POLAND — Connie J. Jones, 81, passed away Monday, Aug. 4, 2025, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. She was born July 27, 1944, in Warren, the daughter of Karl and June Rose Pearson. Connie was a 1962 graduate of Niles McKinley High School, employed as a secretary at L & F Trucking ...

POLAND — Peter Alexoff, 94, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, surrounded by family. He was born Dec. 16, 1930, to the late Angele and Stefka Tricoff Alexoff. After graduating from Campbell High School, he went on to serve as a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps until his ...

SALEM — Charlotte L. Scali passed away Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, at the age of 78. She was born June 19, 1947, in Beaver Falls, Pa., a daughter of the late Isaac and Lucille Javens Veon. Charlotte graduated from Beaver Local High School. Early in her ...

MARY CROCETTI, 92, of North Lima, died Saturday. SERVICES: noon Wednesday, Davis-Becker Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, funeral home. RODNEY A. WYLAM, 87, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending. (Davidson-Becker)

WILLIAM F. BLASCAK, 93, Austintown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Thursday, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Austintown. LORETTA K. BORTMAS, 70, Austintown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Thursday, Zion Lutheran Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, church. DIANNE C. BORZICK, 91, North Lima. ...

Staff report Area high schools have set their annual band nights, which serve as a preview for the schools’ marching band shows during the football season. The hosting schools are listed below, but other bands also participate at each. The band night season kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Monday ...