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Hubbard event puts focus on hunger in Valley

HUBBARD — Rain didn’t dampen the spirits of participants who came out to walk to raise funds for battling hunger in the Hubbard community. The annual Hunger Hike was Sunday afternoon at Hubbard First Presbyterian Church, where Hubbard Christians in Action also hosted a giveaway of hygiene items and household cleaning products. Mary Mathews-Bebech, president of Hubbard Christians in Action, said the Hunger Hike, formerly known as CROP Walk, was held in conjunction with Neighbor to Neighbor, which gave out the supplies to those in need. Bebech said the Hunger Hike raises funds ...

YMCA art show celebrates creativity

Art doesn’t always require formal training or an understanding of technique. Sometimes, it comes down to a simple, personal response: You see something, and you know you like it. That philosophy is at the heart of the 13th annual “But I Know What I Like” art show, which opened Sunday ...

MCBDD seeks 2.4-mill additional levy

The Mahoning County Board of Developmental Disabilities will have a 2.4-mill additional levy on the November ballot. The levy will bring in $15,522,964 annually for five years and will cost homeowners $84 per $100,000 of home valuation. “The need is most specific for the operation and funding of programs that directly impact individuals and families served,” said MCBDD Superintendent Bill Whitacre. “The largest portion of our funding is used to pay for waiver match dollars for the Medicaid waiver program. We also use funds to operate Leonard Kirtz School and our early ...

Boardman closes in on fire chief and captain

BOARDMAN — The township has taken a staffing hit in recent months, especially in leadership positions, and a meeting held Tuesday night suggests trustees are taking it seriously. Boardman Township trustees convened to address one of the two open vacancies at the command level during an ...

AAUW, YWCA team up for drug, human trafficking symposium

YOUNGSTOWN - The American Association of University Women of Youngstown and Warren-Trumbull County and the YWCA are co-sponsoring a symposium on fighting drug and human trafficking 5 to 8 p.m. today at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 1105 Elm St. A resource fair will be 5 to 6 p.m., followed by a panel discussion 6 to 8 p.m. The panelists are: * Judge Renee DiSalvo, who created the Valley’s first Ohio Supreme Court Specialized Docket for Victims of Human Trafficking, which is called GRACE (Growth Restored through Acceptance, Change, and Empowerment). She is a top advocate against ...

Chorbishop case postponed another month

WARREN - The misdemeanor procuring and public-indecency case of Anthony Spinosa, former chorbishop of the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in North Jackson, was reset Tuesday in Warren Municipal Court for another final pretrial hearing at 10:15 a.m. Nov. 5. The parties have met once per month on the case since Spinosa was charged in August, but it had to be reset again to give the prosecution time to make contact with the victims and witnesses in the case. During Tueday's hearing, Judge Patricia Knepp said body camera video and dash cam video from the case has been ...