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YSU prof appointed to McDonald council seat

McDONALD — Village officials have appointed Joe Sanson to fill an opening on council. Sanson, who is a Youngstown State University associate professor of engineering, was selected from a group of nine applicants. No one in the November general election had filed to seek the open seat, ...

Robbery reported at West Side Youngstown dollar store

YOUNGSTOWN — The Dollar General store, 3309 Mahoning Ave. on the West Side, was robbed at 4:36 p.m. Thursday. Police officers responded to the scene at the Mahoning Plaza and spoke with the store manager, who said the store was robbed of money, a Youngstown police report states. The ...

Property transfers

Property transfers recorded Jan. 12 to 16 in Mahoning County and portions of Trumbull County: Austintown Austintown Township Trustees to Martin Hernandez Sr. and Christine Hernandez, Lot 44 Nantucket Drive, $20,500 Ronald Gene Nicholson to Dale L. Phillips, 5318 Pinecrest Ave., ...

Youngstown man indicted on aggravated burglary in Struthers

YOUNGSTOWN — James McGahan, 41, of Palmer Avenue in Youngstown, was indicted Thursday on charges of aggravated burglary with a firearm specification, being a felon in possession of a firearm and misdemeanor aggravated menacing in an Oct. 14 incident on Fourth Street in Struthers. McGahan is ...

Medici exhibition leads to Sundance trip

Medici Museum of Art in Howland will host an exhibition in the fall focused on Ohio musicians’ contributions to movie soundtracks. “Frequency and Vibration: Soundtracks and Music by Ohioans in Movies” will be the culmination of the Ohio Goes to the Movies, a celebration of Ohio’s role ...

ThriveMV continues supporting immigrants

Thrive Mahoning Valley was founded with a simple but powerful mission: to ensure immigrants and newcomers feel welcomed, supported and connected in the Mahoning Valley. According to Vicki Vicars, vice president of operations, the organization emerged in response to an urgent local need ...