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Weathersfield, Niles speak on data center

NILES — With talks of a potential data center drawing ire from residents at a recent city council meeting, city officials announced their stance moving forward. According to a news release from the mayor’s office this week, officials plan to take no further action regarding an annexation request from Whitetail Creek LLC, a subsidiary for Bitdeer Technologies Group, a Singapore-based company focusing on cryptocurrency and AI cloud infrastructure. The property where Bitdeer aims to build a facility is at 1047 Belmont Ave., which was purchased in May 2025. “Whitetail Creek LLC ...

Cortland mayor flushes lake restroom project

CORTLAND — City council has canceled a proposed restroom and waterline near Mosquito Lake — a project much delayed and disputed during the administration of former mayor Deidre Petrosky — after bids came in over estimate and new concerns emerged about cost, safety and location. “I no ...

Family honors Warren woman with balloon release

Staff report WARREN — Family and friends gathered Tuesday evening at Packard Park to honor Vontisha Williams with a balloon release following her death in a shooting last week. Williams, known by family and friends as “Sway,” was remembered as a kind-hearted mother and grandmother ...

You can put beef tallow and salmon sperm on your face. But should you?

Bryan Vander Dussen spent years as a dairy farmer before shifting to selling farm-raised beef. In the past year, he and his wife have been making another transition: Cooking up recipes in their kitchen that turn organ fat from his animals into tallow balm that buyers are eager to slather on their skin. One tricky bit: Coming up with formulas that don't smell like pot roast. "You see it everywhere, so we were like, 'Why don't we do this?'" he said. "Some of the feedback is, 'We don't want to smell like beef,' so we add things like lavender and wild orange to kind of counter that ...

Johnson named to Republican National Committee

The Ohio Republican Party State Central Committee elected Columbiana County GOP Chairman Dave Johnson as the state’s Republican National Committee male member. Johnson replaces Jim Dicke, who held the position since 2015 and said in February he was leaving the post. Johnson said: “It’s an honor to be chosen by my fellow committee members to represent Ohio on the national stage. I want to thank Jim Dicke for his years of service and I’m ready to get to work enduring Ohio continues to have a strong voice within the Republican National committee.” Johnson of Salem is the ...

Casting call

MECCCA — All around the pond, young anglers repeated a familiar rhythm: bait the hook, maybe with a worm, maybe a minnow, maybe a grub. Lean the pole back and snap it forward — just so — releasing the casting button at the top of the arc. Watch the bobber sail out into the pond and ...