YOUNGSTOWN — When Oak Hill Cemetery is mentioned, it’s easy to reflexively and initially think of the Wick, Tod, Pollack, Stambaugh and other influential families who shaped much of the city’s early history. Nevertheless, mixed…
WWII vet recalls a devastated Tokyo
POLAND — Alfred Russo has lived a full life of service both during wartime and in civilian life. As he…
UPDATE: Task Force captures woman in aggravated burglary
YOUNGSTOWN — The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force has captured fugitive Jessica Dothard. She was wanted by the Youngstown…
Sferra reunion marks 100th year
CANFIELD — For most families, organizing a reunion every year is difficult enough. For the descendants of Domenico “Tony” Sferra…
Walking and rolling for abilities at Eastwood
NILES — Whether walking or rolling around 7 17 Credit Union Field at Eastwood on Saturday afternoon, approximately 1,500 participants…
Family nurtures deep roots
MINERAL RIDGE — While everyone didn’t share the same last name at the 100th Keeling Family Reunion on Saturday, they…
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OCCHA FOOD FEST: Organizacion Civic y Cultural Hispana Americana Inc. (OCCHA) will present its 14th annual International Latino Food Festival noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at OCCHA, 3660 Shirley Road, Youngstown. The featured cuisines will be Puerto Rican, Dominican, Mexican, Venezuelan and Latin American. Dinners are $15 each and include drinks and desserts. Entertainment…
• MILL CREEK METROPARKS Board of Park Commissioners will meet at 5 p.m. today at the…
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Alta’s Seeds Program gets $10,000 donation
• BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the township government center. •…
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Cemetery tour honors the past
YOUNGSTOWN — When Oak Hill Cemetery is mentioned, it’s easy to reflexively and initially…
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Judith A. Salman 1942-2026
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Ruth A. Hull 1939-2026
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David J. Mayzik 1954-2026
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DEAR ANNIE: My husband and I are at odds over whether to send our two children to sleepaway camp next summer. He went every year from the time he was 8 and talks about it as one of the happiest parts of his childhood. I never went to sleepaway camp, and the thought of…
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U.S. democracy doesn’t require the truth police
It became fashionable a few years ago for people to blame “misinformation” for others holding views they find wrongheaded. Social media platforms, sometimes jawboned by the federal government, invoked this supposed crisis to justify censorship, especially during the pandemic. This insulted the intelligence of the American people, who can make up their own minds…
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