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Holocaust commemoration events set this week

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN — The Jewish Community Relations Council of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation will present its annual Holocaust commemoration programs for Yom Hashoah this week. The community commemoration event will be at noon today in the rotunda of the Mahoning County ...

Man arraigned on April 1 incidents involving machete

YOUNGSTOWN — A man was arrested by Mercy Heath police officers Friday on warrants related to two April 1 charges after he was taken to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital April 1 after being seen on Andrews Avenue with a machete. The man was arrested Friday and taken to the Mahoning County ...

Trumbull engineer plans for $20 million in 2026 projects

WARREN — The Trumbull County Engineer’s Office is planning for $20 million worth of various projects throughout the county this year. Trumbull County Engineer David DeChristofaro and other officials outlined the various projects at the recent county engineer’s annual meeting at ...

Liberty robotics team is St. Louis-bound

Staff report LIBERTY — Four eighth-grade students from Liberty Local Schools are heading to St. Louis, Missouri, after earning an invitation to the VEX Robotics World Championship April 28 to 30. The students — Christian Coggins, Jacob Lepsik, Vincent Ferrara and Gabe Pekalla — part ...

Main library downtown sprouts farmers market

YOUNGSTOWN — Ask Brooke Parker about her relationship with all things sourdough, and be prepared for her to possibly take you back a few generations. “I grew up in the kitchen with my great-grandma. Now I’m carrying on her love of the kitchen,” Parker, who runs her two-year-old ...

No new tax issues sought in election

The May 5 primary ballot has nothing but renewal tax levies for Mahoning County voters. Schools, townships and villages will have renewals before their voters, and everyone will decide on a county sales tax renewal. The Mahoning County sales tax renewal is for a 0.25%, five-year sales and ...