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Oct. 3-4 Property transfers

Property transfers recorded Sept. 21-25 in Mahoning County and portions of Trumbull County: Austintown Justin P. Mitulinski to Michelle Calabretta, 2790 Vollmer Drive, $230,000 Barbara J. Raver to Richard Hassel Sr. and Richard Hassel II, 224 Yorkshire Blvd., $145,000 Patrick M. Marmagin to DAC Holdings LLC, 1685 Laurie Drive, $132,000 John E. Vargo Jr. to BH and JDH LLC, 1342 Orkney Ave., $90,100 Bryce J. and Toni J. Cosier to Charles D. and Roxanne M. Benner, 1055 Ohltown Road, $162,500 Michael D. and Ashley Rusu by PSO to Richard E. and Matthew C. Hofus, 84 Kleber Ave., ...

Speaker discusses Wright brothers at library

WARREN — The first airplane was flown in Kittyhawk, North Carolina, but it was actually created in Dayton, Ohio, where the Wright Brothers gathered data and conducted experiments for their flying machine. The inventors of the original motorized airplane, Wilbur and Orville Wright, grew up ...

Good election turnout expected in Mahoning, Trumbull

VOTER TURNOUT The voter turnout for even-year elections in Mahoning and Trumbull counties 2024 Mahoning: 70.03% Trumbull: 69.53% 2022 Mahoning: 53.17% Trumbull: 54.14% 2020 Mahoning: 72.59% Trumbull: 74.35% 2018 Mahoning: 54.72% Trumbull: 53.84% 2016 Mahoning: 70.82% Trumbull: 69.7% 2014 Mahoning: 41.55% Trumbull: 40.81% With high-profile and competitive races for governor and U.S. senator on the ballot, election directors in Mahoning and Trumbull counties are predicting good turnout. Tom McCabe, Mahoning County Board of Elections director, said he expects turnout ...

Board of elections to finally get new home

YOUNGSTOWN – The Western Reserve Port Authority is paying $900,000 to purchase the former Williamson Elementary School and then make improvements for what will be the new home of the Mahoning County Board of Elections. The Vindicator reported Sept. 9 that county commissioners, the WRPA and the Youngstown City School District were finalizing plans for the board of elections to relocate to the former school at 58 Williamson Ave. on the city’s South Side. The official announcement came Thursday. David Betras, board of elections’ chairman, said: “Our move to Williamson represents ...

Youngstown council asked to permit spending $1.5M in speed camera citation funds

YOUNGSTOWN – With Youngstown long struggling to spend money collected from those caught by unmanned cameras speeding in school zones, city council is being asked to set aside $1.5 million of it for safety improvements near various schools. It is, by far, the largest financial request ever made of the fund, which collected $2,676,735 for the city as of August. However, a specific plan still needs to be created for the $1.5 million request. Charles Shasho, the city’s deputy director of public works, said, “We don’t have a scope of work yet. But it will be sidewalks, ...

Youngstown man acquitted in teen’s death

YOUNGSTOWN — Darius Smith is a free man. A Mahoning County jury, seated before Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge John M. Durkin, acquitted the 23-year-old south-sider Friday on one count of murder with a firearm specification. Smith faced a minimum sentence of 18 years to life if ...