Staff report YOUNGSTOWN — Students and staff at Choffin Career & Technical Center gathered recently to honor the life and memory of E’Lexus Conner, a Public Safety Academy student who was killed in a crash July 12 at Market Street and East Myrtle Avenue on the South ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Despite higher education in general facing trying times against a backdrop of a difficult region from which to recruit prospective students, Youngstown State University’s enrollment has shown another gain. “We’re in one of the toughest recruitment areas,” Trustee Charles T. George said during the YSU Board of Trustees’ quarterly meeting Thursday morning in Tod Hall. Nevertheless, according to data YSU released on the 14th day of this semester, a day that acts as the official census date for a final full- and part-time enrollment figure, the headcount is ...
CAMPBELL — A city woman will be on probation for two years after her dog was found running around her neighborhood in terrible physical condition. Court records state that Donna Yasechko, 46, of Penhale Avenue, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of cruelty to a companion animal, a fifth-degree felony. In exchange for the plea, a misdemeanor count of the same offense was dropped. Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge John Durkin imposed the sentence. Yasechko was arrested in August after Campbell police found a small white dog running loose in her neighborhood. When police ...
CAMPBELL — The city’s former police chief — now a bailiff — is under investigation again. Campbell police are investigating allegations of stalking, harassment and menacing against Campbell Municipal Court Bailiff Dennis Puskarcik after what a city employee described as a yearlong pattern of targeted behavior that makes her fear for her safety. A police report states the employee filed the complaint Sept. 10, two days after Puskarcik submitted a public records request to the Campbell Fire Department. The request seeks reports, firefighter and EMT notes, video and other ...
Insight Health System has agreed to pay $5.1 million to resolve a federal lawsuit involving approximately 800 union workers released as part of Insight’s mass layoffs in March 2025. The Michigan-based healthcare provider’s initial payment of $1.5 million into a settlement fund will be made Dec. 31. Twelve payments of $300,000 each will occur through Dec. 31, 2029. Details of the preliminary settlement were released Monday. The sides originally reached the agreement following an 8 1/2-hour mediation conference April 28. If approved, plaintiffs’ legal fees will account for ...
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce, to have U.S. Customs and Border Protection establish a pilot program to adopt dogs from animal shelters to be trained as part of its Support Canine Program. By a voice vote, the House approved the Providing Emotional Assistance with Relief and Love (PEARL) Act on Wednesday, its last day in session until after the Nov. 3 election. Pearl was the name of the CBP’s first therapy dog. The CBP in 2023 launched the Support Canine Program to improve staff morale, assist in grief, aid in trauma ...
