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Columbus man pleads not guilty to theft in Liberty

LIBERTY — A Columbus man accused in a March 18 theft made his initial court appearance Monday. Vandy Bryant, 23, pleaded not guilty to a theft charge in Girard Municipal Court. According to a police report, an officer watched a vehicle traveling “well over” Fifth Avenue’s speed of ...

Easter egg hunts in the Valley

MAHONING COUNTY Thursday: * North Lima — 6 to 7:30 p.m. Glow in the Dark Easter egg hunt at Aventura at Assumption Village, 9800 Market St. Saturday: • Austintown — 1 to 2:30 p.m., Easter Trunk Hop at Austintown Township Park, 6000 Kirk Road. • Campbell — noon, Roosevelt ...

Roses ceremony honors county’s fallen in Vietnam

YOUNGSTOWN — A large crowd sat silently on Central Square downtown Sunday afternoon for the annual Laying of The Roses ceremony, honoring Mahoning County residents killed or missing in action during the Vietnam War. Susan Krawchyk, director of the Mahoning County Veterans Service ...

Fears mount as ICE agents head to US airports

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s decision to order federal immigration agents to U.S. airports to help with security during a budget impasse is drawing concerns that their presence may escalate tensions among air travelers frustrated over hourslong waits and screeners angry about ...

Community leaders, others pay homage to late civil rights icon Jo Ann Bland

YOUNGSTOWN —- The tears began to flow before Sandra Murphy could finish sharing a memory. “It was an honor; it was a pleasure,” an emotional Murphy, who runs Flambeau’s Live in Youngstown, said. Murphy was referring to the only time she stayed at the Selma, Alabama, home of the late ...