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YSU board chair gifts foundation $50K for scholarships

YOUNGSTOWN -- Charles “Chuck” George, Youngstown State University’s Board of Trustees chair, has made a $50,000 gift to establish a scholarship with the YSU Foundation for students who attended Brookfield High School. George made the gift in appreciation of his admission to the ...

Deadline nears to enter children’s Christmas card contest for patrol

As the holiday season nears, the Ohio State Highway Patrol once again is accepting submissions for its annual Holiday Card Contest. Since 2019, children up to 12 years old have had the opportunity to design the patrol’s holiday card. The winning artwork will be used as Col. Charles Jones’ ...

Trial date set April 19 in Liberty trustee’s assault case

WARREN - Liberty Township Trustee Devon Stanley will go on trial April 19 on a charge of felonious assault stemming from an Oct. 23, 2025, incident for which he was arrested the next day at a football game at the Niles Red Dragon stadium. The trial date and final pretrial were set Monday ...

Magicians conjure up fun at 100th anniversary bash

BOARDMAN -- There was magic in the air at the 100th anniversary dinner celebration of the Youngstown Magic Club Ring 2 on Saturday at Magic Tree Pub & Eatery. “There is a discussion about who is the first magic club in the country, St. Louis or Youngstown,” said Gary Morton, The ...

‘This is a disaster’: Protesters target closing of St. Joe unit

WARREN - What will happen when a woman who lives in or near Warren is about to have a baby, but has nowhere nearby for the delivery? That is a scenario that greatly worries Dr. Amine Abdul-Aal. "This is a disaster for the community ... It's a public health emergency," Abdul-Aal, one of ...

Valley veteran born into military household

WARREN — Born into a military household, it made sense to Jerrald Nahm that he, too, would serve in the armed forces. "My dad was in the United States Air Force. He was stationed in Columbus. (Lockbourne Air Force Base, which became Rickenbacker Air Force Base and is now a national guard ...