J.T. Whitehouse

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Ellsworth fire strives to provide first-rate service

1 week ago | vindy.com | J.T. Whitehouse

ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth Township Fire Department continues to provide trail-blazing service to its residents, while doing its best to deal with staffing problems all local fire departments are experiencing. However, the department has been subjected to negative comments on social media, which the department responded to last month.
New organization gives funds to help firefighters address mental health

2 weeks ago | vindy.com | J.T. Whitehouse

BOARDMAN — Vanessa Livi and Jason Stanford visited the Boardman main fire station on Market Street on Wednesday morning to deliver a special check with funds from a new organization called Frontline to Field. “We started the organization in October of 2024,” said Livi, who is the executive director.
Details trickle in on Canfield chemical leak

Jan 23, 2025 | vindy.com | J.T. Whitehouse

CANFIELD — Resident Brad Kincade addressed the Canfield Board of Education at a recent board meeting about the Material Sciences Corp. chemical leak in July, saying he does not think the district is taking the leak seriously enough. “Unfortunately five months worth of research couldn’t quite make three minutes of time (allotted during public presentation), and the buzzer sounded before I could finish the last paragraph,” Kincade wrote to Board of Education President Nader Atway.
Reaching a milestone

Jan 22, 2025 | vindy.com | J.T. Whitehouse

CANFIELD — One of Canfield’s oldest continuous lodges is gearing up for a special anniversary later this summer. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge 155 will turn 175 in August and is still going strong. “The Odd Fellows started in England,” said Lodge member and Noble Grand Jack Barton. “The name comes from the men who were tasked to bring out the dead from a home and bury them.
Poland Village Assisted Living celebrates with an Inauguration Ball

Jan 21, 2025 | vindy.com | J.T. Whitehouse

Jan 21, 2025 Most of the 65 residents of Poland Village Assisted Living held a special party Monday afternoon, following the oath of office for the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump. The party was an Inauguration Ball, put together by the staff as a fun event, which included a life-size cut-out of President Trump. “We talk with residents and ask them what’s on their bucket lists,” said Poland Village Assisted Living Director of Marketing Jackie Jones. “One item on the list was...
CJFD gives update on July chemical spill

Oct 29, 2024 | vindy.com | J.T. Whitehouse

Oct 30, 2024 By J.T. WHITEHOUSEStaff writerCANFIELD — Cardinal Joint Fire Chief Don Hutchison addressed the fire board Monday regarding the July 11 chemical spill that happened near the bike trail just west of the high school.
Canfield schools superintendent makes final pitch for $64.2M bond issue

Oct 10, 2024 | vindy.com | J.T. Whitehouse

By J.T. WHITEHOUSEStaff writerCANFIELD — “This is my last time presenting (the bond levy) at a board meeting,” Canfield Schools Superintendent Joe Knoll said at Wednesday’s Board of Education meeting. He presented a brief slideshow on the 3.7-mill bond levy that will bring in nearly $64.2 million to build a new middle school, tear down the old one, and handle over $11 million in renovations at the district’s other three school buildings.
Pickled pink: Pickleball tournament to benefit breast cancer patients at Salem hospital

Sep 24, 2024 | vindy.com | J.T. Whitehouse

CANFIELD — Two of the six pickleball courts at Greasel Park are wearing pink for Saturday’s Pink Out Pickleball Tournament. The event is the idea of two Canfield High School teens who want to raise funds for breast cancer patients at Salem Regional Medical Center. The idea for the tournament starts with Nick Folsom, 18, son of Eric and Angelica Folsom and a senior at Canfield High School, who started the Teen Health and Medical Society Club there.
Canfield Fair historic village gets 1800s rope bed

Aug 28, 2024 | vindy.com | J.T. Whitehouse

CANFIELD — “Nighty-night, sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite.”That phrase is often spoken to children at bedtime, but few know the origin of “sleep tight” part actually comes from and refers to. Those who visit the Western Reserve Village and see the historic log cabin will be privy to that information this year. Sleep tight is a reference to a rope bed, according to Western Reserve Village Foundation President Jamie Davis.
Veterans cabin flags down special banner

Aug 28, 2024 | vindy.com | J.T. Whitehouse

CANFIELD — The Mahoning Veterans Memorial Cabin at the Canfield Fairgrounds will host a special flag this year. The “Stand Together-A Veteran’s Flag” will be on display and highlighted during a ceremony 1 p.m. Friday. The flag is signed by veterans everywhere it is displayed. The program is under the direction of Veterans Standing Together Across America.