YOUNGSTOWN -- Work on the approximately $58 million Kilcawley Center renovation project on the Youngstown State University campus continues this week toward a fall 2027 completion. The university broke ground May 5, 2025, to modernize…
Mahoning may cut number of voting precincts
YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County Board of Elections is considering a reduction in voting precincts, starting next year, because of…
Man charged in death of baby in Struthers
STRUTHERS — After nearly three weeks in the hospital, a baby has died from injuries reportedly inflicted when a family…
Man sentenced in fatal hit-and-run in Youngstown
YOUNGSTOWN — A Boardman man will spend close to five years in prison for a hit-and-run crash that killed a…
City board reviews tax breaks
YOUNGSTOWN — The city’s Tax Incentive Review Council recommended Youngstown council renew the six existing tax abatements, but because Penguin…
Liberty OKs superintendent’s contract
LIBERTY — Brian Knight’s leadership of Liberty Local Schools will continue into 2030 as the district’s board of education OK’d…
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• MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will have a board meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday in the commissioners hearing room at the county courthouse and a staff meeting at 11 a.m. Thursday in the conference room of the administration building. • PUBLIC LIBRARY OF YOUNGSTOWN/MAHONING COUNTY Development Committee will meet at noon Thursday at East Library…
NIGHT MARKET: The Struthers Farmers Market will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in…
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• MAHONING COUNTY LAND BANK board of directors will meet at 11 a.m. today at the…
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SMARTS HOSTS KICK OFF: Students Motivated by the Arts (SMARTS) will host its annual Fall Kick…
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant…
YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County Board of Elections is considering a reduction in voting precincts, starting…
Mahoning may cut number of voting precincts
Man charged in death of baby in Struthers
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Obituaries
Robert E. Bush Jr. 1947-2026
YOUNGSTOWN — Attorney Robert E. Bush Jr., 79, of Youngstown, transitioned from his earthly…
Bill J. Shamblin 1955-2026
Suzanne Hickey 1941-2026
YOUNGSTOWN — Gregory Speero peacefully passed away on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. Gregory was born Dec.…
Gregory Speero 1950-2026
Local Sports
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Lifestyles
China’s imperial cuisine lives on today
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Editorials
Ohio, W.Va. reputations for work slip
WalletHub recently produced its “Hardest-Working States in America (2026)” report. Readers in West Virginia and Appalachian Ohio are likely thinking “Finally! A report in which our region will not be dead last.” About that … Both the Buckeye and the Mountain states fall in the bottom 10, which WalletHub labels “least hardworking.” West Virginia…
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Falling oil prices help calm stock, bond markets
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices fell again on Tuesday, which helped ease worries in the bond market and support stock prices. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% and edged a bit closer to its all-time high set earlier this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 160 points, or 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite…