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• McDONALD VILLAGE COUNCIL will have a special meeting at 5 p.m. today in the community room to consider emergency legislation. • NILES CITY COUNCIL will have a presentation by the Mahoning Valley Sanitary District on rate changes and roundtable discussion prior to the regular meeting at 5 p.m. • BLOOMFIELD-MESPO BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at Bloomfield High School. • NEWTON FALLS BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Tiger Learning Lab at the high school media center. • WARREN BOARD OF CONTROL will meet at 9:30 a.m. Friday at ...

Kennedy Center will close for renovations after judge blocks returning Trump’s name to building

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump-aligned Kennedy Center board voted on Tuesday to close most of the iconic performing arts venue just hours after a federal judge blocked the institution from returning President Donald Trump’s name to the building. In a social media post, Trump said the closure was needed for safety repairs. But he said the repairs, which Congress has allocated $257 million to cover, would only happen if the board was allowed to move forward with plans to add his name to the building. A federal judge has twice said that can’t happen without the approval of ...

‘Widow’s Bay’ wave hits the Emmys as Matthew Rhys, castmates win awards

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Widow’s Bay” stormed the Emmy Awards on Monday night, taking best actor for star Matthew Rhys and tying a record for Emmys for a comedy in a season with 13. Jean Smart won her fifth best actress award for the fifth and final season of “Hacks” and Noah Wyle made it two for two as best actor in a drama for “The Pitt.” The Apple TV horror comedy “Widow’s Bay” rode into the night on a wave of buzz. It had already won eight Emmys at an earlier ceremony and added four more, including supporting actress for breakout star Kate O’Flynn and ...

Youngstown juveniles captured after fleeing in stolen car in Warren

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WARREN — A Youngstown juvenile was arrested and taken to the Trumbull County Juvenile Justice Center following a Thursday night incident in which Warren police officers chased him and four other juveniles in a stolen car. All were captured. The arrested juvenile was charged with felony failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer, receiving stolen property and a citation for having no driver’s license and stop sign violations after he admitted to stealing the car and then picking up his friends to drive them around. A Warren police report states that the incident ...

Liberty chief voices safety concerns

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LIBERTY — Liberty’s fire chief emphasized challenges in keeping both first responders and the public safe during emergencies, noting that one of his department’s vehicles has been struck several times by negligent drivers. Fire Chief Doug Theobald, during his report at Monday’s meeting, recalled the details of an Aug. 15 spill that closed Tibbetts Wick Road for eight hours, covering the road in a flour-like substance, a byproduct of steelmaking that was being hauled by a private company. Theobald said the department’s on-duty personnel, himself and two mutual aid ...

Howland resident wants end to left turns in construction zone

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HOWLAND — Residents crossing through one of Howland’s central roads have endured months of construction, and one asked what could be done about motorists who don’t obey the rules as crews continue to work. Officials at a recent trustees meeting heard from Ed Palumbo, who asked about ways to make drivers obey the turn restrictions on East Market Street. Palumbo was referring to an Ohio Department of Transportation project that has closed some left-turn lanes to widen the road, is adding a right-turn lane for southbound traffic on state Route 46 to East Market, and a right-turn ...