Staff report The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission has approved a $246.8 million capital budget for 2026. “This capital plan reflects our responsibility to the millions of travelers and commercial drivers who rely on the Ohio Turnpike every year,” said Executive Director ...

Staff report The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife is accepting submissions for the Ohio Wetlands Habitat Stamp art competition through Feb. 1. The winner of this year’s competition will have their work featured on the 2027 Ohio Wetlands Habitat Stamp. Ohio is ...

Struthers WHAT: Jan. 12 Board of Education meeting PRESENT: Joe Fuline, Walter Baber, Kristin Fox and Robert Noble The board: • Heard from parent Lindsay Caldwell about the district’s hairstyle policy. She said her son, Zachariah, was informed Jan. 5 that his hairstyle violated ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The Rev. Asa Lee added a biblical and modern layer to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous quote, “The time is always right to do what is right.” “Jesus said, ‘Keep watch; keep your eyes open.’ It’s time to make a difference,” Lee, the Pittsburgh Theological ...

WARREN — Solo Ogletree may not know many of the complex intricacies that, woven together, formed the crux of who Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was, but he certainly appears to have the foundation in place. “He was against segregation and stuff, and he had a dream that whites and blacks could ...

POLAND — A dozen people braved the cold Saturday morning to hear a presentation on “Community Cookbooks: Food, Memory, and Tradition” at the Poland branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County. Librarian Tim Seman gave the presentation as part of the library’s ...