 30, 2026

• WARREN BOARD OF CONTROL will meet at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the city law department. • TRUMBULL COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH will meet at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the health offices.

Agenda

September 29, 2026

• GIRARD BOARD OF CONTROL will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the city hall meeting room. • BROOKFIELD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the township administration building for the monthly department head meeting for discussion on hiring Martuccio Paving to do work on Amy Boyle Road. • BROOKFIELD TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL COMMISSION will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday for the quarterly meeting at Belly Buster Sub Shop. • TRUMBULL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will meet at 10:30 a.m, Wednesday in the commissioners hearing room for the regular meeting. • MAHONING VALLEY SANITARY ...

Seeing Eye: Nurse honor guard to host event Thursday

September 28, 2026

HANDS OF HEALING: The Nurse Honor Guard of Eastern Ohio will host Hands of Healing in a Time of War at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Warren Heritage Center/Kinsman House, 303 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren. The event is a tribute to the nurse veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. Speakers include a nurse veteran who served on the USNS Comforter. REVOLUTIONARY WAR STORY: The Revolutionary War in Ohio: A Frontier Battleground will be presented at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Copper Penny Lodge, 4275 Warren Sharon Road, Vienna. The program is hosted by the Vienna Historical Society. The 30 to 60 minute ...

Agenda

September 28, 2026

• TRUMBULL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will meet at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the commissioners’ hearing room for their weekly workshop.