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Girard WHAT: Board of education meeting Thursday PRESENT: Vince Ragozine, Tammy King, Zachary Steiner, Joe Castor and Scott Strain The board: • Heard from Superintendent Bryan O’Hara that a food pantry and a Care Closet are in place at the K-6 building to provide items to students in need. O’Hara said the Care Closet is in connection with the United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley. He said space was also made at the school for special education offices behind the library. • Approved the elimination of the instructional educational assistant position at the high ...

Champion police probe incident at golf course

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CHAMPION — The Township Police Department is investigating vandalism at a local golf course, including damage to several golf carts and to a green on one of the holes. Police Chief Larry Skaggs said the department received a call Wednesday from the owner of Cranberry Hills Golf Course, 4891 Clovercrest Drive, of criminal damage at the business. Reports indicate Steve Welch, the owner of the course, told police someone took seven golf carts out of a shed where they were stored and drove them onto the course and damaged them. Reports indicate carts were found scattered throughout the ...

Large gathering broken up at Warren park

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WARREN — Warren police dispersed a large after-hours gathering of more than 30 people, many of them juveniles at Burbank Park early Sunday and issued dozens of citations and arrests for criminal trespass. According to a Warren police report officers responded around 1:36 a.m. July 26 after receiving a report of 20 to 30 juveniles and multiple vehicles in the park in the 300 block of Olian Avenue NW after closing time. Upon arrival, the report says police blocked the entrance and began issuing summonses and making arrests, clearing the scene by about 3:12 a.m., according to the ...

Niles board updates bonds

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NILES — Nearly a decade has passed since certain bonds were purchased as part of a district’s project, and the Niles Board of Education passed resolutions that would save the district money as part of a loop. At Tuesday’s meeting, the Niles Board of Education approved a pair of resolutions, the first one providing the issuance and sale of them in their maximum principal amount of $735,000, and the other one for $9,910,000. Both resolutions authorize the refinancing of the district’s outstanding June 20, 2017, school facilities improvement bonds to reduce interest charges and ...

Seeing Eye: America250 celebration

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STARS AND BARS CELEBRATE AMERICA250: Stars, Bars and Cars car show will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Ernie Hall Aviation Museum. SLOAS Airport, 4033 North River Road, Howland. The event will include displays of airplanes and cars. Proceeds from the event will support local charities and provide scholarships for aviation students. UPTON HOUSE: The historic Harriet Taylor Upton House on Mahoning Avenue in Warren will be open from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. The public is invited to visit the 1840 home Harriet Taylor Upton brought the headquarters of the National American Woman Suffrage ...

Pet supplies collected for area agencies

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Menards home improvement store in Bazetta is serving as a pet supply collection site through August and September. Donations collected at the store, located at 2015 Wal Mart Drive NE, will be forwarded to an area humane agency. There is a collection box near the exit doors at Menards to place donations. Menards offers a wide variety of pet supplies that will be donated, including food, treats, feeders, collars, beds, storage containers, mats and more.