WARREN — Jurors got a provocative summary of the aggravated murder trial of Ashuad D. Johnson, 19, during Monday’s opening statements from the prosecution and defense, and then got to see surveillance video of the episode to help them sort out the facts for themselves. Johnson was ...
Staff report Motorists nationwide continue to struggle with higher-than-normal gas prices, but the drain on pocketbooks is lessening, according to Monday’s AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. Gas prices are 32 cents lower in Northeast Ohio this week at $4.144 per gallon. A year ago, a ...
LIBERTY — Police officials are looking to keep their promise to use the township’s 2.5-mill levy, which the community passed in May, to help with police staffing by bringing in some new faces. Township officials saw three new police officers join the department’s ranks on Monday, ...
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN — Simply Slavic, Ohio’s premier celebration of Slavic culture and heritage, has completed its first project funded through the Simply Slavic Cultural Preservation Fund, a component fund of the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley. The project is the ...
Staff report NORTH JACKSON — The Jackson-Milton Local School District is revitalizing its campus and community connection through strategic facility upgrades and expanded student programs. Construction is underway on a new state-of-the-art wood shop and welding classroom behind the middle ...
LOWELLVILLE — It’s probably easy to take for granted or overlook the return of several bird species to a given location, though such a move holds significant importance to Felicia Armstrong when you factor in the time and place. “We’re improving, but we need the momentum; we need ...