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King Kornstalk led Youngstown’s 1921 Halloween parade

Transcribed as originally published in the Youngstown Vindicator 105 Years Ago, 1921: “Gnomes, goblins, sprites, to honor King Kornstalk. Plans complete for Hallowe’en celebration downtown this evening.” “All Youngstown is invited to take part in the municipal Hallowe’en celebration scheduled for this evening between the hours of 7 and 11 o’clock. Federal St. between Champion and Chestnut Sts. will be closed to vehicular traffic and parking prohibited between these hours so the gnomes, fairies, goblins, witches, etc. may have free play to perpetrate their many strange ...

Is now the time to refinance?

Refinancing a home may be on the minds of many as mortgage interest rates continue to drop from the heights they reached just a short while ago. Data from the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey showed average 30-year fixed mortgage rates hovering around 6.51 percent as of late May ...

Tips to determine how big a home you really need

Shopping for a new home is an exciting experience. As prospective buyers shop around and attend open houses, they are likely to fine-tune their list of what they need and what they want in their next home. One choice buyers will be faced with is how much home to buy. Determining how much ...

5 years of sewer rate hikes proposed

YOUNGSTOWN – A study commissioned by the city administration calls for 14% annual sewer rate increases for the next five years to pay for more than $400 million in federally mandated wastewater improvements. The rate study’s findings, unveiled Thursday, were quickly opposed by council ...

Clerk Ciccone accused of racism again

YOUNGSTOWN — A day after the county auditor called him a financial liability, the Mahoning County clerk of courts is back in the spotlight. Michael P. Ciccone has been sued again for alleged racial discrimination. The lawsuit filed on Wednesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court by Ronald Winphrie accuses Ciccone of firing him without cause. The suit invokes the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment and the section of Ohio Revised Code that addresses unlawful discriminatory practices. Winphrie’s filing states that he worked as a deputy ...

Judge rejects gun evidence in case against Acton suspect

CANFIELD –- A judge ruled that evidence a man who allegedly lunged at Democratic governor candidate Amy Acton possessed weapons at the time of the altercation cannot be used in his case. Mahoning County Area Court Judge Molly K. Johnson ruled Thursday in favor of a motion filed by the ...