Going into last season, Youngstown Phantoms forward Malachi McKinnon was billed as one of the hot newcomers to watch. It’s safe to say McKinnon lived up to expectations, scoring 50 points (25 goals, 25 assists) in his first full USHL season and finishing fifth on the Phantoms in ...
U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno said there may be a way to obtain federal loan guarantees to help downtown Youngstown businesses that get steam heat from SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC to get their energy elsewhere and not have to rely on the troubled utility company. Moreno, a Republican, said he spoke Tuesday to Chris Wright, the U.S. secretary of energy, about the SOBE situation. “Maybe there’s some federal loan guarantees that can help pay for individual buildings to get their own power generation facility,” Moreno said. “The savings in costs would pay that loan because those ...
NILES — In all likelihood, Mason Schmidt will hold the distinction of being the youngest player on the 2026 Mahoning Valley Scrappers’ complete roster. The Somerset, Wisconsin native, who turned 18 last month, may also very well hold the distinction of being with the Scrappers for a shorter length of time than any other player this summer. Such is the life of a teenager transitioning from high school to an uncertain future. Of course, in Schmidt’s case, the uncertainty comes with benefits. The way Schmidt sees things, the remainder of 2026 is a win-win scenario regardless ...
CANFIELD — The Canfield Board of Education met in special session Tuesday to take the first steps toward placing a 5.9-mill additional operations levy on the November ballot. “This is a 5.9-mill current expense levy to appear on the November ballot this year,” said Board President Steve DeMaiolo. “This is the first of two votes needed.” Canfield Local School District Treasurer Ben Marko said the first vote only contains the millage. Once approved, it allows the district to forward the levy request to the Mahoning County auditor, who will verify the amount it will bring ...
NILES — Just as the Mahoning Valley entered its first official heat wave of the summer, the Mahoning Valley Scrappers played host to the hottest team in the MLB Draft League. The Trenton Thunder, who have owned first place in the league standings since the start of the season, played the Scrappers on Tuesday in the first game of a brief two-game series at 717 Credit Union Field. The Scrappers at least temporarily cooled down Trenton with a 6-4 win. The Scrappers quieted the Thunder from the start. Ethan Lindor walked to start the bottom of the first inning. Lindor stole second, ...
BOARDMAN — Republican U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno said the Democratic Party supports open borders, “transgenderism,” racism, and it wants “to destroy our fossil fuels.”. Moreno spoke at a Tuesday event at the Mahoning County Republican Party headquarters: “Sadly, we have a Democrat Party that’s gone off the rails. But that’s OK because we have a Republican Party that’s now a very broad tent.” He called Democrats “the full anti-American party,” and the media is complicit in covering it up. Regarding Democrats, Moreno said, “They don’t believe that you’re ...
