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Lordstown plans work at old library building

LORDSTOWN — Village officials said they plan to proceed with work at the former Lordstown library, with plans for that structure to house offices now located on the second floor of the nearby village administration building. Building Superintendent Martin Nelder said the village has sought bids for the library remodeling project. Resident Thomas Czolka of Hallock Young Road said residents want to see something done with the former library because it would provide easy access for residents. Mayor Jackie Woodward said once the administration building is moved to the library, the ...

Trial for suspect in postal carrier killing delayed

Newly discovered evidence in the federal murder trial of Kaprise and Thomas Sledge caused the start of the trial to be moved from Monday to 8:30 a.m. this Friday, according to a Sunday and a Monday filing in U.S. District Court in Cleveland. The Sledges were supposed to go on trial Monday in the March 2, 2024, shooting death of U.S. Postal Service carrier Jonte Davis, 33, at Olive Avenue and Scott Street just northeast of Courthouse Square in Warren. Kaprise Sledge, 25, is from Warren. His father, Thomas Sledge, 45, is from Youngstown. Federal prosecutors filed a response to the ...

N. Jackson shrine official charged in indecency case

WARREN — A second man has been charged in an alleged indecent act July 31 at Perkins Park in the city. Anthony Spinosa, the chorbishop of the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in North Jackson, was charged with procuring, a first-degree misdemeanor, and public ...

McGuffey milestone celebrated

YOUNGSTOWN — Peyton Lewis-Holman isn’t shy about making lots of artistic creations, and it’s safe to say that she will be making something else that does not require any supplies: memories. “We have been making trees out of paper, and we made (play) lawn chairs and a rocketship,” ...

Blighted Sebring factory razed

SEBRING — The Mahoning County Land Bank, Mahoning County Commissioners, Ohio Department of Development and the village of Sebring partnered to demolish an old manufacturing building and clean up the site at 221 W. Georgia Ave. to free up 4.5 acres of land for development. The pottery ...

Howland Marine veteran continues service at home

HOWLAND — For Corban Baker, serving others did not end when his military career concluded. Today, as outreach coordinator for the Mahoning County Veterans Service Commission, he helps fellow veterans and their families access benefits and services they have earned through their ...