Good morning, Youngstown.

Families can camp Friday to Sunday at Camp Stambaugh in Canfield with sign-ups during weekly scout meetings; McDonald Village hosts Oktoberfest Saturday from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Woodland Park + a hospice workshop runs Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Eastwood Event Centre in Niles.

The Metroplex Expo Center hosted the seventh annual Boomers and Beyond Senior Expo yesterday, where over 800 seniors and caregivers compared home health care, retirement communities, and long-term care options (including veteran benefits and free screenings).

Sponsors included the Tribune Chronicle and The Vindicator.

Marc Ellis of Youngstown City School District received the Simeon Booker Award for Courage today from Mahoning Valley Sojourn to the Past for his work teaching civil rights history, while the national award was accepted on behalf of 93-year-old lawyer Fred Gray (who could not travel).

SOBE Thermal Energy Systems may disconnect four downtown customers on Oct.

13 for overdue payments if they do not pay their bills. The utility warns that failing to pay could shift higher costs to other customers amid ongoing financial challenges.

Boardman Township trustees approved a $750,000 grant from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources on Monday to fund an educational pavilion at Forest Lawn Stormwater Park along Market Street.

Bids will be issued soon and the project could finish by fall 2027 (it must be complete by June 30, 2028).

The Ohio State Highway Patrol reminds drivers to buckle up today as law requires front-seat occupants and backseat passengers under 15 to wear seatbelts.

Officials note Mahoning Valley recorded 671 serious or fatal crashes from 2021 to 2026 when seatbelt use was low.

State Line Road between Felger Road and Styme Road will close for two weeks starting Monday, Oct.

12 for construction and paving. Drivers should follow the detour via Calla Road to Struthers Road to Route 224 to bypass the closure.

Youngstown City Council votes tonight on a proposal to accept a ($350,000) bid from Potential Development to convert the former Bottom Dollar store on Glenwood Ave into a school for autistic students.

If approved, work will begin in January so it can serve 55 to 60 students by August.

Trumbull County officials are considering a credit card account with Huntington Bank to earn .5% cash back on county expense purchases.

They plan to use extra funds to build a new dog pound modeled after Mahoning County's system that earns nearly $120,000 a year.

Village officials approved an agreement with Crescent Dune to fund a waterline extension and upgrade eight traffic signals along Hallock Young Road near the former GM building set for expansion.

The project supports plans for manufacturing AI server components and will begin this fall or early 2027.

North River Road is closed between Mahoning Avenue and Woodside Drive due to an emergency water main break that began Tuesday morning in Warren Township; drivers must use a detour (via Mahoning, Champion and North Park Avenues) until further notice.

Avalon Downtown Pizzeria reported that Indiana State Penguins will seek their third straight win this Saturday (Oct.

10) in a game drawing local sports fans. The matchup is expected to unite community members who follow college athletics closely.