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Local leaders split in support of legalizing marijuana

Ryan co-sponsored legislation to eliminate criminal penalties.


Dogs taken after mailman mauled on East Side

A neighbor said the carrier was delivering mail to a home in the 100 block of North Garland Avenue when the dogs jumped a fence in a driveway.


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Fundraiser hopes to see historic church moved to Wick Park

Once the church is moved to Wick Park, supporters hope that the Welsh Congregational Church will become a popular space for art, weddings and public meetings.


Campbell teachers authorize strike notice, show solidarity at school event

The teachers’ union has issued a 10-day strike notice in the negotiation process as of July 17.


Land contracts in the Mahoning Valley

There were more than 47,000 land contracts in Ohio between January 2008 and January 2018.


Should jury in former Sebring water operator trial hear about EPA’s role?

The lawyers in the James Bates lead-notification case have filed arguments on whether the former Sebring water department operator can argue his failure to notify the public of lead in the water in 2015 was the result of the actions of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.


Leaders applaud Campbell workforce and cultural center

The Community Literacy Workforce and Cultural Center is set to open in spring 2020.


Groundbreaking for new Angels for Animals shelter is Sunday

The ceremony for the new Angel Wing is from 1 to 4 p.m.


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Poland teen heads to 6th, final soap box derby championship

Lia Brammer, 18, of Poland poses with some of the Soap Box Derby trophies she’s won during her 10-year participation in the derby. She is competing in her sixth and final national championship today.


Seeking art

Seeking art YOUNGSTOWN The YSUscape is accepting submissions of Youngstown-themed art for its


Births

Births St. Elizabeth boardman hospital Rondalyn Hamerik and Brandon Carter, Struthers, girl,


Neil Armstrong’s private collection goes to auction

Associated Press CINCINNATI Admirers of the first man to walk on the moon will soon have the


Tubbs found guilty in North Side murder

Jury had to be sent back to deliberate


Referendum on TJX zone changes will be on ballot

TJX referendum petitions collect 1,107 valid signatures


Struthers woman faces child-endangering charge

Police say Nicole Redeske beat her infant daughter and flipped over a playpen the child was in.