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• WARREN CITY SCHOOLS Athletic Council will meet at 4:45 p.m. Monday at the principal’s conference room at the high school. • NEWTON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the township hall. • TRUMBULL COUNTY BOARD OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES will meet at 5 p.m. Monday at the Tomaski Center on North Road in Niles. • HOWLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday at Howland Glen Primary School. • GIRARD CITY COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the municipal building. There will be a meeting at 6 p.m. with KO Consulting and caucus for the ...

Seeing Eye: Eastwood Mall hosting the Easter Bunny on Saturday

EASTER BUNNY AT THE MALL: The Easter Bunny will arrive 11 a.m. Saturday at the Eastwood Mall Center Court in Niles to visit with children. There will be a magic show and an Easter word hunt around the mall for a chance to win prizes. Children can have photos taken with the Easter Bunny throughout the day. ROSES CEREMONY: The Mahoning County Veterans Service Commission will host the annual Laying of the Roses ceremony, honoring heroes of the Vietnam War, 1 p.m. Sunday at Central Square Plaza, next to the former Chase Bank building. For information, call MCVSC outreach coordinator Corban ...

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TRUMBULL COUNTY TAX INCENTIVE REVIEW COUNCIL will meet 1 p.m. today in the hearing room at the county administration building, 160 High Street NW, Warren.

Eat up farming stories with agricultural books

I was looking back at the articles I have written for this column, trying to get inspired. I came across an article about agriculture focused children’s books. So, I went on the search to see what new books I could find. I wasn’t disappointed. I found two books that we used last summer when Farm Bureau was hosting story time with a farmer at local ice cream shops. “Tales of the Dairy Godmother: Chuck’s Ice Cream Wish” written by Viola Butler is a creative story of how ice cream is made. In “Farm Boots,” written by Lisl Detlefsen, you will explore farm life through a ...

Tickets available for gala

INSPIRING MINDS GALA: Tickets are on sale now for the Inspiring Minds 20th Fundraising Gala, which runs from 2 to 5 p.m. April 25 at its headquarters, 837 Woodland St. NE, Warren. It will include food, inspiring student stories and community celebration. Attendees also will have the opportunity to participate in auctions and raffles and to purchase merchandise. Early bird tickets are available at imyouth.org/fundraising-gala/ for $65 per person or $750 for a reserved table for 10 with a name/logo displayed on the table sign. The price increases to $75 and $850 on April 1. For ...

Agenda: March 19, 2026

• HARTFORD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 1 p.m. Friday at the county engineer’s office to discuss collaborative upcoming seasonal projects. • VIENNA TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will have a special meeting at 7 p.m. Friday at the township hall on various matters, including rescinding a motion and hiring a township administrator and discussion on the township fire department and a possible vote. • KINSMAN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 9 a.m. Saturday at the township hall for a special meeting to approve the county engineer doing a survey of waterlines.