City water project bid arrives at half of estimated $4.3M
YOUNGSTOWN – The apparent low bid for the first phase of a significant and extensive wastewater improvement project came in…
Austintown police probe bomb threat
AUSTINTOWN — Police are investigating another threat against the township’s school system. A press release from the Austintown Police Department…
Veterans Day events set around Valley
Veterans Day events in the Mahoning Valley: Saturday NILES - The Niles Historical Society will host an event in honor…
Nov. 7 property transfers
Property transfers recorded Oct. 26-30 in Mahoning County and portions of Trumbull County: Austintown Rayvin Gorrell to Jessica and Bryan…
Tourism brings $1.1B to county
YOUNGSTOWN — More than a billion dollars. That’s how much economic impact tourism has on Mahoning County, according to a…
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Agenda for Nov. 7
AUSTINTOWN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the township administration building. BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the township government center. MAHONING COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH/ RECOVERY BOARD will meet at 11 a.m. Monday at 500 W. Chalmers Ave., Youngstown, for the ad hoc building committee meeting. YOUNGSTOWN…
BREAKING BARRIERS: The American Association of University Women, Youngstown Chapter, is hosting a presentation "Breaking Barriers,…
Nov. 5 Community News
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY MEETS: Mahoning County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m.…
Community news: Re-create your ancestors' journey to US
YOUNGSTOWN CITY COUNCIL Public Utilities Commission will meet at 10 a.m. today at the city hall…
Agenda for Nov. 4
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Mahoning, Trumbull regain status as swing counties
The momentum swung back in favor of Democrats in the Mahoning Valley during this…
Obituaries
Larry A. Vaughn 1949-2026
AUSTINTOWN – Larry A. Vaughn, 77, of Austintown, passed away Tuesday evening, Oct. 27,…
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Editorials
Losing weight can help us get healthier
National Diabetes Awareness Month takes on a different significance in Appalachia, and WalletHub’s “2026’s Most Overweight and Obese States in America,” gives some idea why. Obesity is one of the bigger risk factors and primary cause of type 2 diabetes, and West Virginia is the most obese state in the country. Ohio is 15th.…
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Low confidence, high gas prices lead to drop in new vehicle sales
Dealers in Northern Ohio sold 18,892 new motor vehicles in October, according to data released this month by the Greater Cleveland Automobile Dealers’ Association. Compared to the same month a year prior, this represents a 7.21% decrease. Year to date, sales in the region slowed by 2.58%. Used vehicle sales in the market dropped…