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Marriage licenses

Marriage licenses granted July 6 to 10 in Mahoning County: Brian David Hawkins, 44, Youngstown, and Shanna Tene Walker, 44, Youngstown Vincent Michael Marks, 34, Canfield, and Taylor Marie Bailey, 29, Canfield Brayden Daniel Jennings, 27, Salem, and Isabelle Rose Jackson, 24, Salem Charles Antonio Perkins, 22, Youngstown, and India Larhonda Bailey, 22, New Castle, Pa. Jarin Andrew Dengler, 26, Aliquippa, Pa., and Erica Christine Herrington, 25, Aliquippa, Pa. Antonio Gregory Cruz-Hernandez, 26, Youngstown, and Reghan Buie, 25, Hubbard Blake Austin Huemme, 25, Poland, and Courtney ...

Suspect in Boardman shooting identified

BOARDMAN — Police have identified the man they say shot at two women last weekend, causing a crash on Market Street, and are warning the public to watch out for him. In a news release, Boardman police Chief Todd Werth said Eugene G. Thompkins, 35, of Youngstown, remains at large and should ...

Rulli, Joyce far outdistance Dem opponents in funding for Congress races

U.S. Reps. Dave Joyce and Michael Rulli, the two Republicans who represent the Mahoning Valley, have significantly more money in their campaign accounts than their Democratic challengers. After contested primaries for the Democratic and Republican nominations in both districts, Joyce, ...

Sojourn program sprouts wings in Selma, Alabama

YOUNGSTOWN — For several years, Marc Ellis has primed his young students for better understanding and appreciation of the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s, and most recently, the children have worked to prime a butterfly that landed hundreds of miles away. “Everybody had some ...

Pittsburgh artist, influencer gifts painting of Big Boy to Struthers

STRUTHERS — Social media influencer and artist Johnny Pittsburgh gifted a painting of the Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 to the city of Struthers. Johnny was invited by Struthers police Chief Tim Roddy to attend the Big Boy whistle-stop event July 12. “He just posts things about the city ...

Liberty police pull over driver accused in stabbing in Girard

LIBERTY — A 49-year-old man was taken into custody early Friday after a notice from a local police department linked his vehicle to an earlier stabbing at a local bar. According to a police report, a Liberty officer noticed a white Dodge Charger traveling at a high rate of speed eastbound on Liberty Street while he was on Motor Inn Drive, eventually following the vehicle to a traffic light and running its information through the Law Enforcement Automated Data System. The officer’s search revealed a 49-year-old man, who had a valid Ohio license and no warrants. The report ...