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Boy hurt in crash with police car

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MINERAL RIDGE — The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a crash between a juvenile pedestrian and a Weathersfield Township police vehicle that occurred at 12:50 p.m. Wednesday on Prospect Street east of state Route 46 in the township. An unmarked 2016 Ford Explorer driven by a Weathersfield officer was traveling east on Prospect Street when a boy on foot northbound entered Prospect Street from the south side of the roadway into the lanes of travel and was struck, according to a news release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The boy sustained minor injuries and was ...

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TEAM VOLUNTEERS: The Oakhill Research Volunteer team is recruiting volunteers that are experienced in research in ancestry.com, find a grave and do family research. Training is available for people that want to learn how to do research. The Oakhill Research Volunteers do research profiles on people buried at Oakhill Cemetery; answer questions on family members buried at Oakhill Cemetery; replace headstones for faded veteran’s headstones; War-era profiles and information on veterans buried at Oakhill; Burial cards, collecting profiles in sections of the cemetery; and put flags down ...

Floods, mudslides kill 400 in Nepal, China

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DEVIGHAT, Nepal (AP) — Rescue teams and military helicopters searched Thursday for hundreds of missing people along the mountainous Nepal-China border, where a deadly torrent of water and mud several stories high swept through communities a day earlier after a glacier collapse. Videos of ...

Property tax bills go out, due Sept. 18

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YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County property owners will have until Sept. 18 to pay their second-half real estate taxes after changes in state law delayed the mailing of tax bills. The adjusted bills are expected to begin going out within the next few days, Mahoning County Treasurer Daniel Yemma explained in a news release. The delay stems from House Bill 186, among several property tax reform measures approved by the Ohio Legislature last year. The bill created an Inflation Cap Credit for qualifying properties, intended to limit increases in certain unvoted school property taxes resulting ...

A scoop of nostalgia

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SALEM — What began as an idea on a couch after the loss of a part-time job has grown into a thriving family business that is bringing smiles, memories and a taste of nostalgia to communities across the Mahoning Valley. Mike and Melissa Thorpe, owners of Totally 80s Ice Ice Cream Shop, ...

YSU FOOTBALL SEASON KICKS OFF WITH JUBILATION

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YOUNGSTOWN -- Youngstown State University opened its 2026 season on a high note Thursday night at Stambaugh Stadium, defeating Mercyhurst 43-10. YSU fifth-year quarterback Beau Brungard scored five touchdowns in that win. About 8,300 fans cheered the team on at the home opener for the 2026 ...