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A growing collection

WARREN — More and more automobile collectors want to donate their vintage Packard vehicles to the National Packard Museum. It’s a good problem to have, but it comes with a legitimate dilemma — where to store them. To accommodate its growing collection, the museum is planning a ...

Grant funds released for Weathersfield sewer project

Weathersfield soon will receive its allotment of the state’s nearly $11 million in Community Development Block Grant funding awarded to 51 communities. The county was awarded $632,000 from the Ohio Department of Development program, which is up from the $578,000 the county received in the ...

Cortland council settles on change in leadership

CORTLAND — When city council begins meeting in regular session later this month, a new council president will be leading the elected body. The city has had several controversies this year, coming to a head with a recall election for mayor Dierdre Petrosky in February. Early voting begins ...

Delivery of beds to kids rests in volunteers’ hands

WARREN — With this the busiest time of year for delivering beds to area children, Sleep in Heavenly Peace conducted a recent bed delivery day for the holiday season with volunteers from churches, community organizations and schools helping with the deliveries. More than 50 volunteers ...

State soccer program honors Lakeview girl

CORTLAND — Lakeview middle schooler Emelia Gedra, 12, has been named the TOPSoccer Buddy in Ohio for 2025. The sixth grader was honored out of dozens of students across the state who volunteer for TOPSoccer. Emelia said she’s been playing soccer since she was 4. “I love it,” Emelia ...

Birdwatchers gather locally to help with annual counts

YOUNGSTOWN — Members of the “Coffee with the Birds” program who meet at Mill Creek Park are among those local bird watchers who help with the annual bird counts reported to Cornell University and the Audubon Society. Emily Greve of Youngstown, a Mill Creek MetroParks educator, gathered ...