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Gunfire rattles two neighborhoods; bullets fly into child’s bedroom

YOUNGSTOWN — No injuries were reported, but gunfire at 9:35 p.m. Sunday interrupted the peace on the 1100 block of Inverness Avenue and on the 800 block of Marmion Avenue just before 1 a.m. Monday. The two locations are about 1 mile apart north of East Midlothian Boulevard on the South ...

Long prison term sought for Austintown man in officer assault

YOUNGSTOWN — Prosecutors are recommending an Austintown man get 16 to 19 1/2 years in prison for a May 12 confrontation in Beaver Township in which he attacked and injured a township police officer. During a pretrial hearing last week in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court, Zachary R. ...

$100,000 barn fire in Lordstown kills four animals

LORDSTOWN — A well-known family dairy farm that has been a cornerstone of the Lordstown community since the 1940s fell victim to a fire early Monday. Multiple fire crews from the surrounding areas were called to the Kibler Dairy Farm in the 5100 block of Highland Avenue around 5:30 ...

2 does harvested in ongoing park deer reduction

YOUNGSTOWN — Two does were harvested through archery hunts in Huntington Woods and / or Hitchcock Woods in the Mill Creek MetroParks in Boardman last week. No firearm hunts took place last week, said Nick Derico, Mill Creek MetroParks natural resources manager. The two additional deer ...

Half of Boardman Government Center to close for 2 months

BOARDMAN — Officials have announced that about half of the Boardman Township Government Center, 8299 Market St., will be closed for nearly two months. The north portion of the one-story building that houses the zoning and other departments is scheduled to close Feb. 8 to April 5 so that ...

Girard considers restoring ambulance service

GIRARD — City officials are looking at the feasibility of bringing back the fire department’s ambulance service, which has not been operational since 2004 when the city was in fiscal emergency. Council discussed the possibility at its meeting Monday. Safety / Service Director Sal ...