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US Marshals offering reward for wanted 26-year-old

The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is offering a reward for information leading to the capture of fugitive Emari Jenkins. He is wanted by the Warren Police Department and the U. S. Marshals Service for felonious assault and discharging a firearm in or around prohibited places, according to a task force news release. Jenkins, 26, is described as a black male, 5 foot 10 and weighing about 220, and is known to frequent the Warren, Youngstown and Cleveland areas. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force at 1-866-4WANTED. ...

Incumbent GOP state legislators outraise challengers

The Republican incumbent state legislators who represent the Mahoning Valley have significant financial advantages over their Democratic challengers right before the election. Pregeneral election finance reports, for the period between June 6 and Oct. 14, show state Sen. Al Cutrona, ...

Man arrested after North Side drive-by shooting

YOUNGSTOWN — A Youngstown man was arrested Saturday following a shooting on the city's North Side. A Youngstown police report states Jermaine Anthony, 33, was arrested on a charge of felonious assault after police responded to reports of gunfire near Fairgreen Avenue and Griffith Street ...

Motorcyclist dies in Route 224 crash

ELLSWORTH TOWNSHIP —— A motorcyclist died in a weekend crash with a dump truck. A press release from the Canfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol states that Eugene C. Henry, 72, of Berlin Center was killed Sunday evening after his bike collided with the truck on U.S. Route 224 in Ellsworth Township, just east of state Route 45, about 7:30 p.m. Sunday. The patrol reports William D. Diver, 52, of Canfield was turning right from a private drive onto Route 224 eastbound in a 1987 Chevrolet C7 dump truck. Henry, riding a 1996 Harley Davidson 36950, was traveling eastbound ...

Agenda for Oct. 27

POLAND TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will have a budget work session at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the township government center. STRUTHERS CITY COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at city hall with caucus at 6:15 p.m. MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will meet at 10 am. Wednesday at the conference room at the administration building for a staff meeting.

Community news: Trunk or treat, band show set in Girard

TRUNK OR TREAT: Girard High School National Honor Society and the Girard High School Band will have the annual Trick of Treat 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Arrowhead Stadium. There also will be a band show. Those attending the free event are asked to enter on the home-side entrance and also sit on the home-side stands. The trunk or treat will take place around the stadium track. Donations of candy for the event will be accepted at Girard High School office. AFTERNOON AT THE MUSEUM: The Springfield Township Historical Society Museum will have its last presentation of the “Afternoon at the ...