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Property tax legislation presentations planned

Staff report WARREN — The Warren-Trumbull County Public Library is partnering with the Trumbull County Auditor’s office for a series of educational presentations about recent property tax legislation passed by the Ohio General Assembly. Trumbull County Auditor Martha Yoder will lead the sessions to help residents better understand five key pieces of legislation: • House Bill 96 — Enhanced owner occupancy and homestead exemption. • House Bill 186 — Inflation cap on the 20-mill floor for school districts. • House Bill 335 — Inflation cap on inside mills. • ...

WHO chief reports 5 Ebola recoveries

BUNIA, Congo — Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola virus, the head of the World Health Organization said Sunday during a visit to Bunia in eastern Congo, a city at the heart of an outbreak. “Four people will be discharged today and there was one that was discharged the day before yesterday,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during the opening of a new Ebola treatment center in Bunia, the capital of Ituri province. “Of course, we’re still working on vaccines and treatments but that doesn’t mean that people cannot recover from ...

Riverside Park opens in Niles

NILES — A project rooted in nearly a decade of planning and hard work was recognized just as school lets out and the summer heat arrives. Niles officials, joined by the Eastgate Regional Council of Governments, MS Consultants and Integra Excavating, officially opened Riverside Park with a ...

Artist creates two murals for Newton Falls schools

NEWTON FALLS — When students, staff and visitors to Newton Falls High School enter the gymnasium, they will be greeted by a new addition — a large mural of the school district’s tiger mascot surrounded by images of what the village is known for such as the covered bridge. For four days ...

New painting sprouts wings in Grohl Alley

WARREN — Aaron Chine has created more art for David Grohl Alley than any other artist. Chine, who owns The Box Gallery tattoo shop downtown and has painted several murals in the Mahoning Valley, has two sculptures and five murals in the alley dedicated to the Warren-born rocker, who is a ...