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It’s mid-July. Halloween costumes will start showing up in Target and Walmart stores any day now. The Christmas decorations will follow soon after. Within a decade, the NBA will play from October through August. Seasons mean nothing anymore. So please forgive us for interrupting your summer with suggestions for...
Metro Select Saints (Boys 15U), Staten Island Giants (Girls 18U) win titles at 2024 NFL Flag Championships
The NFL Flag Championships concluded on Sunday at the Hall of Fame Village in Canton, Ohio. The first-of-its-kind competition featured 280 NFL Flag regional winning teams of boys and girls and six international squads. Nearly 2,860 of the best youth flag football players were in action from Friday to Sunday....
Car and custom bike show to raise funds for Veteran's Outreach Mahoning Valley
While checking out classic cars, muscle cars, and hot rods at the 12th annual Armstrong Street Scene Car and Custom Bike show at Austintown Park, the show's sponsor, reminds us it's important to reflect on those who have sacrificed for our country and extend a hand up to them. That's...
Cemetery offers tour on Youngstown’s hidden history
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — A local cemetery gave people a chance to learn from the Mahoning Valley’s lesser-known history on Sunday. Oak Hill Cemetary dates back to the 1850s. Buried in it are some of Youngstown’s most famous families. A tour group at the cemetery on Sunday...
Warren City School District leader Steve Chiaro named Superintendent of the Year
Warren City Schools Superintendent Steve Chiaro received the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation’s 2024 Ohio Superintendent of the Year Award on Thursday. The prestigious honor is the highest accolade the foundation bestows upon an educator. The foundation celebrated Chiaro and presented the award to him at a banquet during the annual Jennings Educators Summit in Warrensville, Ohio.
International Towers residents speak on experience since evacuation
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — Demolition of the Realty Building in downtown Youngstown continues. When it gets to the fourth floor, the evacuation notice for more than 150 residents of the International Towers will be lifted. Over 170 residents are still out of their homes, in desperate need of items...
AUSTINTOWN SETS THE TONE IN REGIONALS
WHITESTOWN IN- Austintown 12U came out strong on Sunday, blanking Wisconsin 3-0 in their first game of the Central Region tournament. Mila Hamley was a beast in the circle, recording 18 outs and striking out 17 batters. She tossed a no-hitter, allowing no hits and no runs over six innings, with just one walk.
Akron superintendent meets with van drivers ahead of Monday board meeting
Independent van drivers met earlier this week with Akron Public Schools Superintendent Michael Robinson to discuss the state of their employment. Several people who were present told Signal Akron that Robinson and the administration are preparing to present the Akron Board of Education with multiple options regarding who will provide van transportation to and from the district’s learning centers for students with special needs and those who are experiencing homelessness. Monday’s meeting, which the administration would not confirm to Signal Akron, lasted about 30 minutes and was scant on details.
Austintown classic car, bike show raises money for veterans
AUSTINTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — The 12th annual Armstrong Street Scene Car and Custom Bike Show took place Sunday at Austintown Township Park. Many people’s rides were featured in a TV scene for a special episode of the popular Armstrong Neighborhood Channel’s “Street Scene” show hosted by Street Scene TV.
KSU Downtown Gallery continues long history featuring art from the region
First opening in 1997, the KSU Downtown Gallery has operated as a bridge between the city and the university, showcasing the work of local artists downtown for almost three decades. The gallery was formed under a different name and in a different building. It began as Gallery 138, like its...
LeBron James selected as Team USA flag bearer for 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
There are few accomplishments in the game of basketball that Akron's own LeBron James has not achieved, but Friday's opening of the Olympic games will bring an opportunity for the four-time NBA champion to check off another box in an illustrious career. James, a two-time Olympic gold medalist (2008 and...
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