BY JOHN A. DARNELL JR.
      associate editor
      Boardman police are investigating the theft of an estimated $4,550 worth of jewelry that was stolen on Wed., Nov. 19 from Wal-Mart on Doral Dr.
      An asset protection associate notified about the theft more than 10 hours after a suspect, identified as Terrell Hinton, entered the business at 5:26 a.m..
      The business is not open to the public until 6:00 a.m.
      Police were told that Hinton entered the business “by pulling open the front automatic doors.
      “He went to the tool section where he selected as crowbar off the self, then walked to the jewelry section where he used the crowbar to pry open a jewelry fixture,” Ptl. Nick Cathcart said.
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     (ODOT) announced last week some changes to a safety project along a 1.7 mile stretch of Rt. 224 between Market St. and Tiffany Blvd.
      Cost of the project, according to ODOT Public Information Officer Ray Marsch is $15 million and construction is set to begin in late 2026.
      ODOT said it is “taking steps to improve safety” following a five-year study that was completed in 2017. During that period, ODOT said there were “nearly 1900 motor vehicle accidents” in which 30 per cent involved injury.
      According to Marsch, the average daily traffic count on Rt. 224 of some 34,000 vehicles a day. That would mean during the five year study period, more than 62.05 million vehicles traveled along Rt. 224, during which times only three-one thousandth of one per cent of those vehicles were involved in an accident, apparently necessitating the needs to spen...Read More >>

     Boardman Local Schools State Report Card
      was reviewed by the Boardman Board of
      Education during a special meeting in October. Following is that report card.
      Overall Rating
      3.5 Stars on a Scale of 5 Stars
      Achievement: 4 stars
      The Achievement Component is a measure of how well students performed on state tests. Boardman Local Schools exceeds state standards in academic achievement.
      Progress: 2 stars
      The Progress Component is a measure of the growth students are making based on their past performance. The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce says there is “Significant evidence that the district fell short of student growth expectations.”
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