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49ers owner Jed York arrested in East Palestine

EAST PALESTINE —— San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York was arrested over the weekend and pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools. York was arrested Sunday in East Palestine and was released after posting a $5,000 bond. He was sentenced to one day in jail for both offenses to be served concurrently and was credited with one day served when he pleaded no contest Monday morning. He also was fined $1,150. Court records show that York initially was charged with engaging in prostitution, but prosecutors amended that to disorderly ...

Valley veteran’s commitment to service continues after tours

CANFIELD — Mark Yoder pulled two tours of duty in Germany during the 1970s, and he continues serving as a member of American Legion Post 177 in Canfield and as a member of the local funeral Honor Guard. Yoder was born at Salem Hospital and his family later moved to Canfield where he attended kindergarten through his sophomore year of high school. His family then moved to Arizona, where he graduated from Sahuaro High School in Tucson in 1974. Before graduation, he began his military career. “I joined the Army in February of 1974 under a delayed enlistment program,” Yoder said. ...

Youngstown Defenders debut with distinction in Boardman

BOARDMAN — Members of the Youngstown Defenders football team enter the field at Boardman High School for their first football game as a unified city school district team. The team, comprised of members of the former East and Chaney squads, made a smashing debut Friday night with a ...

RACE FOR GOVERNOR: Acton vows corruption crackdown

Amy Acton, the Democratic nominee for governor, said she will issue three executive orders on her first day in office, if elected, that would crack down on corruption. The orders would be limited to what the governor controls in state government, which is wide-ranging, but doesn’t include the other executive branch offices — attorney general, auditor, secretary of state and treasurer — or the state Legislature or Ohio Supreme Court. Acton said: “It’s time to put the needs of working families over the wants of billionaires, corporations and special interests. As governor, I ...

On the record: Austintown Board of Education, Lowellville Board of Education

Austintown WHAT: August Board of Education meeting PRESENT: Katie Berdis, Fred Marcum, Don Sherwood, Kim Smrek and Harold Porter The board: ● Approved the June and July monthly financial/expenditure activity report and forecast report. ● Approved the submission and projections of expenditures, revenues and fund balances for fiscal year 2027, and for the three succeeding fiscal years ending 2028, 2029 and 2030. ● Approved purchase orders over $15,000 and transfers for the month as submitted. ● Approved donations of $1,883 from the Fitch Volleyball Boosters to Fitch ...

Warren judge responds to call for disqualification

By ED RUNYAN Staff writer WARREN — Warren Municipal Court Judge Natasha Natale has filed a response to an affidavit filed by an attorney with the Ohio Public Defender’s Office asking that the Ohio Supreme Court disqualify Natale from hearing a criminal case. Assistant Public Defender Shawna Merkich, who works in the Trumbull County public defender’s office, filed the affidavit regarding a criminal case involving a 19-year-old Youngstown man charged with misdemeanor criminal trespassing at Warren G. Harding High School on Aug. 21, 2025. The case involved several people seen ...