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Program teaches about recycling

Community News July 28, 2026

REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE: The Bristol Public Library will host Jennifer Jones, director of the Geauga-Trumbull Solid Waste Management District, at 5 p.m. today. She will be presenting the basic need to reduce, reuse and recycle. NORTH END GROUP TO MEET: The North End Neighborhood Watch group will meet at 6 p.m. today at the Grant Room of the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library. Speakers will be Paul Makosky of the Warren Engineering Department and Councilwoman Tina Milner, D–2nd Ward. Discussion will be on North End Park, redistricting, overnight parking and other community ...

Watkins seeks harsher penalties for repeat nonviolent offenders

Liberty school board OKs student health services agreement

Local News July 28, 2026

LIBERTY — Mental health is a growing major problem among young adults, and on Monday, the Liberty Board of Education approved a contract allowing the district to continue to reach more students who may benefit from support. The board approved a contract with Canton-based HWS Best Health LLC, effective Aug. 1 through July 31, 2027, with an annual renewal as provided in the agreement. The contract will be paid through the district’s general fund. Superintendent Brian Knight said the district has The Red Zone and Cadence Care Network that work with children needing support, but ...

Savannah Guthrie makes an emotional plea to her mother’s kidnappers

National News July 28, 2026

The Associated Press “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie says in a new video that her family is living an unending nightmare nearly six months after her mother’s disappearance and pleads with her kidnappers: “Tell us where to look for her.” The video released Monday is the latest public plea from the journalist about 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie since her disappearance on Feb. 1 from her home just outside Tucson, Arizona. Savannah Guthrie said her family will never stop looking for her. “The world can be a cruel and unforgiving place, and I know that you have tried to do ...

Girard officials to inspect Lower Lake property for possible mountain bike trail

Local News July 28, 2026

GIRARD — After visiting a mountain bike trail last month in Lake Milton and meeting with members of the Rust Belt Revival Trail Coalition, some members of city council will travel to Girard Lower Lake this week to see if it is suitable for such a trail. Councilman Todd Latell, D-at Large, said at Monday’s council meeting that he and members of the Rust Belt Revival Trail Coalition will travel by special fire department vehicle to the lake property to assess the land. “We will have them look at the property, which will help us see if it is even feasible to have a mountain bike ...