Butler carries on tradition of championing American art

July 13, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — For 89 years, the National Midyear Exhibition at the Butler Institute of American Art has provided artists from across the country with an opportunity to place their work before one of the nation’s most respected juried exhibitions. This year’s exhibition, which opened Sunday and continues through Aug. 30, carries that tradition forward with 84 works by 79 artists from 15 states selected from a field of 829 entries submitted by 320 artists from 28 states. The exhibition remains one of the country’s longest-running juried shows dedicated to contemporary American ...

Weekend crashes under investigation in Youngstown, Boardman

July 13, 2026

Police in Youngstown and Boardsman were kept busy over the weekend with crashes that sent several people to the hospital. Youngstown police were called Sunday just before 3 a.m. to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Market Street and Myrtle Avenue. Both vehicles received extensive damage and multiple people were involved in the accident. Debris littered the road after the crash, the report states. Multiple people were taken to the hospital, but the extent of their injuries was not known. A crash also was reported at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Market Street ...

YLIVE ENLIVENS DOWNTOWN YOUNGSTOWN: Concert revelers get early start

July 11, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — Jason Aldean had a hit with “My Kinda Party,” but YLIVE concertgoers didn’t wait for Aldean to take the stage to get the party started. Several downtown bars and restaurants were filled with people enjoying food and drinks before making the hike up the hill to Stambaugh ...

City council to act on $170M water project

July 11, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — With an estimated $170 million wastewater improvement project expected to commence in the fall, city council will be asked Wednesday to permit the purchase of property and easements for the work. The work is for an 80-million-gallon-per-day wet weather facility. The structures in the facility would treat excess combined sewage during heaving rainstorms and then release the water. It is the third part of work, costing more than $300 million when done, by the city to improve its wastewater system as mandated by the federal government. Two items on council’s agenda ...

Valley couple marks 75 years of marriage

July 11, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — When John Anderson and Marion Owens met on the campus of Ohio University in the late 1940s, they did not realize that on July 12, 2026, they would celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary. A party honored them Friday at the Inn at Christine Valley, where they now live. They ...

180th Trumbull County Fair opens Tuesday

July 11, 2026

Fair fare abounds The 180th Trumbull County Fair runs 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily Tuesday through July 19. ADMISSION $15 on July 15-19 including parking, rides and grandstand events and free for those 3 years old and under. Also, $5 admission Tuesday with ride passes for $10. Free on ...