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Trumbull County reported 16 new COVID-19 cases within the past 24 hours, as well as three new deaths.

Thursday night, about 50 residents met at Fair Park to discuss "Diversity, Policing and Progress." In doing so, they addressed the town's unspoken reputation — that Canfield is not welcoming to Black people. 

Justin T. Olsen, 19, would have faced 15 years in prison if convicted for making online threats to shoot federal agents.

The new funding is separate from the $440 million in federal CARES Act funding set aside for public and private K-12 schools and $190 million for higher education institutions.

The arts center will host the event on Aug. 22 at 7 p.m. featuring the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra.

In the past four months, nearly $5 billion in unemployment payments have been made to more than 736,000 Ohioans, according to the Department of Job and Family Services.

The governor will provide the latest updates on the coronavirus crisis at 2 p.m.

The auction that will determine the fate of McClatchy Co., the nation’s second-largest local news company and parent of Mahoning Matters, has been delayed.

The board also elected officers and re-elected two members at its annual meeting.

The Valley Partners Revolving Loan Fund, established with CARES Act funding and an EDA award, will offer loans of up to $250,000 for businesses impacted by COVID-19.