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Community convenes for TNP cleanup in Warren

WARREN — Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership hosted another city cleanup on Saturday in collaboration with the Geauga-Trumbull Solid Waste Management District. Dozens of volunteers from all over Warren came together to pitch in and help clean up litter around the city. TNP’s big cleanups ...

Rain doesn’t slow Buddy Walk

NILES — The rain didn’t dampen the spirits or the dedication as thousands of participants gathered Sunday afternoon to show support to those with Down syndrome at the 19th annual Buddy Walk at 7 17 Credit Union Field at Eastwood. Wearing bright purple shirts and holding umbrellas, team ...

Meet Earth’s newest wild cat species, the first named in over a century

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A previously unknown cat species has been identified in plain sight: at a wildlife sanctuary in Bolivia, where the small, spotted feline had been living for years. The discovery, reported Thursday in the journal Current Biology, marks the first time scientists have named and described a new living wild cat species in more than a century. Bolivian biologist Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz, a National Geographic explorer and one of the study’s lead authors, said a colleague who thought the cat looked unusual invited her to examine it at the sanctuary in the ...

‘Recovery is possible’

NILES — Old friends, new friends and family members gathered Saturday at 7 17 Credit Union Field at Eastwood for the 13th annual Recovery Rally hosted by the Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP.) ASAP is a project of the Trumbull County Mental Health & Recovery Board, and the ...

Penguin City hosts Oktoberfest fundraiser

YOUNGSTOWN — For about 20 years, Denise Seman has run a Mineral Ridge-based business called Crafty Shop of Horrors, but it’s likely those on the autism spectrum who pay her shop a visit found many more halcyon items than horrifying ones. “It’s good to support the autism society. ... ...

On the record: Niles council and Mathews school board

Niles WHAT: City council meeting Wednesday PRESENT: Doug Sollitto, Michael Lastic, Ed Stredney, Todd Weddell, Aaron Johnstone, James Sheely and Frank Leskovec ABSENT: Jimmy Julian Council: • Passed an ordinance accepting and confirming the dedication of Illumination Point Drive as a public street of the City of Niles. • Passed a resolution authorizing the service director to issue a request for qualifications for the Wastewater Treatment Plant screen enclosure project. • Passed an ordinance authorizing the service director to advertise for bids and enter into a ...