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Ex-clerk of courts loses 2nd suit against Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN — Sarah Brown-Clark, a former longtime Youngstown clerk of courts, lost a second lawsuit against the city in which she sought back pay she contends is owed to her. Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Maureen Sweeney dismissed the case Wednesday, writing that Brown-Clark’s ...

DeWine signs Santucci bill creating Defense and Space panel

Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law a bill, sponsored by state Rep. Nick Santucci, to create the Ohio Defense and Space Commission that the legislator says is “especially significant” for the Mahoning Valley. Santucci, R-Niles, said the law “positions Ohio to compete for more federal ...

Warren man pleads guilty in Youngstown teen’s slaying

Staff report WARREN — A Warren man accused in the Feb. 11 shooting death of a Youngstown teen refused a plea offer Tuesday in the courtroom of Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Cynthia Westcott, but changed his mind and entered a plea on Wednesday. Willis L. Smith IV, 18, ...

Former Vienna official’s appeal denied

VIENNA — The township’s former fiscal officer can continue to count off the days until her prison stay concludes. That’s because Linda McCullough, who served as the township’s fiscal officer from 2019 to early 2024, has exhausted all of her appeals after the Ohio Supreme Court denied ...

Lordstown officials approve $150K income tax payments to school district

LORDSTOWN — The village has approved payments of more than $150,000 to the Lordstown Local School District from the income tax of employees who work in the village. Council voted this week to have Village Clerk William Blank pay the school district $64,499 from TJX HomeGoods, $9,558 from ...

Cleanup after storms moves into high gear

CANFIELD TOWNSHIP — Sunday’s storms led to multiple government entities declaring states of emergency on Monday, but what that means at the township, county and state levels is different, officials said. After touring the county and viewing the damage, Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday ...