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Property transfers

Property transfers recorded Aug. 24-28 in Trumbull County: Bazetta Victoria F. and Andrew S. Patrick II to Tracie L. Sackett, 3112 Ivy Hill Circle, Unit C, $107,500 Velora M. Justice to Simple Sales LLC, 2790 Niles Cortland Road, $110,000 Bloomfield Sunshine Acres Farm LLC to Aaron J. Detweiler and Marian C. Miller, 4915 State Route 87, $250,000 Braceville Simple Sale LLC to William Stanton and Nicole Stanton, 1164 Allen Smith Road, $280,000 Bristol Wayne J. Miller and Judy O. Miller to Zachary A. Miller and Robin M. Miller, 890 Bristol Champion Townline Road, ...

State probes 2 Valley schools over testing irregularities

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce has launched investigations of Southside Academy in Youngstown and Newton Falls Elementary School over irregularities in state testing procedures last spring. The two Mahoning Valley schools are among 52 statewide that ODEW announced Friday it is now targeting. In July, the department launched an investigation into spring testing results at Columbus City Schools after the district self-reported “anomalies” at two high school buildings. As part of that ongoing investigation, DEW officials said they took the proactive step of ...

On the record: Howland

Howland WHAT: Board of Education August organizational meeting PRESENT: Julie Altawil, Jeff Pegg, Brianne Perry, Abigail Reynolds and Kelly Vennitti. The board: • Approved a donation of music CDs to the district’s music department. • Approved the disposal of obsolete and nonfunctional items across various district facilities, including appliances, furniture, classroom books and projectors. • Amended Eddie Williams’s one-year limited contract from monitor at Howland Glen Primary School to cook/cashier at Howland Glen for the 2026-27 school year. • Issued a ...

Rescued kitten inspires bobblehead

The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has unveiled the first bobblehead of Sue, the tiny orange kitten who went viral recently after being rescued from an excavator in Leavittsburg by workers from RiverReach Construction in Barberton. The limited-edition Sue the Kitten bobblehead is being produced by the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee and the museum will donate 10% of the sales from the bobbleheads to One of a Kind Pet Rescue in Akron. Positioned on a yellow base bearing her name, the Sue the Kitten bobblehead is a replica of the tiny orange ...

Warren aggravated burglary charge bound over to grand jury

WARREN — Unlike in most cases, Craig Sims, 19, of Warren did not waive his preliminary hearing Thursday in Warren Municipal Court. It meant that Warren prosecutors had to put on testimony to support their contention there was probable cause an aggravated burglary took place at an apartment on Beal Street Northwest Aug. 25 and that Sims was the person who committed it. Judge Natasha Natale presided over the hearing, listening to the testimony of Warren police officer Will Fowler, who was one of officers who responded to the apartment and spoke with the alleged victim and a second ...

YSU hosting public speaker series tied to history

Youngstown State University’s History 4820 course, “History in the Headlines,” will host a public speaker series this fall examining major issues in the news and their effects on people in the Mahoning Valley. The programs will be at 6 p.m. at the Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor, 151 W. Wood St. The series is designed to make history accessible and relevant while encouraging community conversation about contemporary issues. The 2026 schedule includes: • Sept 15: “How have political party divisions in the U.S. become so vast, and can they be healed?” ...