Nelly won’t be heating up the Covelli Centre until December. Sunday’s concert at the Youngstown arena is postponed due to "unforeseen circumstances,” according to venue operator JAC Management. The new date is Dec. 11. All previously purchased tickets will be honored for the new date. For those unable to attend in December, refunds will be available through the original point of purchase until Oct. 10.
By DAVID SKOLNICK Staff writer YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown has a $2.5 million settlement in place to be paid over six years to the executor of an estate in a wrongful death lawsuit with the city having to cover the entire amount and not through insurance. City council has to sign off on the settlement with the legislation in front of its members Wednesday and then it has to be finalized by the board of control. If the case had gone to trial, a decision against the city could have put it in serious financial jeopardy with it unable to use statutory immunity as a defense. The city ...
League play takes center stage tonight, as the fourth week of the high school football season is highlighted by the beginning of conference play for many area schools. The weekend schedule also includes several non-conference clashes between perennial powerhouses and backyard rivals. Girard (3-0) begins its defense of the Northeast 8 Conference (NE8) championship when the Indians travel to Struthers (0-3). The high-powered Indians have outscored their three opponents this year by a combined score of 142-20. Girard enters the game with a 15-game regular-season winning streak, the ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Thursday marked World Suicide Prevention Day, and officials in Mahoning County took the opportunity to raise awareness of how the issue impacts local residents. Duane Piccirilli, Mahoning County Mental Health and Recovery Board executive director, said the county has seen 24 suicides in 2026 so far, roughly on pace with the 36 total suicide deaths last year. The most persistent trend in the numbers is that men, mostly those age 50 and over, still represent a disproportionate number of suicides in the county — roughly 79%. “We’re looking at trends and trying ...
Howland finds itself in a unique position on and off the football field. The Tigers travel to Beloit tonight for their Eastern Buckeye Conference opener at West Branch as they try to capture their fourth win in as many games. But before that, Howland has to get through its fourth day of ...
JD Vance takes center stage at Republican convention Day 2 DALLAS — Vice President JD Vance took the stage Thursday night on the second and final night of the Republicans’ midterm convention in Dallas. The party knows that history is not on its side this election season but is counting on President Donald Trump to propel voters to protect their House and Senate majorities. With Vance taking the primetime speaking slot just ahead of the president, the convention was also teeing up a potential post-Trump future. Vance has not said whether he will run for the White House, and ...
