CANFIELD — A man accused of an attempted assault on gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton at the Canfield Fair appeared in court for a pretrial hearing Friday. Since Patrick Havas, 38, of Canfield, was arrested at the fair on Sept. 6, prosecutors have determined that while he possessed a ...
YOUNGSTOWN – City Council is expected Wednesday to vote on the proposed $350,000 sale of the former Bottom Dollar grocery store to Potential Development, a pre-K through grade 12 school system for students with autism. Potential Development was the lone proposal to buy the building, vacant since January 2015, from the city. It wants to invest $1,066,067 into the building for a K-3 school. City council chose at its Sept. 16 to wait to vote because of Councilman Julius Oliver, D-1st Ward, wanted to know if there would be an issue with selling the building because the city used $1.2 ...
SKATEPARK EVENT: The Youngstown Skate Park Association and Parks and Recreation Department will have a pop-up skate park 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Glenwood Community Park, 2538 Glenwood Avenue in Youngstown. The free community-focused event will temporarily transform a portion of the city parks property into a skatepark and provide an opportunity for action sports opportunities for neighborhoods throughout Youngstown. Helmets are mandatory for those under age 18. HISTORICAL SOCIETY LECTURE: The Springfield Township Historical Society Museum continues its “Afternoon at the Museum: ...
AUSTINTOWN — The Canfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash that occurred at approximately 03:07 a.m. Thursday, according to an OHP press release. At approximately 03:07 a.m., a 2026 Freightliner Cascadia semi, driven by Justin Hinds, 55, of Conyers, Georgia, was traveling westbound on Interstate 80 near mile post 222. At that time a 2010 Ford Crown Victoria, driven by Theodore Sisak, 35, of Erie, Pennsylvania, quickly approached the semi from the rear. Sisak’s vehicle struck the trailer causing fatal injuries to himself, according ...
NILES — The Mahoning Valley Housing Summit was hosted Wednesday at the Eastwood Event Centre by the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber to bring together professionals, developers and community leaders in the housing industry. The main focus of the summit was to brainstorm possible solutions ...
The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Industrial Compliance’s Bureau of Wage and Hour Administration announced this week that the state’s minimum wage will increase on Jan. 1. The adjusted amounts, $11.40 per hour for nontipped employees and $5.70 per hour for tipped employees, represents a 3.5% increase from the current 2026 rates of $11 for nontipped employees and $5.50 for tipped employees. The change reflects the mandate of the Constitutional amendment, passed by Ohio voters in November 2006, which states Ohio’s minimum wage shall increase on Jan. 1 each year by the ...
