May 2, 2021
FOOD DONATIONS: Niles Community Services is holding a cereal drive through May 29 at the McKinley Memorial Library in Niles. The effort is to help feed residents of the community. Cereal boxes can be dropped off at the library. All brands of cereal are welcome. Donors are asked to make sure donations are not open or expired.
WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY: The Youngstown Press Club will observe World Press Freedom Day at noon Monday at Youngstown State University’s Kilcawley Center. During the observance, which will be livestreamed on the press club’s Facebook page, press club members will read the names of 50 journalists killed while serving their communities in 2020 and five additional journalists killed this year. The list of journalists slain because of their activities was compiled by the Reporters Without Borders, an international organization dedicated to defending freedom of the press.
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Friday, April 30, 2021
Ruth Mische, 94, of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Tuesday morning, April 27, 2021, at The Groves in Independence, Mo. She was born Nov. 20, 1926, in Vernon County, the daughter of the late Dan and May Emory Mische.
Ruth was a member of Nevada Church of the Nazarene and spent countless hours working in and for the church. There are young adults who remember her fondly for her devotion to them, taking them to church and caring about them. She had a host of dogs, all well fed and adored and supported. Ruth was a proud supporter of Seeing Eye, the Humane Society, and the Nature Conservancy.
Louisville Hall of Achievement induction is Tuesday
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They will be inducted at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Louisville High School, according to a news release.
Biery graduated from Louisville High in 1958 and attended the Ohio State University. He graduated from the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine in 1964. He served as the chief of radiology for 20 years and chairman of the department of clinical studies for eight years at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.
He has published more than 90 research papers and co-authored several radiology textbooks. Today, he is retired professor emeritus of veterinary radiology of the University of Pennsylvania. He has worked with the charity Seeing Eye Inc., which raises and trains dogs for blind people. He has received numerous awards over the years, including the Ohio State University’s Distinguished Veterinary Alumnus Award.
Apr 28, 2021
TWO-DAY EVENT: The Ursuline Sisters, The Humility of Mary Sisters and ACTION of Youngstown are working together to present a two-day event to address systemic racism in the Mahoning Valley called “Anti-Racism at the Crossroads: Healing the Great Divide 2.”
The workshop will be 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday. The event is being hosted entirely via Zoom meeting. Last November, Sister Patricia Chappelle and Sister Anne-Louise Nadeau facilitated a conversation on becoming anti-racist. More than 50 participants were invited to reflect on clear definitions, attitudes and behaviors that enabled racism in seven separate systems. This was followed by a presentation on specific ways to transform those attitudes and behaviors.