BAZETTA — A sunny Saturday at Mosquito Lake State Park found locals filling up the beach, fishing, taking out their boats, walking their dogs and more. For a small group of nature lovers, it meant time for the Ohio 250 BioBlitz. The event presented an opportunity to explore, learn and ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: To suggest a veteran for this series, which runs weekly through Veterans Day, email Metro Editor Marly Reichert at mreichert@tribtoday.com or call her at 330-841-1737. WARREN — Thomas Taylor was born to a family with deep military roots. His great-grandfather, Edward ...
BRACEVILLE — Sunday was Flag Day, a day that marks the birth of the Stars and Stripes, a symbol of national unity and freedom. Sunday was also the day chosen by the Braceville Historical Society and the Mary Chesney Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) ...
SOUTHINGTON — As more and more communities approve moratoriums on data centers to allow more time to address them and their effects on the community, Southington officials are preparing to do that as well. Trustee Chuck Vanek, who suggested a moratorium at a recent meeting, said the township zoning board is looking into what other communities have done and how their moratorium legislation was prepared. “This will help provide the township with a direction to go with preparing a moratorium. We want to be safe and prepare the township,” Vanek said, noting there would be a public ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a weekly series on our region’s history coordinated by the Trumbull County Historical Society. William McKinley was the last president elected who served in the Civil War. McKinley belonged to the 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry alongside his mentor and Lt. Col. Rutherford Hayes, which prompted the regiment to be nicknamed “The Regiment of Presidents.” McKinley enlisted in June 1861 and served until the war ended in 1865. The National McKinley Birthplace Memorial Museum has several artifacts related to McKinley’s service in the Civil War, and ...
There are several Juneteenth events planned in Youngstown and Warren this week and over the weekend. Juneteenth (a combination of "June" and "nineteenth") commemorates June 19, 1865, the day enslaved black Americans in Galveston, Texas, were finally informed of their freedom. It arrived two-and-a-half-years after the Emancipation Proclamation and is celebrated to mark the effective end of slavery in the United States. Events include: • First Presbyterian Church, 256 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren, will sponsor a program at 7 p.m. Thursday. The multi-ethnic workshop experience recalls ...
