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Lakeview ready for another playoff run after 3rd straight NE8 title

CORTLAND — For most of the season, Lakeview looked to be well on its way to another Northeast 8 Conference title. But a hiccup against Girard on May 5 briefly threw a wrench into those plans. However, after holding off South Range in 10 innings the following day, the Bulldogs clinched ...

Champion plans for additions to science learning lab

CHAMPION — An outdoor learning area will be added onto this year to enhance student opportunities. David Murduck, a fifth-grade science teacher at Champion Middle School, said the lab is located behind the K-8 school complex. He said hay bales are used in the gardens because, as they ...

Mathews starts slow, finishes strong to beat Kidron Central Christian

VIENNA — Going into this season, Mathews started on the ground level. Returning just one full-time starter at a new position and a part-time starter from last season, these new girls were going to have to learn fast. They’ve grown significantly over the course of the season, but the ...

Help sought in efforts to save Braceville log cabin

WARREN — The Trumbull County Commissioners on Wednesday expressed concern about a proposed effort by the Trumbull MetroParks Board to sell the log cabin on Nelson Moser Road in Braceville to an out-of-town historical agency that reportedly will move it out of the county. Champion resident Cindee Mines, who also is a member of the Howland Historical Society, told commissioners the effort to sell the cabin to an out-of-county agency would remove one of the most historical artifacts in the county that was built by early Trumbull residents who lived in the county’s rural ...

Shorthanded Ursuline loses to Louisville in sectional final

YOUNGSTOWN — The Ursuline softball team battled more than just the Louisville Leopards on Thursday. First, the eighth-seeded Fighting Irish received an unlucky draw in their bracket, getting paired against underseeded Leopards, last year’s Division III Northeast regional finalists. Then, ...

Bazetta trustees OK 180-day moratorium on data centers

BAZETTA — As of now, no companies have come forward asking for permission to build data centers in the township, but trustees and other officials want to make sure regulation is in place before that happens. On Tuesday, township trustees approved a 180-day moratorium on any development related to data centers. “This is just to get ahead of the development,” said trustee Mike Hovis. The township zoning commission has been discussing data center zoning requirements over its past few meetings, with zoning officials giving updates on the discussions to township trustees each ...