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City council to act on $170M water project

YOUNGSTOWN — With an estimated $170 million wastewater improvement project expected to commence in the fall, city council will be asked Wednesday to permit the purchase of property and easements for the work. The work is for an 80-million-gallon-per-day wet weather facility. The structures in the facility would treat excess combined sewage during heaving rainstorms and then release the water. It is the third part of work, costing more than $300 million when done, by the city to improve its wastewater system as mandated by the federal government. Two items on council’s agenda ...

Valley couple marks 75 years of marriage

YOUNGSTOWN — When John Anderson and Marion Owens met on the campus of Ohio University in the late 1940s, they did not realize that on July 12, 2026, they would celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary. A party honored them Friday at the Inn at Christine Valley, where they now live. They ...

180th Trumbull County Fair opens Tuesday

Fair fare abounds The 180th Trumbull County Fair runs 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily Tuesday through July 19. ADMISSION $15 on July 15-19 including parking, rides and grandstand events and free for those 3 years old and under. Also, $5 admission Tuesday with ride passes for $10. Free on ...

Weathersfield man involved in crash faces charges

NILES — A Weathersfield man involved in a crash that sent an adult and two juveniles to the hospital in late June will have his case bound over to a county grand jury. According to a Facebook post from the Niles Police Department, Samuel Sipes, 24, was taken into custody by the department’s detective bureau in Genevaon several charges of aggravated vehicular assault, two counts of endangering children and OVI — all felonies. Additional charges could follow, according to Niles police Capt. John Marshall. According to a police report, officers were called to near the North ...

Many Valley groups share $921K in grant funds

The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley has awarded $921,603 in its second grant cycle of the year to support nonprofits meeting the needs of local residents. With support from fundholders and the foundation’s discretionary funds, $382,145 was awarded through the CFMV General ...

Chief of police in Warren resigns

WARREN — Chief Eric J. Merkel has resigned as the leader of the Warren Police Department, effective Aug. 24. Merkel submitted his resignation letter to Mayor Doug Franklin and Safety Service Director Eddie Colbert on Thursday. Colbert, in a letter to Merkel also dated Thursday, accepted ...