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Artwork celebrates Choffin's superior report card rating

Latest News October 30, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN - Choffin Career & Technical Center is showcasing its continued commitment to student achievement with new artwork displayed across the building's front entrance. The art celebrates the center's third consecutive 5-star rating on the Ohio School Report Card. Created by local muralist Pat McGlone of Overall Paint Co., the artwork features Choffin's logo alongside five stars and the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce logo. Choffin this fall earned the state's highest overall rating on the Ohio School Report Card for the third consecutive year. The achievement ...

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PUCO to consider request for end date to SOBE rate hike

Local News October 30, 2026

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio will consider Wednesday a joint request from the city of Youngstown and the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel to require an expiration date for significant emergency rate increases for downtown steam heat customers. If an end date isn’t set, the ...

Assault charge expected in Trump rally scuffle

Local News October 30, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN – Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene said his department is expected by next week to wrap up an investigation into an alleged assault by three men on a female protester at President Donald Trump’s Oct. 12 rally in Youngstown. Greene’s department identified the victim and ...

Niles mayor blasts St. Joe's unit move to Boardman

Local News October 30, 2026

NILES -- An announcement that St. Joseph Warren Hospital would be closing its labor and delivery unit has upset some local leaders, and another one has responded, urging them to reconsider. In a statement Thursday afternoon, Mayor Steven Mientkiewicz said the decision to relocate the ...