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Preserving your harvest

Hello, Trumbull County! The fruits of your gardening labor are starting to arrive, and you may be overwhelmed with the amount of produce. You can only eat so much salad until you start regretting your life choices. If your neighbor has asked you to stop stockpiling zucchini on their front porch, it’s time to find another way to preserve your harvest. Canning and freezing are the most common ways to preserve garden vegetables, but it’s important to follow the correct steps to preserve quality and taste, and to promote food safety, which is on the top of everyone’s mind this year ...

Town hall to talk affordability

TOWN HALL SET: The Mahoning Valley People’s Action Alliance is hosting a town hall with the topic “The Needs of Working Class Americans” at 2 p.m. Friday at the Local UAW 1112 Union Hall, 11471 Reuther Drive, Lordstown. One of the items that will be discussed is Social Security and affordability for seniors. The anniversary of the founding of the Social Security Administration is Aug. 14. The event is free and doors will open at 1 p.m. The event is sponsored by Alliance for Retired Americans, SOAR, Ohio Alliance for Retired Americans Education Fund and the Mahoning Valley ...

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.

Agenda

• 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 ...