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Niles OKs sale of bonds

NILES — Several of the city’s infrastructure areas may soon see improvements, as officials approved a set of ordinances aimed at addressing needs. At Wednesday’s city council meeting, officials approved three separate ordinances for the issuance and sale of bonds for the city’s street facilities, sewer system and city building improvements. The bonds for the street facilities would be in the maximum principal amount of $660,000, and would pay the costs of constructing and equipping a salt storage dome and acquiring a dump truck and tractor for use by the department. The ...

Consuelo ‘Connie’ Kent DeGood 1935-2026

WARREN — Consuelo “Connie” Kent DeGood, a longtime resident of Warren, passed away peacefully Friday, June 12, 2026. She was born Oct. 28, 1935, in Allen Center, to Lena Pricer and Harold Kent. Connie is survived by James Douglas DeGood, her son with the late James M. DeGood; her ...

Show mixes history and comedy

In a career that includes being a writer and producer on “Seinfeld,” co-writer and director of the film “Eurotrip” and a decadeslong collaboration with Larry David, Howland native Jeff Schaffer has written words for and given direction to some of the biggest stars in ...

Cortland fire chief to retire

CORTLAND — After serving the Cortland community for the past 33 years in various fire department roles, fire Chief David Rea plans to step down for retirement. Rea will retire July 23 having worked in the firefighting field since age 18. In 1993, Rea started working with Bazetta-Cortland ...

Valley politicians disclose campaign funds, expenses

John Boccieri, a former congressman and state legislator, spent more than $75,000 to win the Democratic primary for the open 58th Ohio House District seat. Boccieri’s postprimary report, between April 16 and June 5, shows he raised $21,777 — with $12,500 coming from political action committees — and spent $45,462.66. His largest expense for the period was $23,602.41 to ART Advisors LLC of Columbus for campaign mail. During the preprimary period, between Jan. 1 and April 15, Boccieri raised $68,095.67, with $65,615.87 coming from PACs and spent $30,775.98. Boccieri’s ...

Hubbard will reveal items from 1976 time capsule

HUBBARD — The community is invited to an opening ceremony of a time capsule that was buried for America’s bicentennial in 1976 at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Hubbard Public Library, 436 W. Liberty St. The time capsule, was opened earlier this week so officials could determine the condition of the items inside, so Saturday’s ceremony will be an unveiling of the capsule’s contents. Mayor Ben Kyle, Library Trustee William Tucciarone, and opening committee member Jay Hall will share remarks about Hubbard’s history, the significance of the bicentennial celebration in 1976, and the ...