Kwanzaa celebrations are being planned this week in the Mahoning Valley. Kwanzaa is an annual celebration of African-American culture that runs Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, culminating in a communal feast called Karamu, which is usually on the sixth day. Kwanzaa was started by activist Maulana ...

BEAVER TOWNSHIP — An improvement project at George L. Fordyce Park, formerly Mill Creek Wildlife Sanctuary, located along West Calla Road, will begin today. The project is designed to enhance public access, improve safety and elevate the overall visitor experience, according to a news ...

The American Red Cross is hosting blood drives in Mahoning and Trumbull counties in preparation for Christmas and New Year’s celebrations, as well as the winter months when donations are typically lower. Red Cross officials urge people to make an appointment to give blood now to keep the ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County East Branch will be temporarily closed starting today through Jan. 3. The library is scheduled to reopen Jan. 5. The temporary closure is planned as part of the ongoing facility improvement project.

Lowellville WHAT: Board of Education December meeting on Wednesday PRESENT: Jenifer Johnson, Joseph Sturm, Gerald Dubos, Brian Wharry and Stephanie Yon The board: • Acknowledged the winners and runnerups in the grades 3-5 and 6-8 spelling bee that took place Dec. 5: Grade 3-5 champion ...

WARREN — A Girard man will have more than a lifetime to think about his actions against a young girl. Shane Genetta, 40, of Elruth Court, was sentenced to a total of 120 to 125 years in prison Friday morning by Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Cynthia Westcott Rice. If he ever is ...