BOARDMAN — The township swore in two new officers with another new official standing by. At Monday’s regular trustees meeting, Boardman welcomed two new police officers to the department. Looking on during their oaths and…
Funds OK’d for mental health jail employee
YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County officials have taken another step toward improving mental health care within its criminal justice system. Mahoning…
Getting their ducks in a row
STRUTHERS — The Struthers Rotary Club unleashed 1,500 rubber ducks Saturday at Yellow Creek Park for its 16th annual event.…
NAACP wants elections board to move to Cobbin building
YOUNGSTOWN — The president of the NAACP Youngstown/Mahoning County Branch wants the county board of elections to move to the…
Man pleads guilty to aggravated robbery and kidnapping
YOUNGSTOWN — James Blackwell, 26, pleaded guilty Monday to aggravated robbery with a gun specification and two counts of kidnapping…
McGuffey Day returns for once-in-a-century celebration
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN — On Saturday, McGuffey Centre organizers will revive McGuffey Day, a signature community tradition, as part of…
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• MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the commissioners conference room at the administration building. • WESTERN RESERVE JOINT FIRE DISTRICT will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Poland village hall. • JACKSON-MILTON BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the high school. • LOWELLVILLE VILLAGE…
OCCHA FOOD FEST: Organizacion Civic y Cultural Hispana Americana Inc. (OCCHA) will present its 14th annual…
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• 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
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New fire chief, police officers take oaths in Boardman
BOARDMAN — The township swore in two new officers with another new official standing…
Trump signs order calling for spacing out childhood vaccines
YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County officials have taken another step toward improving mental health care within its…
Funds OK’d for mental health jail employee
YOUNGSTOWN — A 6-year-old boy died after being found shot inside a home in the 500…
Boy, 6, dies after being shot Monday afternoon in Youngstown
Obituaries
Joseph H. Proch 1934-2026
SHENANGO TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Joseph H. Proch, 92, of Shenango Township, Lawrence County, Pa.,…
William J. Sheridan 1929-2026
Delores Shuluga 1931–2026
NILES — Kimberly A. Spitak, 66, of Niles, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday,…
Kimberly A. Spitak 1959-2026
Local Sports
Sheffield visits Lake Club for YSU Baseball Golf Extravaganza
Mauzy takes in time with Scrappers
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Browns rookie Fano nails down starting left tackle job
Lifestyles
Servants’ hearts needed
Know when it is safe for you to stop taking aspirin
Health notes
DEAR ANNIE: She can’t be her grieving mother’s caregiver
Editorials
Do not parole notorious baby rapist Beemer
Every so often, something ugly makes its way to the surface of a body of water. It could be a natural phenomenon (algae, dust or pollen) or man-made debris (trash). Felicia Banks Beemer, a human version of the latter, resurfaced last week in Trumbull County. She and her husband Cody are serving lengthy prison…
A dire munitions crisis
From Studio 54 to the bridal procession
U.S. democracy doesn’t require the truth police
Business News
Taylor Farms recalls jalapeno products sold in Niles, Boardman
The Associated Press Taylor Fresh Foods, parent company of Taylor Farms, is voluntarily recalling some products that include jalapenos because of worries about a possible salmonella contamination. The affected stores included Target, with locations in Niles and Boardman. Walmart is part of the national recall, but its Ohio stores are not included. The announcement…