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Ragozine to depart Girard position

BOARDMAN — The township has a new administrator. Trustees announced at Monday’s regular meeting that Girard Safety Service Director Mark Ragozine will take over the job from Jason Loree, who is awaiting a kidney transplant. The announcement brings an end to months of speculation over who would manage day-to-day executive duties for the township after Loree told trustees in October that he would need family medical leave time to deal with complications from polycystic kidney disease. In February, the board began searching for Loree’s replacement. Trustee Steve Yacovone said ...

Robotics team puts skills on display

NILES — While the Easter Bunny was nearby greeting young children, local high school students gathered this weekend inside the Eastwood Mall to showcase their engineering skills with robots they built and programmed for various competitions. Among the local schools was LaBrae, which has ...

Iran rejects proposal for 45-day ceasefire in war

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Monday rejected a 45-day ceasefire proposal and said it wants a permanent end to the war, while President Donald Trump appeared to widen his threat from civilian targets to the whole Islamic Republic and his ultimatum ticked closer. “The entire country can be ...

Landlord asks for lawsuit to end without trial

GIRARD — A Portage County woman filed a federal lawsuit in 2024 against her landlord, alleging that he committed federal Fair Housing Act violations and otherwise harmed her by allegedly trying to coerce her into giving him sexual favors in exchange for favorable treatment on the terms of her rental payments for a Girard property. The attorney for the landlord, Alfred Falgiani Jr. of Girard, filed a motion for summary judgment last October asking U.S. District Court Judge John R. Adams in Akron to dismiss the case on the grounds that there is “no genuine issue of material fact” ...

Warren will induct six into Hall of Fame

WARREN — The Warren City Schools Foundation’s board of directors and the Warren High School's Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame committee will induct six new members into the Class of 2026 during the 34th annual awards dinner May 2. The event will be at Warren G. Harding High School, 860 Elm Road NE. Tours of the high school and a social hour will begin at 5 p.m. Dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. The purpose of the award is to honor those individuals who, through their performance and achievements, reflect credit on the Warren High Schools (Warren High School, Warren G. Harding ...

Trump issues a fiery threat against Iran

TEHRAN, Iran — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday made expletive-filled threats against Iran and its infrastructure if it doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz by his Tuesday deadline, after American forces rescued a wounded aviator whose Iran-downed plane fell behind enemy lines. A ...