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George L. Franklin, age 79, died Saturday evening at St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown.

Officials from the Columbiana County Women, Infants and Children's Program announced they're going for a gold medal-worthy promotion of World Breastfeeding Week which began Friday and continues through ...

With the sun blazing and nearly two hours before the doors to the Big Reach Center of Hope opened, people had already begun to line up for its twice-weekly free food and clothing distribution.

With the sun blazing and nearly two hours before the doors to the Big Reach Center of Hope opened, people had already begun to line up for its twice-weekly free food and clothing distribution.

There will be a funeral service at noon Monday, July 14, 2008, in the Lane Funeral Home Canfield Chapel for Jean "Betty" B. Jones, 93, who passed away at 1:13 a.m. Friday, July 11, 2008, in her home.

SUN/11 o The Salem Historical Society Museum will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. All mothers will be admitted free of charge. via Salem News

“I like Goshen because it is a country environment”

' After buying the old building on state Route 165 just west of state Route 45 in Salem, local business owner Dave Doepker knew he had to preserve the building. via Salem News

“This has been a long time coming, and we're very serious about it”

' The village administrator has a lot on his plate for spring, but is confident things will be completed in a timely fashion. via The Review

U.S. Customs and Border Protection will conduct a border patrol agent recruiting drive in seven major Ohio metropolitan areas, including the Mahoning Valley, on Saturday. via Vindy.com

“She has been an asset to our school system... we are sorry to see her go.”

' A Wellsville High School Hall of Famer will give the commencement speech at this year's graduation ceremony. via The Review

“Can that be a problem? Sure it can. But in every instance, the people he was hiring he believed were qualified for the job and confident that they could do the job.”

Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann has been good to his friends from the Mahoning Valley, bringing more than a dozen of them to Columbus since he took office in January 2007. via The Plain Dealer

Along with daffodils and robins, orange construction barrels along highways traditionally signal the return of warm weather to Ashtabula County. via Ashtabula Star-Beacon

Lucas County is ranked fifth out of the 88 counties in Ohio in the numbers of vehicles stolen this year, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. via Port Clinton News Herald

“We also have to do a FBI and BCI background check at a cost of sixty dollars every year we renew our license.”

' With the recent 233 percent increase in licensure fees, local teachers will have to dig deeper to renew their license. via The Review

No one injured in Kent State fire No students were seriously injured in a fire at Kent State University April 1 campus police say started when a lamp fell on a beanbag chair in Prentice Hall. via The Jambar

“Family guides are to inform parents, in a way they can understand, what their son/daughter should know reflecting Ohio's Academic Content Standards”

By DAVID M GRIMES CALCUTTA - ' Calcutta Elementary school teacher Elayne Lowe has been helping students learn about art throughout her life. via The Review

' The name of another Mahoning County sheriff's candidate probably won't be on the ballot. via Vindy.com

“We basically overhauled the exterior. The oak trim was replaced and we re-manufactured the rear door with the help of Firestone Sheet Metal.”

Dave Huffman, owner of D&L Custom Vans in Salem, stands at the rear of an 1880-1890's era replica trolley his company brought back to like-new condition for Oil City, Pa., civic officials. via Salem News

The New Road bridge over state Route 11 will close April 7 - the first of three Route 11 bridges in Mahoning County to be closed this year for painting and resurfacing. via Vindy.com

It's not something anyone looks forward to receiving but earlier this week, subpoenas from the Mahoning County grand jury went out. via WYTV