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Seeing Eye: Steps of Hope walk planned for Saturday

Community News September 21, 2026

STEPS OF HOPE WALK: The Society of St. Vincent de Paul will host its fifth annual Steps of Hope Walk 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Perkins Park in Warren. The event is open to the public via registration. Nearly 400 walkers are expected to raise more than $25,000 for the St. Vincent de Paul Northeast Ohio District to support community members in need. The event is supported by more than 75 local sponsors and community partners. During the walk, music will be provided by The Music Machine, along with family-friendly activities including a kids and family fun run. Participants will receive ...

School funding forum is Sept. 29 at LaBrae High

Local News September 21, 2026

LEAVITTSBURG — The Greater Western Reserve School Funding Forum, hosted by the LaBrae Local School District, will take place at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 29 in the high school auditorium. Local taxpayers, property owners and community leaders are invited to a high-impact community discussion on public school funding in Ohio. An expert panel will explore how state and local policies connect to impact your wallet and your schools. Featured topics and speakers will include: • Fair School Funding-Then & Now: An update on Ohio’s school funding model, with former State Rep. John Patterson ...

Community convenes for TNP cleanup in Warren

Local News September 21, 2026

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

Local News September 21, 2026

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

International News September 21, 2026

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 ...