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Johnson named to Republican National Committee

The Ohio Republican Party State Central Committee elected Columbiana County GOP Chairman Dave Johnson as the state’s Republican National Committee male member. Johnson replaces Jim Dicke, who held the position since 2015 and said in February he was leaving the post. Johnson said: ...

Engineer’s honor may benefit county

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A county official has been named to a prestigious post on a national board that could give the Valley a louder voice. Mahoning County Engineer Patrick Ginnetti was elected as the Northeast Region Vice President of the National Association of County Engineers (NACE) at its ...

OVI checkpoint yields 8 arrests during weekend

YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County OVI Task Force, in collaboration with the Ohio State Highway Patrol, made eight OVI arrests during its sobriety checkpoint in the area of 1535 Mahoning Ave. from 10 p.m. Friday to 2 a.m. Saturday. In addition to OVI, there was one felony arrest for drug ...

Big & Rich, Bret Michaels to headline 2026 Canfield Fair acts

Big & Rich and Bret Michaels will be the headliners for the major grandstand concerts at this year’s Canfield Fair. Big & Rich will be joined by Diamond Rio for a Sept. 6 concert, and Michaels will close the festival on Labor Day, Sept. 7, with Donnie Iris & the Cruisers as his ...

STEM SHOWCASE AT YSU: Science concepts spawn real-world creations

YOUNGSTOWN — During her childhood, Meghan Crump enjoyed certain fast movements, though years later, her interest shifted to things that move quickly but are far smaller than her. “I was a very creative person in high school. I was a student who loved school,” Crump, a Youngstown State ...

Gunman in Louisiana kills 8 children, injures 2 adults

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A gunman in Louisiana killed eight children, including seven of his own, and shot two other people Sunday in an attack of domestic violence carried out across two houses, authorities said, shaking a Shreveport neighborhood in the nation’s deadliest mass shooting in ...