YOUNGSTOWN — The universal languages of food, music and dance took center stage Monday as community members gathered at the Jewish Community Center for a special cultural exchange event called Lunch for Unity. Hosted by the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation and OCCHA (Organizacion Civica y ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County officials appear poised to provide some tax relief for homeowners, but it would come at a cost for local schools and governments. County commissioners will meet Tuesday morning to discuss approval of a resolution to increase the owner-occupied tax credit for ...

“Hate How You Look” has Boardman native Nicholas Sainato loving what he sees when looking at Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. The 2006 Boardman High School graduate co-wrote the Josh Ross single, which is No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart. It is compiled by Billboard, the music ...

An attorney representing appeals court Judge Mark A. Hanni asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed against him by Tod Latell, the former Trumbull County recorder, because the court lacks jurisdiction. Julie M. Pfeiffer, an Ohio assistant attorney general representing Hanni, wrote: ...

STRUTHERS — A city business owner recently sent a letter to city council regarding his “extreme frustration with the lack of leadership from the mayor’s office regarding the city’s economic future.” The letter from Mike Kassem, owner of Morgan Oil on Lowellville Road, was read at ...

WEATHERSFIELD — Firefighters from several Mahoning Valley fire departments have spent the past four Mondays practicing putting out planned fires in a vacant house in Weathersfield. McDonald fire Chief Fred Marcum said there have been planned burns in the house for the past four Mondays. He ...