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Police find vehicle in Austintown hit-skip

AUSTINTOWN — Township police have located a vehicle involved in a hit and run that left a man seriously injured Monday night. The crash occurred around 8 p.m. on Burkey Road near Western Place, and left a man in critical condition. Police have not disclosed the man’s identity or the exact nature of his injuries. Lt. Jeff Churilla of the Austintown Police Department said the man was taken to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital that night. Churilla said nearby residents saw the man lying in the road and called 911, although they did not see the vehicle hit him. Churilla said an auto ...

Youngstown superintendent: Report cards should release district from academic distress

YOUNGSTOWN - Even though the Youngstown City School District failed last year to reach at least half of the 24 benchmarks on the state report card, the district succeeded in meeting state standards, which should be enough to release it from academic distress, the top official ...

Hundreds walk to support Alzheimer’s research

YOUNGSTOWN – More than 300 people took a walk Saturday for the Alzheimer’s Association Greater East Ohio Area Chapter as it hosted its Walk to End Alzheimer’s Saturday at Youngstown State University. These annual walks take place nationwide, and are meant to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, research and support. According to event organizer Keyana Carter, the funds raised by the walk go into the association’s various services across the Mahoning Valley, all of which support treatment for Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. “This event, and the ...

Canfield BOE asking voters to support 5.9-mill operating levy

CANFIELD - The Canfield Local School District will have a 5.9-mill current expense levy on the Nov. 3 ballot. The levy, if passed, will collect $5,715,791 per year for five years and will cost homeowners $207 per year for every $100,000 of property valuation. While the levy is mainly for ...

Prosecutor urges judge to permit weapons evidence in Havas case

CANFIELD – The Mahoning County prosecutor urged a judge to reject a motion by the attorney for the man accused of allegedly lunging at Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton to exclude evidence that he was in possession of weapons at the time of the incident. Patrick Havas, 38, of ...

YSU preps for homecoming