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Trial date set April 19 in Liberty trustee's assault case

WARREN - Liberty Township Trustee Devon Stanley will go on trial April 19 on a charge of felonious assault stemming from an Oct. 23, 2025, incident for which he was arrested the next day at a football game at the Niles Red Dragon stadium. The trial date and final pretrial were set Monday ...

Building owner files $300K lawsuit against Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN – A company that owns a vacant downtown building filed a lawsuit seeking at least $300,000 from the city and its deputy director of public works after it alleged a dumpster was improperly removed, resulting in improvement work stopping and the loss of potential tenants. The ...

SOBE’s second boiler installed

YOUNGSTOWN – SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC’s second boiler is being installed while the future of the financially struggling company that provides steam heat for most of downtown remains uncertain with money running out. A second 800-horsepower boiler arrived last week and is being ...

Nov. 10-11 agenda

WESTERN RESERVE JOINT FIRE DISTRICT will meet at 7 p.m,. Wednesday at the Poland village hall. LOWELLVILLE VILLAGE COUNCIL will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the township hall. POLAND TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the township hall. MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will have a board meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday at the commissioners hearing room at the county courthouse. The staff meeting will be at noon on the conference room at the administration building. WESTERN RESERVE BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 5:50 p.m. Thursday at the K-12 cafeteria for a records ...

Man hit by unlicensed driver on West Side

YOUNGSTOWN — A man is being treated for serious injuries after being struck by an unlicensed driver. A Youngstown police report states that police were called to the 3300 block of Mahoning Avenue at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, where they found the man lying on the ground near an electric ...