Trump stumps for Husted, Ramaswamy in Youngstown

October 12, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN – In between saying gas prices were going to “drop like a rock,” and that he’d end the wars in Iran and between Ukraine and Russia, President Donald Trump urged Ohio voters to support U.S. Sen. Jon Husted and gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy in this election. During Monday’s rally at Covelli Centre, Trump, a Republican, criticized the two GOP candidates’ Democrats opponents – Sherrod Brown, a former three-term senator who lost reelection in 2024 who is seeking a return to the upper chamber, and Amy Acton, the state’s health director during the early months…

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Oct. 10-11 agenda

BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES have canceled their meeting for Tuesday. CANFIELD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the township hall. YOUNGSTOWN BOARD OF EDUCATION board committee meeting will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the board conference room, 20 W. Wood St. STRUTHERS BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday…

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POLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION will have a work session at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Union Elementary…

Oct. 7 agenda

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Obituaries

Hilda Mae Weeks 1928-2026

POLAND – Hilda Mae Weeks, 98, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026,…

Christine A. Hylton 1946-2026

Leila M. Kirkwood 1944-2026

Elizabeth A. Hynes 1935-2026

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Lifestyles

Diocese sets 4th annual Gold Mass

YOUNGSTOWN — All parish directors, musicians and anyone involved in liturgical music within the Diocese of Youngstown are invited to come to the fourth annual Gold Mass Nov. 1 at St. Columba Cathedral, 154 W. Wood St., Youngstown. A concert featuring choral and instrumental music will begin at 3:45 p.m. The Mass is at…

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Orchids & onions

ORCHID: To art students in Youngstown State University’s Community Engagement Internship program and to the management of Blooming Crazy Flowers and Gifts in Boardman for their collaboration that resulted in a massive and colorful public art mural for all to enjoy in the heavy-traffic Market Street area of Boardman. The mural serves as a…

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