Good morning, Youngstown.

Local venue Ninja Nation offers birthday parties and upcoming events with details on how to book its space.

Owners Kyle & Sam provide booking information and signup instructions for families planning unique celebrations.

Mahoning Valley Sojourn to the Past will launch Ohio Nonviolence Week on Sunday, Oct.

4 with its 16th annual parade and rally at 3 p.m. (Wick Avenue and Wood Street) and will feature chalk displays, a reading challenge and a jazz performance downtown.

The Remembering Our Fallen traveling memorial honoring Global War on Terror service members is on display at the Kinsman House lawn in Warren through Sunday (opening ceremony held at noon Wednesday) and features 35 tribute towers with photos of 5,501 veterans.

Luke Durst, a Cardinal Mooney freshman and soccer player who died last Sunday in an ATV accident, was honored during a Hero Walk at a Cleveland hospital (with his donated organs set to save six lives) as hundreds of community members gathered to celebrate his legacy.

The Remembering Our Fallen traveling memorial is on display through Sunday on the Kinsman House lawn in Warren, honoring 5,501 service members with 35 tribute towers after an opening ceremony and 21-gun salute held Wednesday at noon.

Local sponsors and veterans helped bring the exhibit to the community.

Liberty Board approved a new student and community engagement liaison to boost early enrollment, track attendance, and help families overcome barriers at local schools.

The full-time role will report to district principals and Superintendent Brian Knight starting in the next school year (2026-27).

The Leetonia Village School District launched Bear Academy, an online school offering a flexible option for students.

The program was introduced on Sep. 30 and gives families an alternative to traditional classroom learning.

Public school officials say Ohio’s education funding system is unfair as the state’s share dropped to 38% in 2025 and will fall to 32% in 2027, leaving property tax owners with a heavier burden.

Advocates in Leavittsburg call on policymakers to address the funding gap affecting school quality.

America Makes will host interactive '3D Printing for Drones' events in Ohio on Friday, Oct.

2 to teach high school students about manufacturing and drone technology. The half-day workshops include design, build and flight modules to introduce advanced manufacturing careers.

Two downtown companies have refused to pay the increased steam heat rates approved by the PUCO, which disrupts service for 23 buildings.

A hearing is set for Monday, Oct. 5 to review next steps and address the growing concern over sustaining the system.

Trumbull County commissioners plan to hire a professional firm to test air quality in the administration building following concerns raised by an auditor’s office employee about formaldehyde readings and poor ceiling tiles, officials said.

Adjustments including air filter installations and ceiling tile changes are underway.

Voters in the West Branch Local School District will vote on a one mill levy on Nov.

3 to fund long-term school repairs, maintenance, and improvements. Officials held a town hall in Salem and scheduled meetings in Beloit to explain that the levy would raise an estimated $441,471 each year.

County commissioners were alerted to air quality issues in the administration building after a county auditor found formaldehyde levels during Tuesday's workshop.

Officials will hire a professional company to test the building further — aiming to protect employee health.

Ohio lawmakers approved a temporary pause on the state’s gas tax for 80 days, which will cut fuel costs by about 38 cents a gallon for unleaded and 47 cents for diesel — the measure now heads to Governor Mike DeWine’s desk.