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Culture, histoary marinate inside local cookbooks, librarian says

POLAND — A dozen people braved the cold Saturday morning to hear a presentation on “Community Cookbooks: Food, Memory, and Tradition” at the Poland branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County. Librarian Tim Seman gave the presentation as part of the library’s ...

Brrr! Temperature to drop to minus 15 in Valley overnight

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Mahoning and Trumbull counties from 7 p.m. Monday to noon Tuesday. Wind chill temperatures are expected to drop to about minus 15. The NWS advises the cold wind chills as low as 15 degrees below zero could result in ...

Icy swim helps Special Olympics

BAZETTA — While Hermina “Minnie” Wolfe may not have attended this year’s Polar Plunge at the Mosquito Lake beach area, her spirit still influenced many of its more than 80 participants. For more than 20 years, she and other plungers from the Mahoning Valley walked into the lake’s ...

Message: Fight for ‘Jesus and justice’ as MLK did

WARREN — The message of justice that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. fought for during the Civil Rights era can be carried over today as those attending a special service Sunday to remember King were asked to fight for “Jesus and justice.” The Trumbull County Interdenominational Ministerial ...

Bristolville woman advocates for animals

SOUTHINGTON — Pets depend on their humans for food and shelter. If these bare necessities are not met for outdoor pets during this season of inclement weather, it is a life or death situation. Ashley Morrow of Bristolville organized a gathering of animal lovers and advocates to promote ...

Liberty officer cleared in December 2024 shooting death

LIBERTY — A Trumbull County grand jury has refused to indict a Liberty police sergeant who shot a suspect in a stolen car on Dec. 16, 2024, in the parking lot of Harbor Freight at the corner of Belmont Avenue and Goldie Road. The suspect, Jason Cain, 31, died several days later. The ...