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Oktoberfest at the Diamond sparkles

NILES — It may still be September, but hundreds turned out Saturday to celebrate Oktoberfest and embrace Bavarian festival traditions brought to America — beer, food, music, clothing, contests and a festive social gathering — more than a century ago. The 11th annual family-friendly ...

Healthcare struggles topic of town hall

WARREN — The Mahoning Valley People’s Action Alliance hosted a State of Valley Healthcare town hall Saturday where local residents heard presentations about local healthcare issues in the Mahoning Valley. The town hall was organized in the shadow of both Trumbull Regional Medical Center ...

Data centers a hot topic in WVa elections

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The Democratic challenger for one of West Virginia’s Congressional seats pitched legislation on Friday establishing a two-year moratorium on new, large data centers and giving local communities a say in whether they’re built. Ace Parsi, a Morgantown community organizer running for the District 2 U.S. House of Representatives seat occupied by Rep. Riley Moore, said the proposed “Neighbors, Not Servers Act” would be “the very first piece of legislation that I would introduce as a member of Congress.” Moore said in a statement Friday that “West ...

Poland Army vet served in Reserve for 17 years

POLAND — Dave Long’s military service fit neatly between two wars. He got lucky, seeing no combat during the Vietnam War or Operation Desert Storm, though he was of age and in the Army at the time of both. That didn’t stop him from dedicating his life to military service and ...

People gather to take Steps of Hope

WARREN — Helping others can be fun. That was the lesson of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Northeast Ohio District tried to convey at its fifth annual Steps of Hope Walk Saturday at Perkins Park. More than 400 people signed up to take one lap around the park’s soccer and baseball ...

2 charged in cases involving minors

HUBBARD — The city police department has charged two men with the same crime in separate incidents involving minors. Hubbard police Detective Sgt. Michael Banic said members of a civilian group contacted the police department Thursday to report that Joseph Trader, 34, engaged in communications of a sexual nature with a person he believed to be a minor. Banic said that after reviewing the evidence obtained during the investigation, Trader was charged with importuning, a fifth-degree felony; attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, a fourth-degree felony; and attempted ...