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Couple file lawsuit over removal from Trump rally in Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN – A Stark County couple filed a $30 million federal lawsuit contending they suffered injuries while being removed from President Donald Trump’s Oct. 12 rally in Youngstown after shouting in the direction of U.S. Sen. Jon Husted. The couple, who aren’t identified in the lawsuit except as John and Jane Doe, named Husted, the City of Youngstown, Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene, four unknown sheriff deputies and Ironwood Protection Group as defendants. The lawsuit, filed by attorney Leah J. Sellers, contends that during Husted’s speech at the rally at the Covelli ...

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Meetings ¯ The Fiscal Year 2027 (Round 21) committee meeting of the District 18 Natural Resources Assistance Council will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Buckeye Hills Regional Council, 2585 Glendale Road, Marietta. The purpose of this meeting is to rate and rank the Fiscal Year 2027 (Round 21) Clean Ohio applications. Questions regarding this meeting should be directed to Kylee Nichols, development specialist, at knichols@buckeyehills.org. To learn more about Buckeye Hills Regional Council, visit www.buckeyehills.org, call 740-374-9436 or 1-800-331-2644 (toll-free), or email ...

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District 18 Natural Resources Assistance Council committee meeting The Fiscal Year 2027 (Round 21) committee meeting of the District 18 Natural Resources Assistance Council will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Buckeye Hills Regional Council, 2585 Glendale Road, Marietta. The purpose of this meeting is to rate and rank the Fiscal Year 2027 (Round 21) Clean Ohio applications. Questions regarding this meeting should be directed to Kylee Nichols, development specialist, at knichols@buckeyehills.org. To learn more about Buckeye Hills Regional Council, visit www.buckeyehills.org, call ...

Parkersburg native accomplishes another goal in time for Halloween

PARKERSBURG – A Parkersburg native has visited 25 of the top haunted places in America, a goal he uses to inspire students he helps find financial help for a college education. “I know things can happen if you don’t give up, work a little harder,” Brian Bollinger ...

Picture This: Finishing Touches

Workers from Blackburn’s Fabrication sand newly installed railings at Marietta Levee Park as final details are completed at the recently renovated park area. The Ohio River Trail is closed in the area while the work is being completed. (Photo by Art Smith)

Washington County voters to decide behavioral health levy renewal

MARIETTA — Washington County voters will decide in the upcoming election whether to renew a levy expected to generate about $815,668 annually for mental health and substance use prevention, treatment and recovery programs. The five-year renewal would support services for children, adolescents and adults at risk for mental illness and substance use disorders, according to the ballot language. The proposed levy is at a rate not exceeding 0.5 mill, with an estimated annual cost of $18 for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s market value. It would begin in 2027, with the first ...