CANFIELD — Attendance at this year’s Canfield Fair fell below 2025 figures, but not by much. Fair officials reported the 2026 attendance for the six days of the fair at 264,538. The five-year average is…
Discussions resume with state treasurer to help SOBE customers
YOUNGSTOWN — With SOBE Thermal Systems LLC’s receiver saying the troubled utility company will be out of money and out…
PUCO’s SOBE hearing canceled
YOUNGSTOWN — At the request of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel and the city of Youngstown, a Public Utilities Commission of…
Police corner burglary suspect in home
YOUNGSTOWN — Police do not often get to catch their suspects in the act, but that appears to be the…
Pa. man missing in Youngstown after surgery
YOUNGSTOWN — Police are searching for a Pennsylvania man who disappeared Tuesday evening on the city’s West Side. A Youngstown…
Man charged after woman hit in head with ashtray
YOUNGSTOWN — A city man is accused of striking a woman in the head with a glass ashtray after she…
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SHRED EVENT: To help combat identity theft, AAA East Central and Shred-It are hosting a free shredding event 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at AAA’s office at 1275 Boardman-Canfield Road, Boardman. AAA members in the area are invited to bring up to five storage boxes (nonmembers, three boxes) filled with paperwork containing personally…
• SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the township administration building. •…
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH: The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Mahoning District Council plans a community outreach…
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• MAHONING COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the board room,…
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Discussions resume with state treasurer to help SOBE customers
YOUNGSTOWN — With SOBE Thermal Systems LLC’s receiver saying the troubled utility company will be out of money and out of business no later than November without an infusion of money or a buyer, talks started back up with the state treasurer to help its downtown Youngstown customers. Treasurer Robert Sprague’s office reengaged in…
YOUNGSTOWN — At the request of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel and the city of Youngstown, a…
PUCO’s SOBE hearing canceled
YOUNGSTOWN — Police are searching for a Pennsylvania man who disappeared Tuesday evening on the city’s…
Pa. man missing in Youngstown after surgery
Busing issues take front seat at Youngstown BOE meeting
Obituaries
Raymond Calcagni Sr. 1938-2026
STRUTHERS — Raymond “Ray” J. Calcagni Sr., 87, of Struthers, passed away peacefully in…
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Quarterbacks Sayin, Manning set to face off when Ohio State meets Texas in Austin
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Ohio ranks 3rd nationally for high school sports participation
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Dear Annie: Making room to create new home memories
DEAR ANNIE: My husband and I are both in our 70s, and he’s been pushing for us to sell the house and move into something smaller for over a year now. He’s not wrong; it’s more house than we need. But we raised our three kids in this house. Every room has something in…
Hints from Heloise: Getting grease off clothes
To Your Good Health: Diet changes to help build leg strength
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We’re living longer, but perhaps not always better
As Ohio’s population ages, the number of older adults who need at least a little help is increasing, while the number of people qualified to offer that help is dwindling. It’s a nationwide problem — by 2030, the number of Americans over age 65 will be greater than the number of those under 18.…
What does ‘Never Forget’ mean?
Jobs and manufacturing are on the ballot
Rick Muccio editorial cartoon for Sept. 9
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Oil surges above $100 a barrel as US and Iran launch new attacks
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices shot past $100 a barrel Wednesday as fighting between the U.S. and Iran escalated, threatening to increase costs for consumers and businesses worldwide. Brent crude, the international standard, climbed into triple digits for the first time since July and settled at $101.21 a barrel by the end of…