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Top firefighters sought for award

The Vindicator is seeking nominations for its annual Mahoning County Firefighter of the Year competition. Nominees will be evaluated on dedication, productivity, loyalty and professionalism. They must serve with a fire department in Mahoning County, be at least 18 and hold any rank below chief. Fire department personnel can nominate a fellow firefighter, but nominations also can be submitted by the public. Nominators should include a written statement explaining why the individual meets the criteria for the award, and the nominations should include no more than five pages of ...

Busing issues take front seat at Youngstown BOE meeting

YOUNGSTOWN — LaToya Fornore is frustrated by what she and others see as a series of disconnects that hold the wheels on the vehicle of transportation. “I just want the district to do better,” Fornore, a parent-youth ambassador with the Boardman-based Early Childhood Resource Center, ...

Prosecutor: No felony charges for man accused of lunging at Acton

CANFIELD — Patrick Havas, who is alleged to have lunged at Amy Acton, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, during an incident Sunday afternoon at the Canfield Fair, did not commit any offenses that rise to felonies, Mahoning County Prosecutor Lynn Maro said. Havas, 38, of Canfield, was arrested Sunday on two counts of assault and one misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct. An additional misdemeanor charge of inciting panic was added Tuesday during his arraignment in Mahoning County Area Court in Canfield in front of Judge Molly Johnson. Havas, who was armed at the time of his ...

Elections board considers former school for new home

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County commissioners, the Western Reserve Port Authority and the Youngstown City School District are expected to talk later this month about potentially relocating the county board of elections to the former Williamson School. Board Director Tom McCabe said Tuesday: “The commissioners and the port authority are working on it. There is movement.” Board Vice Chairwoman Sandra Barger said: “We think everyone will be happy when it’s all said and done — like literally everyone.” McCabe said the meeting among the commissioners, the WRPA and the school ...

Professor continues work in Rwanda

Staff report Sherri Harper Woods, associate professor of social work at Youngstown State University, is continuing an ongoing guest-faculty visit in Rwanda, where she is leading trauma-informed care training and strengthening partnerships that support future YSU student learning ...

Boardman cyclist to journey around Lake Erie

Staff report Boardman cyclist Carl Foote is turning miles into memories and milestones. Starting today, he will embark on the Magical Memory Tour (MMT 2026), a 700-mile, two-week bicycle journey around the entire perimeter of Lake Erie. His mission is to raise critical funds and awareness for the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund with 100% of those donations going toward research. Foote, 74, will launch from Ashtabula, pushing west through Cleveland and Toledo before heading north into Monroe and Detroit. From there, the international journey crosses into Windsor, Ontario, tracing the Canadian ...