U.S. Sen. Jon Husted and former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, his Democratic challenger in the November election, have greatly differing opinions on President Donald Trump’s decisions in Venezuela and interest in acquiring Greenland. Trump, a Republican, authorized the Jan. 3 capture of ...

Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted and his Democratic challenger Sherrod Brown say their connections to the Mahoning Valley make them the best candidate to serve the area. Husted, appointed to the Senate in January 2025 after serving as lieutenant governor, said he’s focused his career on ...

BOARDMAN — The Boardman Schools Fund for Educational Excellence has announced its 2025–26 teacher grant recipients, awarding 12 innovative projects and 27 teachers more than $27,000. The grants will bring a wide range of new tools and experiences into classrooms across the district, ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Visiting Judge Mark Wiest has filed an entry in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court appointing Richland County Prosecutor Jodie Schumacher and an assistant in her office to investigate allegations attorney Martin Desmond made in 2024 of wrongdoing by top Mahoning County ...

Divorces and dissolutions granted in December in Mahoning County: Divorces ACIERNO, ALICIA vs. ACIERNO, RANDY ADDISON, MIRACLE MEDLEY vs. ADDISON JR., KENNETH BARTOS, MARY ALICE vs. BARTOS III, JOHN PAUL BORTMAS, JOHN vs. BORTMAS, CATHY CHANCE, KURT D. vs. CHANCE, KIMBERLY ...

Marriage licenses granted Jan. 1 to 9 in Mahoning County: James Eric Turner, 41, Poland, and Naomi Rose Harding, 39, Poland James Henry Downing VI, 22, Youngstown, and Autumn Marie Stevenson, 23, Youngstown. Tafari Ras Holness, 33, Youngstown, and Autumn Lyne Victoria Walden, 32, ...