CANFIELD — Nikki Bregar is happy to see her son showing his pig, though she’s probably more grateful for the likely indelible impact the experience will leave on him long after the dust settles and the last prize has been awarded. “This is his fourth year showing his pigs, and he ...
YOUNGSTOWN — An inmate at a local prison is in stable condition after being stabbed during a fight. A Youngstown police report states that officers responded to CoreCivic’s Northeast Ohio Correctional Center on Hubbard Road on Wednesday afternoon. Security officers at the prison showed them surveillance video of a fight that happened around 3:45 p.m. in a common area. The report states that two inmates, Monroe Merrell and Manuel Erazo-Alvarado, were painting steps in the area when another inmate walked through the fresh paint. The two became irate with the other man and a fight ...
AUSTINTOWN — The first phase of an ODOT plan to remove a bridge in the township is underway. Mahoning County commissioners Thursday approved a resolution by the county engineer to close Lanterman Road for repaving, but that is only part of a bigger picture. The Mahoning County Engineer’s Office has not specified a timeline for the work. More dramatic changes will follow. ODOT originally proposed demolishing the Lanterman Road bridge, which spans Interstate 680, in 2019, but that plan was shelved during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2024, Austintown Township officials learned ...
CAMPBELL — The grand opening of the Campbell Health and Community Development Center took place Thursday morning at the center’s new location near Campbell City Schools. Several organizations partnered with the district to construct the new center, and their representatives were invited to ...
CAMPBELL — The importance of encouraging and incentivizing physical and mental fitness has received a significant boost — to the tune of a few thousand dollars. “It’s to increase exercise and the health of our citizens. It’s also letting them feel comfortable in new neighborhoods,” city Councilwoman Mary Janek, D-3rd Ward, said after Wednesday evening’s regular council meeting, the first since council returned from its summer recess. She was referring to a $2,500 AARP grant the city was awarded May 8 to promote safe walking routes and healthy aging in each of its four ...
CHARDON — A Warren man who was indicted by the Geauga County Prosecutor’s Office in mid-August made a court appearance this week. Steven Hudson, 42, pleaded not guilty to one charge of fifth-degree theft in front of Geauga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Carolyn Paschke on Wednesday afternoon. The charge stems from a theft of baseball and football cards from the Bainbridge Meijer store, according to reports, although it’s not the only case he’s been a suspect in involving Meijer across Northeast Ohio, according to reports. According to a Jan. 26 police report, Hudson ...
