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• GIRARD BOARD OF EDUCATION meets 6 p.m. Thursday in the high school library. • MAHONING VALLEY SANITARY DISTRICT Board of Directors will meet 4 p.m. today at the assembly room at the district offices. • McDONALD BOARD OF EDUCATION will hold special meeting 7 p.m. today at the high school to interview board candidates. No action will be taken. The board also will hold a finance committee 5:30 p.m. • McDONALD VILLAGE COUNCIL has rescheduled its meeting to 6:30 p.m. Dec. 22 at the village municipal building. • McDONALD PLANNING COMMISSION will meet 7 p.m. today at the ...

New committee gets accounting lesson

NILES — A new public committee that will monitor the city’s progress through financial recovery convened Dec. 6 for a lesson on how its budgets work and where problems, old and new, stand. In the first meeting, the city’s state-appointed fiscal supervisors walked members through the process of government fund accounting, detailed how the city found itself in fiscal emergency more than two years ago, outlined the problems its had getting out of that designation and spoke about what needs to happen before it can shed the label. The audit committee is made up of a business member, ...

League competitors take part at regional event

GIRARD — Area fifth- to eighth-graders had the opportunity to showcase their robotics skills as they competed Dec. 4 at the FIRST Lego League regional tournament. The event, which was held at Girard High School, was one of two local regional qualifying events, with another regional tournament held Dec 10 at Warren G. Harding High School. Judy Barber, adviser for the FIRST Robotics Robocats Team 379 at Girard High School and tournament director, said more than 40 volunteers, which included high school team members and alumni, assisted at the event that allowed middle school students ...

October building permits

McDonald Total valuation: $800 Total fees: $25 Jeff Morgan, 1012 New Jersey Ave., porch, $800. Niles Total valuation: $1,757,203 Total fees: 19,831.17 Zales, EWM, demolition, $15,000. KV Electric, 409 W. Park Ave., reroof, $3,000. Logan, 315 Pratt, reroof, $3,000. Best Buy, Youngstown Warren Road, reroof, $130,000. McGee, 303 More, replace porch, $12,800. Mazza, 1917 James, reroof, $5,000. Bucci, 225 Baldwin, fence, $3,000. Scarnecchia, 629 Clinton, interior remodel, $8,000. Costello, 355 Hogarth, reroof, $5,750. Luzar, 419 Ann, reroof. Steen, 222 ...

Police blotters

Girard Police activity reported Nov. 26-Dec. 8: Dec. 8, 10:25 a.m. — A 322 E. Kline St. man reported fraudulent activity on his credit card. Dec. 7, 10:06 p.m. — A Christmas laser light projector and extension cord were reported stolen from 501 N. St. Clair St. 9:40 a.m. — A woman at 72 Mosier Road reported coming home to find a man in her home. Dec. 6, 2:34 p.m. — Three packages of games delivered to an apartment hallway at 52 W. Liberty St. were reported stolen. 10:37 p.m. — A man at 200 Churchill Road reported money was missing from his bank accounts and that ...

McKinley Christmas showcases historic buildings

NILES — The fourth annual A McKinley Christmas will be noon to 4 p.m. Saturday with holiday activities for people of all ages planned at three historic buildings in downtown Niles. The free event is being presented by McKinley Birthplace Home, National McKinley Birthplace Memorial and Niles Historical Society. The day’s activities will include tours of the McKinley Birthplace Home, McKinley Memorial Museum and Ward-Thomas Museum. At the three locations will include visits with Santa Claus, crafts for children, holiday entertainment and refreshments. A free trolley transport ...