Canfield News

Instead of beating up their bodies, those working out at Creekside Fitness in Canfield are beating up something else; with a pair of drumsticks and a fitness ball.

Plans were made for a spaghetti dinner fund raiser when members of the Peddler's Days Committee recently met at the home of Jane Blazer.

A 10-year-old Canfield girl has been arrested in an alleged rape involving minors.

Congressman Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, stopped in Mahoning County on Thursday to find out how high energy prices are negatively affecting residents of northeast Ohio.

The board of education has authorized spending $76,110 apiece for the 72-passenger vehicles to update the district's fleet.

Western Reserve Rangers 4-H Club President Katherine Pitcairn introduced special guests Melissa Moliterno, 2011 4-H queen from Canfield, and Ashley Hudzik, from New Middletown, at the May meeting of the club.

The 91st annual Memorial Day services begin at 10 a.m. May 28 "On the Green" in Canfield.

In Columbiana County Municipal Court Thursday Ben T. Anthony, 28, Canton, was fined $900, had his license suspended for one year and was sentenced to 10 days in jail for OVI second offense and malfunctioning traffic signal.

The Mahoning Valley has a rich wartime history and its status as a manufacturing power has played a major role in helping to determine the outcome of many American conflicts over the years.

Girl Scouts of North East Ohio recognized five girls from Mahoning County and two girls from Columbiana County at the 2012 Girl Scouts of North East Ohio String of Pearls event on May 5. This event celebrates the accomplishments of 31 Girl Scouts who achieved sales of 1,000 or more boxes of Girl Scout cookies during the 2012 cookie sale season.

Farmers National Bank, with headquarters in Canfield, has been rated one of the best banks in America in the most recent edition of American Banker magazine.

As the U.S. Postal Service struggles to make ends meet, a new plan may offer a way to keep facilities open.

The Columbiana Area Business and Professional inducted two new members at its April 24 meeting and adds to the quickly growing membership.

More than 70 early childhood educators from across the Mahoning Valley came together Saturday for the annual Tru-Mah-Col Early Learning Institute's educational seminar at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center in Canfield.

Two men were injured Saturday morning when their FedEx tractor trailer crashed into the back of another tractor trailer truck stopped in the right lane on I-84 east, police said.

HOUSTON, May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA astronaut Mike Foreman, a native of the Buckeye State, will be the keynote speaker at the 25th anniversary dinner for One Health Ohio on Friday, May 11.

FREE TOMATO PLANTS TO MUSEUM VISITORS: The Ward Thomas House, 503 Brown St., Niles will be open from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday.

There will be a Mass of Christian Burial held on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. at St.

If you're looking to add some color to your landscape, head to Canfield. Students at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center are holding their annual Spring plant sale.

The Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown invited the community to a weekend open house to show off their renovated facilities.