Write-in candidates file to run for office
YOUNGSTOWN — With not enough candidates on the ballot — or none in some cases — for open seats, people filed as write-ins for a number of those spots. Monday ...
Tressel visits Struthers to kick off statewide fitness challenge for kids
STRUTHERS — Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel said a new statewide fitness challenge for kids in grade 4-8 will make them not only healthier, but better ...
Community news
DARE SINGLES: Divorce / Death Aren’t Really the End (DARE) Singles Group meets 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays at Boardman United Methodist Church, 6809 Market St., ...
Agenda
• MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will hold a staff meeting 10 a.m. Wednesday in the conference room at the county administration building. • ...
Area deaths
FRANCES M. GOTTI, 91, of Youngstown, died Sunday at Briarfield Place. SERVICES: 5 p.m. Wednesday, Kirila Funeral Home, Struthers. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 5 p.m. ...
Dona J. James 1930-2025
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP — Dona J. James, 95, passed away Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, at Assumption Village Nursing Home. Dona was born Aug. 3, 1930, in ...
Expect health insurance prices to rise next year, brokers and experts say
Pricey prescriptions and nagging medical costs are swamping some insurers and employers now. Patients may start paying for it next year. Health insurance will grow ...
Southwest Airlines’ new policy will affect plus-size travelers
School shopping juggles tech and tariffs
Cardinals down Poland in straight sets
YSU offense set for first year in Yurcich’s scheme
High School Sports Roundup from Aug. 25
The reality of hormone therapy for menopause
Menopause can usher in a host of disruptive symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats and sleep problems. Hormone therapy promises relief. But many women wonder about ...
Back-to-school checkups encouraged
Oral minoxidil helped restore woman’s hair
179th Canfield Fair offers perfect mix of the old and new
The hundreds of thousands of visitors expected to flock to the 179th edition of the incomparable Canfield Fair this week have an enduring debt of gratitude to pay to ...