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Elementary school students will learn history, tour Barnhisel House next month
The Barnhisel House exhibit is open on the second and fourth Sundays from 1-4 p.m.
Births
Births St. Elizabeth boardman hospital Jessica Swagger and Connor Davis, East Liverpool, boy,
METRO DIGEST || Roads closed for race
Roads closed for race YOUNGSTOWN These roads in Mill Creek Park will be closed to vehicular
Statue some call racist is removed
Statue some call racist is removed san francisco A 19th-century statue near San Francisco’s City
Mahoning County S&P raises bond rating to AA level
With an AA bond rating, Mahoning County no longer needs to purchase bond insurance.
Mahoning grand jury indicts Pa. man charged with rapes
Shawn Wendling is indicted in Poland park rapes; Christian Sumpter is indicted in an Austintown girl’s death; and Marc Flora is indicted in the Campbell infant-stabbing.
Warren dog needed emergency surgery for chain embedded in its neck
Animal advocates plan to address Warren council about tethering laws after finding the dog on a 2-foot chain that also served as its collar.
Flag ceremony brings in Hispanic Heritage Month
Speakers touted representation, diversity and exposure to other cultures as hallmarks of America’s melting-pot culture.
Warren man sentenced to life in prison for rape of another young girl
Jamey L. Sprankle, 46, of Union Street Southwest, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to raping, molesting and photographing a young girl for about six months starting in August 2017.
Former Sebring water superintendent to plead today
James V. Bates, the former Sebring water superintendent charged with failing to notify Sebring water customers about high lead results in routine water testing in 2015, will enter a plea at 3 p.m. today.
Bridge dedication recognizes JJC students’ service
The Wick Avenue bridge over Interstate 680 is the latest to be adorned with U.S. flags.
Eagle Joint Fire District made changes after payroll falsifications
The Hubbard department now uses the National Fire Incident Reporting system.
Sentencing for teenage Niles killer set for Oct. 12
Judge W. Wyatt McKay has set a 2 p.m. Oct. 12 sentencing hearing for Jacob LaRosa, 19, who killed his elderly neighbor March 3, 2015, in her home on Cherry Street in Niles.
Brown, Ryan help pass act that has funds for Camp Ravenna, YARS
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Cleveland, helped pass the final Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, which includes critical funding for Camp Ravenna and the Youngstown Air Reserve Station in Vienna.
UPDATE | State Report Card shows some Valley schools making progress
Third-graders do work Thursday in Tracy Kaschak’s McKinley Elementary School classroom in the Poland School District. The district earned an overall B grade in the latest Ohio Department of Education State Report Card.