$7 million makeover of Fifth Avenue opens
YOUNGSTOWN — Fifth Avenue is open to vehicular traffic, but the improvement project there isn’t finished. The work to the actual road is done. What’s ...
Foster Theater memorabilia up for bid
YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation is having an online auction to sell 28 items or batches of items left behind ...
Community news
MCJAS SHOE DRIVE: The Multi-County Juvenile Attention System Employee Recognition Committee is conducting a shoe drive through Saturday to raise money for the ...
Agenda
• AUSTINTOWN-BOARDMAN-MAHONING COUNTY Joint Communications District will hold a special meeting 9 a.m. today at the Boardman Township ...
Vera D. Davis 1966-2021
Myra J. Brant 1936-2021
AUSTINTOWN — Myra J. Brant, 85, passed away Saturday evening, July 24, 2021, at her home. Myra was born Jan. 28, 1936, in Centerville, Pa., a ...
Auto dealers continue to see growth in sales
YOUNGSTOWN — Local automobile dealers posted their fifth consecutive month of sales growth in June compared to the previous year, when the pandemic ravaged the ...
Business briefs
Jobless rates rise in Mahoning Valley
Commissioner: Vaccine rate ‘lagging’ for MVFC members
COVID-19 vaccination rates within the Missouri Valley Football Conference are lagging, and the price for an outbreak could be hefty. Speaking during the ...
Indians fall to Cardinals
Scrappers find their form in shutout victory
Church prep and July birthdays
Another week has passed already since I wrote my last column. It is a nice cool morning as I sit here writing. I was invited to a coffee break at our neighbor ...
Health notes
Pros and cons of using weed barrier fabric
Officials right to let voters decide on tax
It’s been said there is nothing more permanent than a temporary tax. We hope that’s not true in the case of plans by Mahoning County officials to seek an ...