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Our Heritage: Olympic medalist was a member of Howland track team

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EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a weekly series on our region’s history coordinated by the Trumbull County Historical Society. Since the first modern Olympics in 1896, only 11 Americans have competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympics in different sports, one of whom was from Trumbull County. A five-time Olympian (1964, ’68, ’72, ’76, ’80), William (Willie) D. Davenport won gold in the 110-meter hurdles in Mexico City (1968) and bronze in the same event in Montreal (1976). He also competed in this event in Tokyo (1964) and Munich (1972) and was a part of the four-man ...

Veteran, 90, served in Germany

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WEST FARMINGTON — Andy H. Weaver said he has lived “a blessed life.” The 90 year-old grew up in an Amish community until he was 14. He has traveled extensively, with his first overseas trip as a United States Army soldier stationed in Germany. He was married to Betty for 68 years and he ran his own company. “I started working at Johnson Plastics with a work permit (because of his age) to work outside for 60 cents an hour until I was 16 years old and then I went inside to work,” Weaver said. At 18, he transferred to Ball Brothers in Chardon and was working there when he got ...

NASA’s newest space telescope launches on a quest to explore the hidden universe

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s newest crown jewel blasted off Sunday to hunt for planets around other stars, explore secret dark energy and survey the cosmos like never before. SpaceX launched the $4.3 billion Roman Space Telescope shortly after daybreak aboard a triple-the-firepower Falcon Heavy rocket. Roman blazed toward an observation point 1 million miles away that’s home to the Webb Space Telescope, one of NASA’s other big-ticket eyes in the sky. The bus-sized telescope — named after the late Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s first chief astronomer — will take more ...

Film debut shows off action, self-expression rooted in the Valley

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YOUNGSTOWN — For as long as he can recall, Danny Mizicko has been fascinated with seeing the migration of crows in flight — so much so that they were some of the main unspoken extras that flew their way into and out of a film he helped make and, by extension, into viewers’ hearts. “I ...

Leader calls for Muslim unity against US and Israel

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Iran’s supreme leader called on Muslim countries to stand together against Israel and the United States, imploring them to “know your real enemy.” A monitor says a tanker vessel was struck in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. Israel’s Shin Bet said it had evacuated the prime minister’s oldest son from the U.S. following a threat. And an Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed at least two Palestinians, including a 3-year-old, authorities said. Here’s a look at the latest developments Sunday in the Iran war and the wider Middle East. Full coverage can be found here. Iran’s ...

Seeing Eye: TMH group plans luncheon

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RETIREES TO MEET: The TMH Retirees and Former Employees will meet for a monthly luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 8 at Buena Vista Cafe in Warren. All TMH Retirees and former employees are welcome to attend. RSVP to Luana Andamasaris at 330-507-5814 or Tammy Wibert at 330-646-0195 by Tuesday. WELLNESS ON WHEELS: The Warren City Health District’s Wellness on Wheels will be onsite 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at Save-A-Lot Grocery Store, 1020 N. Park Ave., Warren. All services are available for Warren residents as well as the surrounding areas. For more information, call ...