Seeing Eye: Naturalization ceremony set

September 24, 2019

NATURALIZATION CEREMONY: Mahoning County Clerk of Courts Anthony Vivo will administer the oath for the naturalization of 17 new citizens at a ceremony to be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Mahoning County Courthouse. Remarks will be made by Judge R. Scott Krichbaum. Special guests will include representatives of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Easy Street Productions, Daughters of the American Revolution, and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown’s office. The Youngstown Board of Education will have a table set up at the courthouse rotunda for voter registration of new ...

Agenda for today and Wednesday

September 24, 2019

Public meetings scheduled: • MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will meet 2:30 p.m. today at the courthouse to view courthouse statues. • LOWELLVILLE BOARD OF EDUCATION will hold a Buildings and Grounds committee meeting 5 p.m. Wednesday at the conference room. • LOWELLVILLE VILLAGE Safety and Utility meeting will be held 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at city hall. • MAHONING VALLEY REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS will meet 8 a.m. Wednesday at the Mahoning County Educational Service Center. • STRUTHERS CITY COUNCIL will meet 7 p.m. Wednesday at municipal building. Caucus is 6:15 p.m.

Canfield Fairgrounds abuzz with cars, train displays today

September 21, 2019

CANFIELD — The only thing missing are the planes today, as trains and automobiles flood the Canfield Fairgrounds. Today will see the first Rooster Rally Car Show and Steak Fry, and the second annual toy train show. The car show is hosted by the Blue Ribbon Wranglers 4-H Club and is sponsored by Fairway Ford and Canfield Rhino. The show is a fundraiser for the new Mahoning County Junior Fair Building. Pat Adams, head adviser for the Blue Ribbon Wranglers, said the idea started about a year ago. “Our club decided on doing a fundraiser for the Junior Fair complex, and we decided ...

Despite hope, Lordstown GM not reopening

September 15, 2019

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown said during a recent stop in Youngstown he’s “still holding out” hope General Motors will place its own electric vehicle at the idled Lordstown facility. State Rep. Gil Blair, D-Weathersfield, said, “My preference is to bring back a GM product. The possibility of it happening is better than people think.” While Brown, Blair and others are seeking what amounts to a miracle, GM CEO Mary Barra has made it clear the company doesn’t have plans for a new GM product at the local plant. GM officials say they are negotiating with the Lordstown Motors Corp. ...

Boardman group to meet architect

September 12, 2019

SOCIETY SPEAKER: The Boardman Historical Society will start its fall schedule of speakers 10 a.m. Saturday at the Boardman Library. The speaker will be Bob Mastriana of 4M Architects, a firm that specializes in architectural design and historic preservation. He will talk on “The Architecture of the Western Reserve.” Mastriana is a graduate of Boardman High School and the Kent State University School of Architecture. He also studied in Florence, Italy. Some of the many projects he has worked on include the Mahoning County Courthouse, the Mercer County Courthouse, the Poland Library ...

Marriage applications

August 31, 2019

Marriages applications granted Aug. 19-30: Robert James Williams, 38, Struthers, and Sara Beth Jackson, 31, Struthers Eric James Haughey, 28, Austintown, and Kelly Ann Sheldon, 30, Austintown Ahmad Hussein Musallam Alhalaybeh, 21, Boardman, and Aseel Hani Mufadi Alhalaybeh, 18, Boardman Victor James Agnone, 74, Struthers, and Angelica Tasa Villanueva, 37, Struthers Gregory John Ferenchak, 26, Boardman, and Jessica Lynn Bodamer, 27, Pittsburgh, Pa. Michael Stephen Brenneis, 30, Durham, N.C., and Kelly Anne Vrable, 30, Durham, N.C. David McGuire, 36, Youngstown, and Noel ...