Youngstown superintendent: Report cards should release district from academic distress
YOUNGSTOWN - Even though the Youngstown City School District failed last year to reach at least half of the 24 benchmarks on the state report card, the district succeeded in meeting state standards, which should be enough to release it from academic distress, the top official ...
Oct. 15 community news
BEIRUT BOMBING MEMORIAL: The Tri-State Detachment #494 of the Marine Corps League, Struthers Mayor Catherine Cernone-Miller and other local dignitaries and the family of local Marines killed in action during the Beirut bombing are hosting the Beirut Memorial Ceremony Saturday. A candlelight vigil will be at 6 a.m. and the full military memorial ceremony will be at 1 p.m. Both will take place at the Peacekeeper & Peace Officer Memorial Park on state Route 616 in Struthers. OKTOBERFEST IN WEATHERSFIELD: The Weathersfield Community Connection Partners will host an Oktoberfest 10 a.m. To ...
Police find vehicle in Austintown hit-skip
AUSTINTOWN — Township police have located a vehicle involved in a hit and run that left a man seriously injured Monday night. The crash occurred around 8 p.m. on Burkey Road near Western Place, and left a man in critical condition. Police have not disclosed the man’s identity or the exact nature of his injuries. Lt. Jeff Churilla of the Austintown Police Department said the man was taken to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital that night. Churilla said nearby residents saw the man lying in the road and called 911, although they did not see the vehicle hit him. Churilla said an auto ...
Canfield BOE asking voters to support 5.9-mill operating levy
CANFIELD - The Canfield Local School District will have a 5.9-mill current expense levy on the Nov. 3 ballot. The levy, if passed, will collect $5,715,791 per year for five years and will cost homeowners $207 per year for every $100,000 of property valuation. While the levy is mainly for ...
Burglar looking for love in Boardman blames AI
BOARDMAN — There are no hard feelings after a man found a stranger in his home early Tuesday morning. The resident of the Chester Drive apartment told police he won’t press charges and the man was let off with a trespass warning. The intruder told police he was looking for a prostitute and that Google AI had given him bad advice. The Boardman Police report states that officers pulled the intruder’s vehicle over after responding to a burglary in progress call around 5 a.m. The resident told officers he was awakened by footsteps in his apartment and turned over in bed to find the ...