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REMEMBERING THE HOLOCAUST: ‘Rise above the evils’

YOUNGSTOWN — Rabbi Joseph Schonberger told the people who attended Tuesday’s Holocaust commemoration in the rotunda of the Mahoning County Courthouse that “Antisemitism begins with attitudes and remarks that seem quite harmless,” but “history shows that it leads to dehumanization and ...

End abortion in Ohio, Valley judge argues

David L. Engler, a Trumbull County Domestic Relations/Juvenile Division Court judge, filed a lawsuit in the Ohio Supreme Court seeking to stop abortions in the state because the 2023 constitutional amendment legalizing them eliminated guardrails for minors. “A 15-year-old girl in Ohio ...

Mayor urges press to treat Youngstown fairly

YOUNGSTOWN — When it comes to reclaiming its identity, the city is like a seven-course meal, but in need of a chef to bring it all together, the top leader says. “This city has more than other cities, but we do less,” Mayor Derrick McDowell said. McDowell was the keynote speaker for ...

McDowell issues apology for communication mixup

YOUNGSTOWN — Mayor Derrick McDowell publicly apologized for a communications mixup during a recent tour by Mahoning County Board of Elections officials of a city property that initially had council members and others refused entry to the building and then had police called to it. McDowell ...

Many favorite acts to return to River Rock concert series in Warren

Eleven shows, including many past favorites, will play the Warren Community Amphitheatre this summer as part of the River Rock at the Amp concert series. Sunrise Entertainment announced the full lineup today, which starts the first Saturday after Memorial Day and runs through Labor Day ...

Liberty tightens payroll security

LIBERTY — Cybersecurity for local governments may have tightened across Ohio, but that hasn’t spared one community from a near-miss that led to officials updating one of their policies. Township trustees at Monday’s meeting approved a policy for employees’ direct deposits, which ...