CANFIELD — A major fundraising campaign launched on behalf of Youngstown State University’s Dana School of Music has every intention of rising higher on the treble clef. “This means the world to me,” Joseph Carucci,…
End date sought for SOBE rate hikes
In a filing with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, the city of Youngstown and the Office of the Ohio…
New witness may delay start of murder trial
YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County prosecutors succeeded in convincing Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge R. Scott Krichbaum this week to…
Valley gets election ready with voter registration drive
The Jewish Community Relations Council of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation partnered with the League of Women Voters of Greater…
Ex-Boardman bowling coach nets prison term
YOUNGSTOWN — A former Boardman High School bowling coach was sentenced Tuesday to two to three years in prison for…
New law creates state defense and space commission
Gov. Mike DeWine had a bill signing ceremony for a new law to create the Ohio Defense and Space Commission…
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Agenda
• YOUNGSTOWN CITY COUNCIL Community Planning and Economic Development Committee will meet at 3 p.m. today at the city hall caucus room. • McDONALD VILLAGE COUNCIL will have a special meeting at 5 p.m. today at the community room to consider emergency legislation. • POLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 6 p.m. today…
TOUR OF HOMES: The Poland Historical Society will have its annual Tour of Homes 10 a.m.…
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• MILTON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6 p.m. today at the township fire station. •…
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• MILL CREEK METROPARKS COMMISSIONERS will meet at 5 p.m.Monday at the Education Building at Metroparks…
Agenda for Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 14 and 15
Latest News
’26 report cards show ups, downs
A new academic year is in full swing, and districts across the Mahoning Valley…
In a filing with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, the city of Youngstown and the…
End date sought for SOBE rate hikes
Trump calls AI risks a ‘hoax,’ blasts data center opposition
AUSTINTOWN — Many expected this month’s trustees meeting to focus heavily on Flock cameras. Instead, only…
Flock cams addressed at Austintown meeting
Obituaries
Michelina DeDonato 1927-2026
NILES — Michelina “Mikie” DeDonato, 99, passed away peacefully Friday morning, Sept. 11, 2026,…
Local Sports
South Range bests Bulldogs in four sets to stay unbeaten
Browns elevate McLaughlin to active roster
High School Sports Roundup from Sept. 15
Rocchio’s 2-run double helps Guards rally vs. White Sox
Lifestyles
Sesame-Cumin Chicken is double-fried for flavor
A funeral back home brings back memories
Why the PB&J remains king of the lunchbox
Helping a husband get to the point of a story
Editorials
Husted campaign fires yet another problematic staffer
Plenty of politicians are getting caught saying the quiet part out loud these days, but few have been as bold as Stephen Woytek, political director for U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio. Woytek was rightly fired by Husted after discovery of social media activity that at best indicates a person so out of touch he…
Don’t let the war on woke lull all Americans to sleep
Too many Americans wrongly confuse liberty with license
Fetterman support of Israel makes him a target for Dems
Business News
Gas prices climb as crude oil rises
Staff report Gas prices are 28 cents higher in Northeast Ohio this week at $4.228 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline has gone up 16 cents over the past week to $4.31 as crude oil prices continue climbing. Volatility in the…