COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Department of Commerce's Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing has awarded $12,400 in grants to six Mahoning Valley cemeteries for preservation and maintenance projects.

The local cemeteries are among 45 nonprofit cemeteries across the state, sharing $104,000 from the Fiscal Year 2025 Cemetery Grant Fund.

Oakdale Cemetery in Columbiana County was awarded $2,500 for cleaning, repairing, and restoring headstones. Lowellville Cemetery in Mahoning County also received $2,500 to repair and reset monuments.

Three cemeteries in Trumbull County were also awarded funding. Vienna Township Cemetery received $2,500 to clean, repair, and restore monuments, and St. Patrick Cemetery received $2,500 for the removal of three interconnected trees. Howland Township

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