BOARDMAN - Six years after he was slain in a shooting at a Struthers home, Rowan Sweeney's memory will live on at Boardman Park. The first phase of Rowan's Memorial Playground was dedicated Saturday afternoon near the Thomas C. Masters Pavilion. Representatives of the Youngstown/Warren ...
STEUBENVILLE — Bill Johnson's response to a question from Steubenville Mayor Ralph Petrella was delivered in a very straight-forward fashion. "You're here - and that's step No. 1," Johnson said after Petrella asked what city government could do to help men and women who were looking to ...
WARREN - The most direct methods for U.S. citizens to make their voices heard to their government comes through protest (1st amendment) and voting (15th amendment). Saturday’s No Kings: Vote Early rally at Courthouse Square balanced both during one of more than 3,000 similar nonpartisan ...
LIBERTY - Historical artifacts tell us a lot about the people who lived thousands of years ago in an area. John Chuey, one of the founding members of the Mahoning County Archaeological Society, spoke of the arrowheads, tools and jewelry he has found in Ohio, other states and Canada during ...
While it’s been 20 years since a Democrat was last elected Ohio governor, this year’s race between Republican Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton is hotly contested. During separate endorsement interviews with this newspaper, the two candidates discussed their priorities, their plans ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Property taxes continue to dominate the county’s political discourse, but the candidates for Mahoning County commissioner have their eyes on other problems too. By and large, they both want to improve economic development, address rising property taxes and make better use of county resources, but they have different views about how county government should operate to get the job done. Commissioner Carol Rimedio-Righetti is retiring at the end of the year, and wants fellow Democrat Lauren McNally to take her place. Republican Christine Oliver hopes to play spoiler on ...
