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Centenarians honored at Trumbull County luncheon

WARREN — Attendees provided the secret for a long life at a luncheon, “Celebrating Our Centenarians,” Friday morning at the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library. Sponsored by the Trumbull County Commissioners and organized through the Trumbull County Senior Levy office, the event ...

Lordstown begins school year with reopened planetarium

LORDSTOWN — The Lordstown Local School District has begun the 2026-27 year with the opening of the former planetarium at the high school. Superintendent Greg Bonamase said the planetarium was used years ago and then closed in 2000. “We are very excited about opening the planetarium after ...

Blast destroyed grocery store after owner received threatening letter

100 Years Ago, 1926 transcribed as originally published in the Youngstown Vindicator: “Blast rocks city. Blame black hand for $500,000 loss.” “A blast of terrific force, suspected to have been caused by blackhanders or business rivals, shattered the three-story brick wholesale grocery establishment of the Youngstown Grocery Co., 340 E. Front St., destroyed the ruins by fire which followed the explosion, will probably cause the death of at least one man, injured five others seriously and scores slightly, blew out thousands of windows in downtown buildings and East Side ...

Choffin honors life of student killed in crash

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN — Students and staff at Choffin Career & Technical Center gathered recently to honor the life and memory of E’Lexus Conner, a Public Safety Academy student who was killed in a crash July 12 at Market Street and East Myrtle Avenue on the South ...

Enrollment slightly increases at YSU

YOUNGSTOWN — Despite higher education in general facing trying times against a backdrop of a difficult region from which to recruit prospective students, Youngstown State University’s enrollment has shown another gain. “We’re in one of the toughest recruitment areas,” Trustee Charles T. George said during the YSU Board of Trustees’ quarterly meeting Thursday morning in Tod Hall. Nevertheless, according to data YSU released on the 14th day of this semester, a day that acts as the official census date for a final full- and part-time enrollment figure, the headcount is ...

Campbell woman pleads guilty; abused dog rescued

CAMPBELL — A city woman will be on probation for two years after her dog was found running around her neighborhood in terrible physical condition. Court records state that Donna Yasechko, 46, of Penhale Avenue, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of cruelty to a companion animal, a fifth-degree felony. In exchange for the plea, a misdemeanor count of the same offense was dropped. Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge John Durkin imposed the sentence. Yasechko was arrested in August after Campbell police found a small white dog running loose in her neighborhood. When police ...