WARREN — Dave Luton and his display honoring the men and women who gave their lives in service to the Global War on Terror traveled from Omaha, Nebraska, to the Kinsman House lawn on Tuesday. An opening ceremony took place at noon Wednesday to welcome the Remembering Our Fallen traveling ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Negin Mirzade bitterly recalled the day police arrested her at age 14 while she waited for her sister to pick her up from a class. Mirzade’s “offense?” Wearing a light-blue pair of shoes the police claimed would attract male attention to her. “The police called me ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Convicted child rapist Todd Perkins has lost his appeal and remains incarcerated. A news release from the Trumbull County Prosecutor’s Office, issued late Tuesday, states that the Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals in Youngstown turned down Perkins’ appeal in a unanimous decision. Perkins, now 61, was convicted in February 2024 of rape and gross sexual imposition against a child relative of his, who was younger than 5 at the time of the offenses. He was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison. Perkins filed an appeal alleging ineffective legal counsel. His ...
Staff report In support of National Manufacturing Day on Friday, America Makes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, is launching a nationwide series of hands-on “3D Printing for Drones” experiences. The program is designed to introduce high school students to the intersection of 3D printing, also referred to as additive manufacturing (AM), engineering and drone technology. Building upon the success of a recent summer camp hosted at Missouri University of Science and Technology, and held in collaboration with Innovate Learning, America Makes is expanding ...
HOWLAND — A Howland parent is urging school officials to move a Venice Drive bus stop away from a four-way intersection over safety concerns, but district administrators say routing guidelines and on-site observations don’t support making a change. As Monday’s board meeting concluded, the Howland Board of Education heard from Stephanie Orr, who read a letter from a concerned parent regarding a bus stop on the corner of Anderson Avenue and Venice Drive. “I feel that it is a dangerous bus stop for the kids; it is a four-way stop, and hardly anybody stops. Most people just roll ...
LIBERTY — Chronic absenteeism is a problem many local school districts face, and one of them hopes to take a stronger stand against it. The Liberty Board of Education at its meeting earlier this week approved establishing the student and community engagement liaison position. The liaison will focus on boosting early enrollment, tracking attendance data, and connecting families with district and community resources to remove barriers to attendance. The full-time position will report to district principals and Superintendent Brian Knight starting in the 2026–27 school year. The ...
