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🌱 Austintown school hoaxes raise safety and parent notification concerns

Austintown, Ohio Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Austintown! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Austintown school hoaxes raise safety and parent notification concerns
  • Vehicle thefts and pursuit arrests feature in Austintown police blotter
  • Fitch football players earn a wide share of All-AAC honors

Also on today's calendar: Ceramic Tree Class and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 62 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with rain, temps: high: 48, low: 34.
  • Friday: Cloudy, showers around; cold, with a high of 41 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Austintown trustee addresses recent ‘serious hoaxes' at schools (wfmj.com) — Austintown officials say police and schools are investigating three school-related hoaxes, including a Nov. 5 bus bomb threat later deemed not credible. Some students were evacuated, but families were not notified. The district said information available then did not justify notification, while Trustee Bruce Shepas is calling for consequences for those involved.
   

2. Austintown police blotter for Nov. 9 (vindy.com) — Several vehicle theft reports in Austintown included a handgun taken on North Four Mile Run Road and electronics stolen on Fountain Square and New Road. The Oct. 29–Nov. 4 police blotter also records three arrests following a pursuit that ended on Four Mile Run Road.
   

3. All-AAC football postseason honors announced (wkbn.com) — Austintown Fitch players earned All-American Conference football honors on both sides of the ball, with quarterback Collin Kalaher and running backs Deon'Dray Richard and Dyionn Tutwiler among the first-team selections. The awards announced Tuesday recognize the 2026 season, with additional Fitch players named to the second team and special teams.
   

4. Boardman police blotter for Nov. 9 (vindy.com) — An Austintown resident appears in Boardman's latest police roundup: Cody A. Atwell, 27, was arrested Oct. 27 on Doral Drive. Police reported a Boardman theft warrant and charges of criminal trespassing and possession of drug paraphernalia. The blotter covers activity from Oct. 26 through Nov. 3.
   

5. Meijer stores give back to local nonprofits (wkbn.com) — Austintown's Meijer store donated $10,000 to community nonprofits through the retailer's Team Gives program, though recipients weren't identified in the report. The giving also reached Boardman, where the Autism Society of the Mahoning Valley and Moab House received $5,000 each, and Warren, whose store donated another $10,000.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Austintown

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