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Historical Society to host Civil War talk

McKINLEY PROGRAM: The Vienna Historical Society will host a program “How the Civil War Shaped McKinley’s Presidency” at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Copper Penny Lodge, 4275 Warren-Sharon Road, Vienna. Guest speaker is Belinda Weiss, director of the National McKinley Birthplace Museum in Niles. Weiss will talk on McKinley’s involvement with 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War and how it influenced his presidency. CHAIR YOGA: Mary Brown of A Moment for Me Yoga and Wellness Center will guide participants through gentle stretches using a chair for support 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. ...

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• HARTFORD ZONING COMMISSION will meet at 7 p.m. today at the township administration building. • WARREN BOARD OF CONTROL will meet at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the city law department office, 391 Mahoning Ave., on electrical maintenance and street sweeping contracts. • WARREN CITY TRAFFIC COMMISSION will meet at 3 p.m. Wednesday in council chambers on street parking. • BROOKFIELD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will have a special meeting at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the administration building to discuss the fire chief contract with possible executive session and to discuss cybersecurity ...

Marking William McKinley’s birthday

CELEBRATING McKINLEY’S BIRTHDAY: President William McKinley’s 183rd birthday will be celebrated 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the McKinley Birthplace Home in Niles. The event will include games and activities and tours of the replica house. McKinley was the last president to be elected who served in the Civil War. At 2:30 p.m., Belinda Weiss, historian and director of the National McKinley Birthplace Memorial Museum in Niles, will discuss McKinley’s service in the Ohio 23rd Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. DINNER WITH THE PRESIDENT: The Peter Allen Inn in Kinsman will host ...

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• WARREN BOARD OF EDUCATION will have a records commission meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the superintendent’s conference room and the regular board meeting at 6 p.m. at Jefferson PK-8 School. • CHAMPION TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will have a special meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the township hall on placement of an additional fire levy on the May ballot and for potential discussion with other surrounding community leaders on mutual aid. • BRACEVILLE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the township hall. • LORDSTOWN COUNCIL will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the municipal ...

Food drive benefits church pantry

LIBERTY — The fifth- and sixth-grade student council at Blott Guy PK-6 school recently demonstrated the power of service and community by organizing a food drive to support the Liberty Food Pantry at Church Hill United Methodist Church. Teachers, students and community members donated ...

High school journalism contest announced

Northeast Ohio and western Pennsylvania high school students and their advisers can win prizes of up to $200 in the second annual Youngstown Press Club Scholastic Journalism Awards contest. Entries are being sought from students at 82 high schools in Ashtabula, Trumbull, Mahoning, Columbiana, Mercer and Lawrence counties. The entry deadline is March 18. The competition categories are scholastic journalist of the year; adviser of the year; news story; feature story; sports news and features; editorial, colum n or opinion; reviews of products, movies, plays or books; photography; ...