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Obama assails ‘indecency’ of Trump in NE Ohio rally

CLEVELAND -- Former President Barack Obama on Saturday seized on what he described as cruelty and indecency coming from President Donald Trump and his Republican allies, stepping into one of the nation's ugliest midterm fights as he worked to rally Democratic voters in battleground ...

Early voting surges throughout Ohio, nation

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voter turnout is soaring compared with the last midterm election in Ohio and many of the other states that are expected to decide control of the U.S. Senate, according to an Associated Press analysis of early voting two weeks before Election Day. In Texas, early voting is ...

Trick or treat hours in the Valley

MAHONING COUNTY Oct. 31 Austintown 5:30-7:30 p.m. Beaver Township 5-7 p.m. Beloit 5-7 p.m. Berlin Township 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Boardman 5-7 p.m. Campbell 5-7 p.m. Canfield city 5:30-7:30 p.m. Canfield Township 5:30-7:30 p.m. Ellsworth 5-7 p.m. Green 4-6 p.m. Jackson 5-7 p.m. Milton ...

Police blotter: Canfield

Police activity in Canfield from Oct. 13 to Oct. 19: Oct. 19, Daitzel Moore, 33, 456 Highland Ave., Warren, was arrested during a traffic stop on East Main Street on a Mahoning County Court 5 failure to appear warrant. Oct. 17, Michael Fisher, 71, 10 Hunters Woods Blvd., Canfield, was issued a summons during an investigation into a residential alarm at that address, on a drug paraphernalia (crack pipe) charge. Oct. 15, Matthew Burns, 29, 3820 W. Calla Road, Canfield, was arrested in the 400 block of Carriage Hill Lane on domestic violence and unlawful restraint charges. Oct. ...

Trumbull auditor candidates seek efficiency, transparency for office

WARREN – The candidates seeking to become the next Trumbull County auditor both vow the office will be open and transparent to residents looking to understand the office’s inner workings and how local taxes are collected and used. Edward Stredney, 45, a Democrat, is a Niles ...

5 years of sewer rate hikes proposed

YOUNGSTOWN – A study commissioned by the city administration calls for 14% annual sewer rate increases for the next five years to pay for more than $400 million in federally mandated wastewater improvements. The rate study’s findings, unveiled Thursday, were quickly opposed by council ...