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Seeing Eye: Equality day observance is Wednesday

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CELEBRATING EQUALITY: A Women’s Equality Day observance will take place at noon Wednesday at the Women’s Park off Mahoning Avenue NW, Warren. The theme is “The Life of Carey Green Mountain” who was the first black woman to own property in Warren. Guest speaker to tell her story will be Warren Councilwoman-at-Large Helen Rucker. She will chronicle Mountain’s journey from slave to freedom and then to property owner in 1892. The event commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. Refreshments will be served after the program at the Harriet ...

Hubbard celebrates its past, present and future

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HUBBARD — Residents of Hubbard city and Hubbard Township as well as many visitors came together this weekend to celebrate the history of the communities as part of a new community fest. The fest at the Roosevelt Student Wellness Center on Saturday featured activities inside the building ...

Family searching for missing Warren woman

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WARREN — Relatives of Love’ Taylor, 36, are asking for help finding her after she was last seen 12 days ago in the Warren area. The family said in a social media post that Taylor had previously been seen around 4:25 p.m. on Aug. 11 in a dark gray Audi A5 in the Warren area. She was also ...

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SERVICE RECOGNIZED: Ginny Pasha, a program ambassador with YBI, has announced her retirement after more than 40 years of nonprofit leadership. Pasha joined YBI in 2022. “In joining YBI, I was given the privilege of working with really smart people and introducing YBI to those who are unaware of the breadth and depth of YBI and our impact,” Pasha said. Pasha’s nonprofit career began with Junior Achievement, where the focus was on education. She then worked at the state level for the Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates program, where the focus expanded into health and human ...

Mortgage rates ease again, but stay higher than this time last year

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The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate eased for the second week in a row, but remains elevated compared with this time last year. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate fell to 6.65% from 6.67% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the average rate was 6.58%. Borrowing costs on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, often sought by borrowers refinancing a home loan, also eased this week. That average rate dropped to 5.95% from 5.96% last week. However, a year ago, it was at 5.69%. Despite the recent pullback, mortgage rates have been mostly rising ...