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City woman indicted on high-level felony in fatal crash

YOUNGSTOWN — Sally Strom, 61, East Dewey Avenue, was indicted Thursday on a high-level felony of aggravated vehicular homicide and two misdemeanor impaired driving charges in a July 11 crash on state Route 7 in Beaver Township near Hutter Drive that killed Clinton Vankirk, 49, of ...

Mahoning County courts

Divorces and dissolutions granted in January 2026 in Mahoning County: Divorces AWADALLA, AYA vs. ALI, MAHED BARNETT, DAVID vs. WAGNER, PATRICIA CAMPANA, JAMES vs. LANCY, COURTNEY CORVINO, JOSEPH J. vs. CORVINO, DIANE MARIE FELICE, ALEXANDRA A. vs. OATLEY, GREGORY FINN, ALYSSA ...

Hubbard zone change hearing uncontested

HUBBARD — A discussion regarding a change to city property to better accommodate a business was met without opposition. At Monday’s regular council meeting, officials held a hearing regarding a zone change that would change the zoning of a 122-foot section of lots at 350 N. Main Street ...

Property transfers

Property transfers recorded Jan. 26-30 in Mahoning County and portions of Trumbull County: Austintown Shon M. Kessler and Paula M. Kessler to Anita Kessler, 75 N. Beverly Ave., $57,000 Brandon Taylor to Tamara Bradford, 3811-3813 Elmwood Ave., $98,911 Charles L. Lawson to Owen M. ...

Youngstown shows love with Valentine’s Day festivities

130 years ago, 1896: Transcribed as originally published in the Youngstown Vindicator. “St. Valentine. Cupid engaged today in shooting his arrows in every direction. Great demand among dealers. Letter carriers find their burdens greatly increased by these missives.” “This is the day ...

Jury convicts man on 67 sex charges

YOUNGSTOWN — A jury found Dustin L. Ruiter, 50, guilty Thursday on all 67 sex charges he faced in a trial in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court over four days. Jury deliberations took two hours. Ruiter was convicted of 33 counts of rape — 21 of them involving the forcible rape of one girl ...