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On the record Girard

Girard WHAT: Board of education meeting Sept. 24 PRESENT: Joe Castor, Zachary Steiner, Vince Ragozine, Tammy King and Scott Strain The board: •Accepted the retirement resignation effective June 1 for Wendy DiBernardi, an elementary school teacher with 41 years in the district. •Accepted the retirement resignation of Mike Dunlap as maintenance/custodial grounds effective Dec. 31 after 37 years in the district. •Accepted the retirement of Pamela Baker, a school counselor with 28 years in the district, effective June 1. •Approved $125 per game for emergency medical ...

Howland man competing to be ‘Super Dad’

Scott Ferry of Howland, a graduate of Champion High School, is among a group of participants who are in third place in a nationwide Super Dad contest. Ferry works as a pole climber for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union in Warren and has three children. The elimination round is Thursday and votes are needed to ensure his group makes it to the finals. People can vote one time for free and additional votes are $1 each, with proceeds going to the Children’s Miracle Network. The contest is sponsored by Ace Hardware and Omaha Steaks. The winning dad will ...

On the record Girard Council

Girard WHAT: City council meeting Sept. 28 PRESENT: Reynold Paolone, Thomas Grumley, John Moliterno, James Clark, Tod Latell, Wes Steiner, Keith Schubert, Lily Martuccio and Mayor Mark Zuppo Council: •Heard from Zuppo about plans to dedicate a section of the viaduct to Ken David, a local Vietnam War veteran, as requested by the Trumbull County Veterans Service Commission. He said the section of the viaduct is above the CSX Railroad tracks. The other section of the viaduct is dedicated to slain police officer Justin Leo. •Heard from Grumley about the need for a full-time ...

On the record Fowler

Fowler WHAT: Township trustees meeting Monday PRESENT: Lynn Michalec, Jeff Davis and Todd Williams Trustees: •Approved Sundance reporting program for the police department. •Approved the purchase of a flammable storage cabinet for the fire department not to exceed $1,200. • Set trick or treat 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 31. •Approved payment to the Cortland Fire Department for August for medic assist at $285. •Approved payment to Major League Tire for four new tires and an oil change on the police cruiser for $996.72. •Discussed the Fowler Christmas Walk set for Nov. ...

On the record Bristol

Bristol WHAT: Township trustee meetings Sept. 15 and Oct. 6 PRESENT: Doug Seemann, Rhonda Snyder and Jeff Waldeck Trustees: •Heard from resident Matt Lynn about painting and fixing up the Bristol Congregational Church building at the center. Snyder said the building sustained hall damage from a storm in the spring. •Heard from Road Supervisor Ray Duffield that he is working on the pricing and design for the fire station sign base. •Heard from Ken Weeks of the zoning commission the commission did an overview of a template for creating an amendment for data ...

Senior Expo draws 800+ to Liberty Metroplex

LIBERTY — Seniors and caregivers compared home healthcare services, active adult retirement communities, long-term care and assisted living, and learned about veteran benefits, technology assistance, free health screenings, and other area senior organizations and services at the Metroplex ...