Girard brings back teacher who was laid off

July 3, 2026

GIRARD — The Girard City Schools Board of Education this week approved bringing back an intervention specialist whose job was among three positions that the board cut at its May meeting. The board on Tuesday rescinded its previous motion from May and approved Maria Jarvis as an intervention specialist for the 2026-27 school year. The board also approved transferring Grace Swertfager from intervention specialist to ED/MD intervention specialist for the upcoming school year. In May, board members, citing financial issues facing the district, voted 3-2 to cut three teaching ...

Extreme heat bears down as America 250 celebrations ramp up. Trump heads to Mount Rushmore

July 3, 2026

WASHINGTON — Festivities commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence ramped up across the United States on Friday as demonstrations of national pride — and hints of political polarization — were balanced with efforts to stay safe as much of the country baked under ...

Water board discusses $3.2M maintenance plan

July 3, 2026

VIENNA — A proposed $3.2 million maintenance plan to bring the county’s seven water tanks up to code cannot be proposed to the Trumbull County Commissioners until a quorum is present. The 12-person Water Advisory Panel hosted a recent meeting at the Trumbull County Sanitary Engineer’s Office. The panel is only able to bring recommendations before the county commissioners for their approval, but it couldn’t vote to bring any before them at the meeting because not enough representatives were present to have a quorum. Sanitary Engineer Gary Newbrough said Bob Maiorano, the ...

Wollitz: Catching smallies remains an ‘unforgettable’ delight

July 3, 2026

It is noteworthy that my favorite fish these days is one I had never caught until I had already logged more than a dozen species on my catch list. Toward twilight on a long, hot early July day, I tossed a tiny Roostertail spinner toward the head of a long run on a wide creek, engaged the reel and retrieved the lure a few feet before it came to a dead stop. I gave the instinctive jerk and was rewarded with a showery leap of a fish silhouetted against the sun setting toward the hills. I was no stranger to fishing that day. I’d been an angler since I was a youngster, enjoying family ...

Guardians beat White Sox on Brayan Rocchio walk-off HR

July 3, 2026

CLEVELAND — Brayan Rocchio hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning that gave the Cleveland Guardians a 6-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series between the top two teams in the AL Central. Cleveland (46-42) rallied from a ...

Pirates beat Phillies 6-1 to split series

July 3, 2026

PHILADELPHIA — Esmerlyn Valdez tripled, singled and knocked in two runs, Endy Rodriguez and Nick Gonzales homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-1 on Thursday. The Pirates split their four-game series in Philadelphia, closing with a win against a Phillies team ...