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Warren committee suggests system to record meetings

WARREN — Members of the live stream committee plan to recommend to Warren City Council at Wednesday’s meeting to move forward with having Mr. PC video record and upload council meetings and caucus sessions for public viewing. Councilwoman Tina Milner, D-2nd Ward, chair of the live stream committee, met with fellow committee members to review proposals for the recording for the council meetings. The committee will recommend to council proceeding with a one-year contract with Mr. PC Inc. of Warren at $7,492, which includes the city having ownership of the video equipment for ...

Valley man strides for Guinness Book of Records

Since he was 70 and retired, Art Dunn of Lordstown and formerly of Newton Falls, has put his legs to work walking around the state of Ohio, around Lake Erie, from Cincinnati to Newton Falls and other adventures. Now 88, Dunn is hoping to get into the Guinness Book of World Records for his ...

Union Pacific Big Boy will chug through Struthers

AUSTINTOWN — For anyone involved in model railroading, real railroading or local history, July 12 will be a big day because that is when the Union Pacific Big Boy number 4014 locomotive will pass through Struthers on its summer tour. Number 4014 is the world’s largest steam engine. Youngstown Model Railroad Association club officer Bruce Silvernail said it was built in 1941 in Schenectady, New York. “It is 133 feet long, 16 feet high, 11 feet wide and delivers over 6,000 horsepower,” Silvernail said. “It weighs as much as three modern diesel locomotives.” He said 25 ...

Celebrity sharks unveiled for YBI competition

YOUNGSTOWN — Bergen Giordani is excited to be a “shark” — the type that smells not blood, but success. “Have confidence and know your numbers, and be ready to sell yourself. No one can sell you better than you,” Giordani, who co-owns Gorant Chocolates in Boardman, said. That was the key advice Giordani, who also owns Sweet Marketing & Management, dispensed to local and regional entrepreneurs who will be pitching their business ideas in advance of a competition they will be trying to enter later this year. Giordani will be one of six celebrity “sharks” who will serve ...

Warren mayor urges residents to mentor youth amid violence

WARREN — Mayor Doug Franklin is urging residents to step forward as mentors for high-risk youth through a new program aimed at curbing violence and supporting young people in the city. The initiative, called Credible Messengers, would pair at-risk youth with trusted adults who can offer guidance based on their own life experiences. It is a collaboration with the RCF Family Life Center, according to a statement from the mayor’s office. “Like many of you, I have been deeply concerned by the recent acts of violence that have impacted families throughout our city,” Franklin ...

Warren arbor commission celebrates tree city designation

WARREN — The Warren Arbor Commission will host a public meeting Thursday to answer residents’ tree-related questions and celebrate the city’s first Tree City USA award. The meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. June 11 at the Warren Municipal Building. Residents can learn about proper tree care, public tree maintenance responsibilities and priorities for planting and upkeep. The event is part of ongoing efforts to expand and improve the city’s urban tree canopy. The volunteer Arbor Commission also advises the Mahoning Valley TreeCorps program, which has planted more than 500 ...