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Hubbard mayor reflects on 2025

HUBBARD — Mayor Ben Kyle said the city accomplished numerous projects last year during the halfway point of his second term in office. Kyle said Hubbard closed out infrastructure projects started years ago as the city applied for the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program in 2022 and ...

United Returning Citizens hosts Kwanzaa celebration

YOUNGSTOWN — To better understand the full scope and context of the multigenerational trauma and injury many black people today deal with, it’s essential to turn back the clock several centuries, then examine five pivotal structures along that timeline, an acclaimed writer and researcher ...

Weathersfield gets grant for sewer project

Staff report Weathersfield soon will receive its allotment of the state’s nearly $11 million in Community Development Block Grant funding awarded to 51 communities. The county was awarded $632,000 from the Ohio Department of Development program, which is up from the $578,000 the county ...

Boardman police blotter

Boardman Police activity reported Dec. 23-29: Dec. 29, 3:30 p.m. — Dionjana R. Dawson, 18, 227 S. Truesdale Ave., Youngstown, was arrested by Poland Township Police on a Boardman theft warrant. 2:22 p.m. — Andrew J. Parrish, 18, 312 W. Midlothian Blvd., Youngstown, was arrested on a ...

Miami beats Ohio State in the CFP quarterfinal at Cotton Bowl

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Keionte Scott peeked over at the Miami sideline to see the reaction of his teammates as he sprinted 72 yards untouched for a touchdown when returning an interception against defending national champion Ohio State. They certainly were excited, as were a Pro Football ...

Explosions, plane crash, mayor’s race top Valley news in 2025

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a brief synopsis of the top 10 stories from The Vindicator as chosen by the newspaper staff. Compiled by Metro Editor Marly Reichert It was a year of disasters, scandals, political surprises and honors in the Mahoning Valley, and The Vindicator was there to cover it ...