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Champion schools merge positions

Local News July 22, 2026

CHAMPION — The Board of Education has approved merging the assistant principal for grades K-8 and the technology director positions into a new job description that officials said will save more than $120,000. The board on Monday approved Joseph Tredent, who has been serving as technology director, as the new assistant principal/technology director on a 216-day, three-year contract at $109,000 annually. Superintendent John Grabowski said Tredent has an administrative license and can serve in both positions. “He is excited to get started. He already has built a relationship as ...

Dog bites woman at Warren shelter

Local News July 22, 2026

Staff report WARREN — A woman was bitten on her left arm by a dog at a Warren animal shelter earlier this month, according to a Warren police report. The call reporting the serious dog bite came in shortly after 7 p.m. on July 9. Dispatchers on the report noted a second simultaneous call on another line. The initial caller hung up to contact Healthy Hearts and Paws owner Jason Cooke while reporting that the victim had a towel on the injury. No further details on the circumstances or the woman’s condition were released.

Mecca plans day for community fun

Community News July 22, 2026

MECCA COMMUNITY DAY: The sixth annual Mecca Community Day will be 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the township park, 6100 state Route 46. The free family event will feature music, craft vendors, bounce houses, musical entertainment, backpack giveaway for children in grades K-12 (child must be present) and food trucks. ENROLLMENT SET: Alta Head Start will have a free enrollment event 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday at 261 Monroe St. NW, Warren. To register in person, parents or guardians must bring proof of residency and income and child’s proof of birth. To apply online, visit ...

Commissioners look at excavation accidents

Judge names receiver to oversee Schwebel’s

Business July 22, 2026

The specialist hired in March by Schwebel Baking Co. to restructure the faltering venture was appointed Monday to wind down operations of the baked goods business. U.S. District Judge John R. Adams named Jacen Dinoff as receiver in response to Spectrum Commercial Finance’s emergency motion filed July 15. The founder and owner of KCP Advisory Group in Boston, Dinoff served as Schwebel’s chief restructuring officer. Last week, the Bloomington, Minnesota, commercial lender sought to enforce a forbearance agreement after Schwebel’s defaulted on a scheduled payment. The lender sued ...