Canfield school board seeking 5.9-mill new tax levy for operations

July 1, 2026

CANFIELD — The Canfield Board of Education met in special session Tuesday to take the first steps toward placing a 5.9-mill additional operations levy on the November ballot. “This is a 5.9-mill current expense levy to appear on the November ballot this year,” said Board President Steve DeMaiolo. “This is the first of two votes needed.” Canfield Local School District Treasurer Ben Marko said the first vote only contains the millage. Once approved, it allows the district to forward the levy request to the Mahoning County auditor, who will verify the amount it will bring ...

Scrappers hold off first-place Thunder, win 6-4

July 1, 2026

NILES — Just as the Mahoning Valley entered its first official heat wave of the summer, the Mahoning Valley Scrappers played host to the hottest team in the MLB Draft League. The Trenton Thunder, who have owned first place in the league standings since the start of the season, played the Scrappers on Tuesday in the first game of a brief two-game series at 717 Credit Union Field. The Scrappers at least temporarily cooled down Trenton with a 6-4 win. The Scrappers quieted the Thunder from the start. Ethan Lindor walked to start the bottom of the first inning. Lindor stole second, ...

Democrats are racists, Moreno tells Republicans in Mahoning

July 1, 2026

BOARDMAN — Republican U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno said the Democratic Party supports open borders, “transgenderism,” racism, and it wants “to destroy our fossil fuels.”. Moreno spoke at a Tuesday event at the Mahoning County Republican Party headquarters: “Sadly, we have a Democrat Party that’s gone off the rails. But that’s OK because we have a Republican Party that’s now a very broad tent.” He called Democrats “the full anti-American party,” and the media is complicit in covering it up. Regarding Democrats, Moreno said, “They don’t believe that you’re ...

LeBron James leaving Lakers after 8 years

July 1, 2026

LeBron James is leaving the Los Angeles Lakers, which means another decision awaits. A mere 16 years after his first famed “decision” — the one that saw him leave Cleveland for Miami — James is getting ready to change uniforms once again. He has told the Lakers that his eight-year run ...

Judge presses prosecutors on why murder case evidence turned in late

July 1, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — A lengthy hearing took place Tuesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court to discuss motions attorney David Betras filed asking that the murder charge and other charges against David Tribble, 46, of Youngstown, be dismissed in the July 11, 2024, shooting death of Jermaine A. ...

Rookie Cooper Ingle’s blunder costs Guardians in loss to Rangers

July 1, 2026

CLEVELAND — Rookies are prone to mistakes. Cooper Ingle made a big one he may never forget. Cleveland’s left fielder lost track of the number of outs in the seventh inning and threw the ball into the stands, allowing the Texas Rangers to score the go-ahead run in a 4-2 victory over the ...