CANFIELD — It seemed that no matter where Jayleigh Gillespie went, blue either followed or surrounded her — blue skies, a blue pair of pants and an even deeper blue top. And you might wish to add a blue ribbon. “She is fantastic and her instinct is fantastic,” Jenna Asebedo of ...
CANFIELD — Three teenage boys from Warren were arrested following an incident near the Canfield Fairgrounds on Fairground Boulevard on Sunday night. The teens were detained after an extensive search by dozens of law enforcement officers, according to Canfield police Chief Chuck Colucci. A call about the shooting came in just before 11:30 p.m. after the fair closed. The search involved 15 Canfield officers, 20 Mahoning County sheriff deputies and several K-9 units, he said. Colucci said drones also were used to locate the juveniles. He said a gun was found in a backyard behind ...
EDITOR’S NOTE; This story from Monday’s edition is reprinted today due to no mail delivery Labor Day. t YOUNGSTOWN — When people use the term “vet,” they either mean a veterinarian or a veteran, but rarely do they mean both. Dr. Donald Allen, however, is that rare case where it is both. Born in 1947 in Rockford, Illinois, Allen grew up in a family that wasn’t as well off as others, with a mother who survived polio when he was 1 year old, and a father who died when he was young. “My dad died when I was 6, so I never thought I’d go to college. This wasn’t in the ...
Staff report WARREN —The Trumbull County Planning Commission has recognized the Rev. John Michael L. Oliver, executive director of the African American Male Wellness Agency–Mahoning Valley as the recipient of its “Something Good Initiative,” honoring his outstanding leadership, ...
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Director Matt Damschroder announced last week that the agency is delaying implementation of a ban that limits the purchase of certain sugary drinks with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in Ohio. The ban, originally slated to begin Oct. 1, is being put on hold at the request of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Administration. Earlier this year, FNA approved a waiver allowing Ohio to restrict the use of SNAP benefits to purchase certain beverages. Such beverages include fountain drinks and carbonated ...
GIRARD — For the past six years, residents off West Prospect Street near the former Hartzell Park have come together for an annual neighborhood block party. The event took place Sunday and brought current and past neighborhood members together for a day of celebration. Andrea Daniels, an event organizer, said the idea for the event is based on African-American families who moved to Ohio as part of the Great Migration in the 1900s and settled in the western Girard neighborhood. She said people shared their stories of living in Girard and conducted a tribute for those from the ...
