CANFIELD — Ellie Kaley, a 7-year-old student at West Branch Elementary School, marked her first six months in business by celebrating with a few dozen kittens at Angels For Animals. The Mahoning County-based animal adoption nonprofit is in the midst of a campaign to upgrade its facility. ...

McDonald WHAT: Board of education meeting Dec. 17 PRESENT: Donna Shields, Michael Morris, Nick Gallo, Jessica Krumpak and Kristina Merola The board: ● Heard from Superintendent Gary Carkido on proposed future projects for the school district, which include purchasing a new bus, parking ...

LIBERTY — A candlelight worship service took place Tuesday at the Unity Spiritual Centre in Liberty. The theme for the service was the story of the Maji — the three kings who brought gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to the baby Jesus. In photo above, Amelia Lewis, 4, gets help ...

AUSTINTOWN — Walter Duzzny left this world Dec. 16 after spending a lifetime making Mahoning County safer. Whether it was serving his country in the United States Army, serving as director of the county’s emergency management planning organization or running his own emergency planning ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the final chapter in a 12-chapter fictional tale. Parents are encouraged to read aloud to their children. “So,” the mayor said slowly. “You want to change everything we’ve ever lived by in our world. To throw away our traditions and give away all we hold dear ...

POLAND — An ongoing project for the Poland Historical Society is the attempt to collect all the Poland Seminary High School “Pioneer” yearbooks. The project picked up steam recently when a box of yearbooks was donated to the society. “Someone donated several more current yearbooks ...