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McDonald board sued over Sunshine Law allegations

MCDONALD — A Portage County man has filed a lawsuit against the McDonald Local School District Board of Education, claiming the board violated the state’s Sunshine Laws with how it conducts its meetings. The complaint by Brian Ames, filed Monday in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court, claims that the board conducted executive sessions for unapproved purposes in meetings between Jan. 27, 2025, and Feb. 18, 2026, and that the matter stated as the session’s purpose was not specifically approved by Ohio Revised Code 121.22(G). That particular portion of ORC 121.22, which sets what ...

Rulli violates federal law on stock trading

U.S. Rep. Michael Rulli failed to timely disclose 22 stock trades, including those dating back to late 2024, in violation of a federal law designed to prevent insider trading by members of Congress. Rulli, R-Salem, violated the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act though it ...

New fire chief, police officers take oaths in Boardman

BOARDMAN — The township swore in two new officers with another new official standing by. At Monday’s regular trustees meeting, Boardman welcomed two new police officers to the department. Looking on during their oaths and sitting next to their supervisor, police Chief Todd Werth, was ...

Trump signs order calling for spacing out childhood vaccines

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order calling for revamped childhood vaccine recommendations that promote his long-held but discredited theory that childhood shots should be spaced out into separate medical visits. The order advocates separating the ...

Funds OK’d for mental health jail employee

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County officials have taken another step toward improving mental health care within its criminal justice system. Mahoning County Commissioners at their meeting Thursday approved the allocation of $60,000 in opioid settlement funds to the Mahoning County Mental Health and Recovery Board to support the hiring of a forensic mental health navigator. The MHRB employee will be stationed at the Mahoning County Justice Center and will serve as a liaison between the jail, inmates and the county court system. The navigator position has been in discussion since earlier ...

Boy, 6, dies after being shot Monday afternoon in Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN — A 6-year-old boy died after being found shot inside a home in the 500 block of Plum Street on the near West Side Monday afternoon. The Youngstown Police Department issued a press release Tuesday morning stating that police were called to the home at 4:09 p.m. for a shooting. When they arrived, they found the boy shot inside a bedroom and began life-saving measures until paramedics arrived. The child was transported to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the release states. Youngstown police detectives and its crime scene unit were called to ...