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Model railroad group rolls out new exhibits

AUSTINTOWN -- Members of the Youngstown Model Railroad Association are ready to head down the main line for the 2026 public open house. The event allows guests to tour the club’s three highly-detailed layouts and experience the best of local model train buffs. Since last year’s open ...

Mahoning, Trumbull regain status as swing counties

The momentum swung back in favor of Democrats in the Mahoning Valley during this election, but the chairmen of both political parties in Mahoning and Trumbull say the area is still up for grabs. Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairman Chris Anderson said: “For two years, I’ve been ...

City water project bid arrives at half of estimated $4.3M

YOUNGSTOWN – The apparent low bid for the first phase of a significant and extensive wastewater improvement project came in at about half of the estimate. Four bids were opened Friday for the work with Marucci & Gaffney Excavating Co. of Youngstown submitting the apparent low bid of ...

Austintown police probe bomb threat

AUSTINTOWN — Police are investigating another threat against the township’s school system. A press release from the Austintown Police Department issued late Thursday states a school bus was isolated and the campus restricted while police investigated a bomb threat involving the bus. “A ...

Veterans Day events set around Valley

Veterans Day events in the Mahoning Valley: Wednesday AUSTINTOWN - Austintown schools will have a Veterans Day ceremony 9 a.m. at the Austintown Fitch High School auditorium. Guest speaker will be Bill Johnson, president of Youngstown State University and a former U.S. congressman. The ...