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Weathersfield awarded $500K grant for park

Latest News August 18, 2026

WEATHERSFIELD — The township has been awarded a $500,000 capital improvement grant from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for improvements at the township park. Trustee Chairman Steve Gerberry said the Ohio legislature appropriated capital improvement funding through Senate Bill 450 for 2027 and 2028 to support community parks, recreation and conservation projects. He said the grant will be for a pavilion, restroom facilities, parking and other improvements to enhance the park located off state Route 46. Township officials previously sought state funding for a ...

Man gets 25 years to life in killing of woman

Latest News August 18, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — A man who pleaded guilty to murdering a Beloit woman in 2023 will spend at least 25 years in prison. After numerous delays and all manner of legal drama, the family of Gena Wade has some degree of closure, after Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Anthony Donofrio ...

Agenda for Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 18 and 19

Community News August 18, 2026

CANFIELD CITY COUNCIL will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the municipal building. COITSVILLE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the township hall for updating the policy book. COITSVILLE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the township hall. MAHONING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH Board of Health will meet at 8 a.m. Wednesday at the offices, 50 Westchester Drive, Austintown. PUBLIC LIBRARY OF YOUNGSTOWN AND MAHONING COUNTY Laws Committee will meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the East Library to discuss bylaws. MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will meet at 10 ...

$7.3M OK’d for Youngstown sewer project

Latest News August 18, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — City council voted to permit the board of control to spend about $7.3 million on two parts of a major wastewater improvement project. Council voted 6-0 Monday in favor of both pieces of legislation. Councilwoman Cynthia McWilson, D-6th Ward, was absent from the meeting. The city will use money it has in its wastewater fund to pay for both phases, said Finance Director Kyle Miasek. The city, which has increased its annual sewer rates by 5% from 2025 to 2028, will have to discuss another rate increase, Miasek said. One ordinance permits the board to seek bids and ...

COMMUNITY NEWS: Block party at B&O downtown Saturday

Community News August 18, 2026

BLOCK PARTY: The Neighborhood will have its signature summer celebration The Block Party 4 to 11 p.m. Saturday at the B&O Station and the newly renovated Spring Commons Park. Admission is $10 at the door or pay-what-you-want through the Neighborhoods website at theneighborhoodevents.com This is the eighth year for the event, which has become a cornerstone of Youngstown’s summer calendar. The event includes live music and performances, bands, comedians, a flea market with small businesses and food trucks. POPUP SKATE PARK: A Pop-up skate park event for families will be 1 to 4 p.m. ...

Trial for suspect in postal carrier killing delayed

Latest News August 18, 2026

Newly discovered evidence in the federal murder trial of Kaprise and Thomas Sledge caused the start of the trial to be moved from Monday to 8:30 a.m. this Friday, according to a Sunday and a Monday filing in U.S. District Court in Cleveland. The Sledges were supposed to go on trial Monday in the March 2, 2024, shooting death of U.S. Postal Service carrier Jonte Davis, 33, at Olive Avenue and Scott Street just northeast of Courthouse Square in Warren. Kaprise Sledge, 25, is from Warren. His father, Thomas Sledge, 45, is from Youngstown. Federal prosecutors filed a response to the ...