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City, JAC seek coordinator for Wean Park Complex

YOUNGSTOWN — The city of Youngstown and JAC Management Group is again looking to hire a community engagement and inclusion coordinator for the Wean Park Complex. The complex is a 22-acre riverfront entertainment area including Wean Park, the Covelli Centre, Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre and Huntington Bank Community Alley. This is a subcontracted position under JAC Management — which operates the complex for the city — with an annual salary of $40,000 and no benefits. The coordinator’s primary objectives are to work directly with community groups, churches, ...

Packard museum chronicles automaker’s finale in the ’50s

WARREN — In the early 1950s, the Packard Motor Car Co. was in better financial shape than it had been in years. By 1956, the final new Packard model rolled off the assembly line. How the iconic brand ended is chronicled in “Packard’s Fabulous Fifties,” a new exhibition at the ...

Two more American soldiers killed in Iran war

BRIDGEWATER, New Jersey (AP) — Two additional service members have been killed as part of the war with Iran, bringing the total number of deaths to 16, the U.S. military reported Saturday. In response, Central Command said that it had launched new airstrikes at 6 p.m. EST Saturday against Iran to “swiftly punish” the country’s Revolutionary Guard for its attack in Jordan that killed the two service members, left one missing and four requiring hospitalization. The deaths reflect the complicated reality that American boots don’t need to be on the ground for there to be lethal ...

Woman deemed incompetent for trial in daughter’s death

AUSTINTOWN — The defense and prosecution agreed Wednesday that Laronda Mitchell is not competent to stand trial, so she will be taken to Heartland Behavioral Healthcare, a state mental hospital in Massillon, to attempt to restore her to competency to stand trial. Mitchell, 39, of South ...

Nia Grant eager to open minds through volleyball travels

Through volleyball, Howland graduate Nia Grant has seen the world. After departing from Penn State as a two-time national champion, Grant has spent time playing professionally in Thailand, France, Germany, Poland and Italy. She’s now in the second year of a new venture, the Nia Grant Volleyball Academy, which aims to provide the same globetrotting experiences Grant has had while imparting her knowledge of the sport. Grant’s group this year has a wide range of ages, spanning from 12 all the way to juniors in college. No matter how old the girls are, there’s something new to learn ...

Trump renews concerns over election fraud

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump used a primetime address to the nation Thursday to again raise doubts about the results of past elections, reviving a subject he’s long used to deny his loss in the 2020 election. Trump began Thursday night with a stark warning about what he ...