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On the record: McDonald

WHAT: Board of education meeting Wednesday PRESENT: Nick Gall, Jessica Krumpak, Kristina Merola, Michael Morris and Donna Shields The board: • Approved a three-year contract with Amanda Latell as treasurer of McDonald schools at a salary of $79,000 for 260 work days effective Aug. 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027. • Approved an agreement with All Ways Construction LLC to have designated property at the athletic facility to establish district bus parking at a cost of $82,870. • Renewed an agreement with PureResults water treatment program with Gardiner for the two school ...

Tea party toasts tradition, gardening and community

BOARDMAN — Flower-adorned hats, homemade treats, fragrant teas and floral inspiration came together Sunday as the Holborn Herb Growers Guild hosted its annual Tea Party at the Lariccia Family Community Center in Boardman Park. The afternoon event invited guests to slow down and enjoy a ...

Bid for city water project comes in under estimate

YOUNGSTOWN — The apparent low bid for a major pump station addition that distributes Youngstown water to most of Austintown and Canfield townships came in about $1.2 million below the city’s estimate. Marucci & Gaffney Excavating Co. of Youngstown, which frequently does work for the city, submitted the apparent low bid of $7,749,054 for the work. The next lowest apparent bid came from A.P. O’Horo of Liberty at $8,921,645. There were three other bids — ranging from $9,608,518.20 to $10,231,310. The city’s estimate was about $8.9 million, said Water Commissioner Harry L. ...

Boardman contractor arrested again

BOARDMAN — A local contractor already convicted of stealing from customers in three counties has been arrested again. A Boardman police report shows that John P. Bartos III, 43, of Boardman, was arrested Friday at a Boardman hotel on four outstanding warrants, including one for an alleged probation violation in Mahoning County. Bartos received four years of probation in Mahoning County after pleading guilty to 18 felony counts involving 25 customers. Police went to the Holiday Inn on South Avenue shortly after 8:30 a.m. Friday, following an anonymous tip that Bartos was staying ...

Melee downtown taxes Youngstown police

YOUNGSTOWN — Four people were arrested early Sunday after a melee that took all of Youngstown available police resources to quell. A Youngstown police report states that a series of fights outside downtown bars drew more than 15 officers from their department and Youngstown State University and took more than an hour to bring under control. The report states that trouble began about 1:30 a.m. Sunday, as large crowds poured out of the Hookah Lounge and Social bars near West Commerce Street. Police reported multiple fights in the Hookah parking lot and along Commerce Street, ...

Shooting nets man 7-year sentence

YOUNGSTOWN — A Youngstown man charged with attempted murder in a December shootout in Austintown will spend about seven years in prison after a plea agreement was reached on Monday. Mikklo Delgado, 24, avoided the trial scheduled for this week and instead pleaded guilty before Mahoning County Common Pleas Judge Anthony D’Apolito to aggravated robbery with a firearm specification. Delgado was arrested shortly after receiving treatment for a gunshot wound he sustained during the Dec. 3 shootout at Compass West Apartments that left a 16-year-old boy critically wounded. D’Apolito ...