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Road work ahead for interstates, US Route 224, Wick Avenue, more

The Ohio Department of Transportation has announced several road closures and lane adjustments for various projects in Mahoning County: ● Beginning Monday, Interstate 76/Interstate 80 (Ohio Turnpike) between state Route 11 to just west of the Ohio Turnpike in Austintown and Jackson townships will have various shoulder closures for pavement repairs. The estimated completion date is late October. ● The ramp from state Route 164 to Interstate 680 northbound is closed through mid-May for paving. The detour is Route 164 to Western Reserve Road to Interstate 680. ● Beginning ...

Ohio Attorney General Yost resigns

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, a Republican who’s held statewide office for more than 15 years, is resigning, effective June 7, to join a Christian conservative legal advocacy group — a move that may create a domino effect among other executive branch positions. Yost is leaving his ...

Youngstown Phantoms reload in USHL Draft

The Youngstown Phantoms bolstered their roster for the upcoming season and beyond this week, selecting 31 players between both phases of the USHL Draft in addition to the two tender signings. Phase I, also referred to as the “Futures Draft,” is exclusively for 16-year-old prospects by the time the season begins. These are typically more developmental picks, with their USHL timeline a season or more away. With the Phantoms’ first-round selection of the Phase I Draft going toward tender Austin Hall, right-shot defenseman Noah Drouin went first off the board for Youngstown with ...

Foes of Poland library move vow to battle on

POLAND — It has been just over a week since the community learned the fate of its public library branch, but passion for the issue remains as fiery as ever. Though the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County’s board of trustees voted to relocate the branch and ultimately sell ...

US intercepts Iran attacks on 3 Navy ships

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. military intercepted Iranian attacks Thursday on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and “targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U.S. forces,” military officials reported Thursday. U.S. Central Command said in a social media post that U.S. forces intercepted “unprovoked Iranian attacks” and responded with self-defense strikes. The U.S. military said no ships were hit. It said it doesn’t seek escalation but “remains positioned and ready to protect American forces.” Meanwhile, Iranian state media ...

Local teams vie for Trumbull County championship

CORTLAND — It had been eight years since the Howland boys track team called itself the Trumbull County champs. After nearly six hours of competition, the Tigers might have clinched their first county title in nearly a decade on Thursday at Lakeview High School. There was one slight problem, ...