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Home healthcare service fetes new site in Liberty

LIBERTY — Owners of a local provider of nonmedical home health care services expressed hopes to continue collaboration with different patients and clients — and a facility designed to facilitate that was celebrated Tuesday afternoon. FirstLight Home Care of the Valley, joined by public ...

On the record

Liberty WHAT: Board of Education June 29 meeting PRESENT: Adam Earnhardt, Janine Hamilton, Hans Kirr, David Malone and John Simon The board: • Approved participation in the Community Eligibility Provision for the 2026-27 school year, allowing all students to receive no-cost meals. • Adopted a resolution to join the “Vouchers Hurt Ohio” lawsuit by the Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy of School Funding, challenging the constitutionality of the state’s EdChoice voucher program, at a cost of $2 per pupil. • Approved final grant allocations for Title I, Title ...

Agenda

• WARREN BOARD OF CONTROL will meet at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the city law department. • NILES PARK BOARD will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Niles Wellness Center. • SOUTHINGTON BOARD OF EDUCATION will have a special meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday at the school complex library. There will be an executive session for employment and compensation. No action will be taken. • NEWTON FALLS BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the high school media center. • TRUMBULL COUNTY METROPARKS BOARD will meet at 4 p.m. Thursday at the MetroParks board office in ...

Supreme Court justices detail security risks and weigh in on ethics

WASHINGTON (AP) — In rare congressional testimony, Supreme Court justices shared chilling stories Tuesday about the threats they increasingly face in public life and fielded questions about ethics and emergency appeals. The appearances from Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan were the first of their kind since 2019. Their testimony came weeks after the conservative-majority court handed down a series of major opinions, including one that increased President Donald Trump’s power over federal regulatory agencies and one that rejected his wide-ranging tariffs. ...

Mystery bidder buys T. rex ‘Gus’ for a record $50 million

NEW YORK (AP) — A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil billed as one of the world’s largest and most complete specimens sold for a record $50.1 million Tuesday to a mystery bidder. Sotheby’s said the 67-million-year-old fossil, nicknamed “Gus,” is now the most expensive set of dinosaur bones ever auctioned off, besting the almost $45 million price tag for a nearly complete stegosaurus sold by the same New York auction house in 2024. The previous record holder had been a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton nicknamed “Stan” that sold for nearly $32 million in 2020. “Gus is not only an ...

Police blotter: Weathersfield

Police activity reported June 14-30: June 30, 8:21 a.m. — Unwanted person reported at 2821 Garland Ave. after a man was found lying in the bushes at the side of the Coates car wash. The man’s face was very red and he needed medical attention. The police checked the man and told him not to trespass on private property. June 28, 9:41 a.m. — Child endangering reported at 1035 Webb Road after a young child was found alone and unattended in a back yard. 12:01 a.m. — Assault reported at 2887 Tibbetts Wick Road after a man walking his dog went to get his dog after it ran to a ...