WARREN — Chief Eric J. Merkel has resigned as the leader of the Warren Police Department, effective Aug. 24. Merkel submitted his resignation letter to Mayor Doug Franklin and Safety Service Director Eddie Colbert on Thursday. Colbert, in a letter to Merkel also dated Thursday, accepted ...

Property transfers recorded June 29 to July 2 in Mahoning County and portions of Trumbull County: Austintown Brooke Johnson to Morgan L. Ainsworth, 4445 Burkey Road, $130,000 Richard and Staci May to Amir William Saffaelan, 5137 Pine Shadow Court, $283,000 David W. Mann and Diane L. Mann ...

Why yes, Ohio wants your business, and a global business and financial news outlet is exclaiming the wonders of the Buckeye State’s business-friendly landscape. CNBC announced on its broadcast Thursday that Ohio is America’s Top State for Business in 2026.The network cited the state’s ...

An annual art show was established in Youngstown at the Mahoning Valley YWCA in 1982 because women on the YWCA board at that time wished to showcase women’s art, which was not being shown at the same rate as men’s art. The show has been such a success that it has been held each year since ...

Marriage licenses granted June 29 to July 2 in Mahoning County: Reece Aaron Kackley, 25, Sebring, and Ragan Covil Mathias, 24, Sebring Earl Lynn Boylen Jr., 29, Youngstown, and Katlyn Ann Mohn, 30, Youngstown Kellen Russell Kimes, 21, Ludington, Michigan, and Addilae Rose Watts, ...

WARREN — City Council on Wednesday approved redirecting more than $1.4 million in previously allocated community project funds to Inspiring Minds for a community center. Council voted to move $1,425,000 from the Western Reserve Port Authority project to Inspiring Minds. Further details ...