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Valley Senior Choir serenades shoppers at Eastwood Mall

NILES — The Valley Senior Choir performed Friday afternoon at the Center Court of Eastwood Mall. The group performed 16 spiritual and patriotic songs as well as those from the American songbook during the hourlong concert. The choir’s numbers included “Let There Be Peace On Earth,” ...

Property transfers for Sept. 19

Property transfers recorded Sept. 8-11 in Mahoning County and portions of Trumbull County: Austintown Linda A. Weaver, trustee of the Linda A. Weaver Family Trust to Kelly Rutter and Brian David Rutter, 1257 Mulberry Run, $349,900 Edwin L. and Mercy P. Cracraft to CJ’s Staging and ...

Canfield council prohibits horizontal drilling in city limits

CANFIELD — City council passed an ordinance Wednesday that will prohibit horizontal drilling in city limits. Council President Christine Oliver asked city attorney Mark Fortunato to explain the ordinance. “We’ve had a struggle with fiber optics installers,” Fortunato said. “Under the Federal Communications Act, local authorities are limited to what they can and can’t do.” He said with recent disregard for safety issues, such as ignoring infrastructure and disruption to neighborhoods, the city wanted to take appropriate action to protect its residents. He added there is a ...

Work, accomplishments at regional airport spotlighted

VIENNA — The Mahoning Valley’s long-term commitment to the aerospace and defense sector, coupled with a pathway to its past, was showcased Friday, courtesy of the Western Reserve Port Authority. Anthony Trevena, the port’s executive director, outlined the growth at the Youngstown-Warren ...

Medical Wellness and Education Center opens at Mahoning County Career Center

Staff report CANFIELD — The Mahoning County Career and Technical Center, with grant funding from the Appalachian Community Innovation Center (ACIC), has completed the $7 million, 13,000-square-foot Medical Wellness and Education Center. A dedication and ribbon cutting took place Friday ...

Lawyers’ Fund awards $2,000 to past client of former area attorney

Staff report The board of commissioners of the Lawyers’ fund for Client Protection reimbursed $96,262 to 12 victims of attorney theft at its September meeting, including $2,000 to a past client of former attorney Robert J. Rohrbaugh II of the Youngstown area. The former client was reimbursed for Rohrbaugh failing to provide the requested services, according to a press release from the Ohio Supreme Court. Rohrbaugh was suspended indefinitely from the practice of law in Ohio on Oct. 29, 2024. Rohrbaugh had a law office on Belmont Avenue in Liberty and lived in the Youngstown area at ...