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Girard sifts through school’s past

GIRARD — During the 1999-2000 school year, after Tod Woods School was closed and Girard Intermediate School was opened, a time capsule was buried at the school property. At a gathering Tuesday at Girard Intermediate School, former teachers, administrators and other staff joined school staff ...

YBI unveils renovations

YOUNGSTOWN — Normally, YBI celebrates successful entrepreneurs and growing businesses. On Tuesday, the nonprofit organization commemorated the renovation of the YBI Main Building, 241 W. Federal St. in downtown Youngstown and thanked those who helped it reach that goal during a ...

City board supports Cutrona bill

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Board of Education has unanimously adopted a resolution to support Ohio Senate Bill 322 that state Sen. Al Cutrona, R-Canfield, introduced earlier this month, and who is its primary sponsor. The legislation would primarily dissolve academic distress commissions ...

Man convicted of domestic violence, attempted intimidation of police

YOUNGSTOWN — A jury found Gregory Mahone, 23, guilty of two felony charges and four misdemeanors Tuesday in a September 2024 case in Boardman in which he threatened police officers. The charges were intimidation and retaliation, both third-degree felonies, each punishable by up to three ...

Cardinal Joint Fire District names new captain

CANFIELD — The Cardinal Joint Fire District Board of Directors on Monday unanimously approved Lt. Herb Fogle as the next captain of the department, filling a seat left vacant by Conner O’Halloran when he accepted the position of Mahoning County Emergency Planning and E911 ...

Akron woman, 75, arrested in Boardman on 4th OVI in 10 years

BOARDMAN — Bernice Lemaster, 75, of Akron, was charged with felony operating a motor vehicle under the influence Monday night — her fourth OVI in the last 10 years. She was scheduled for an arraignment Tuesday morning in Mahoning County Area Court in Boardman. About 6:21 p.m. Monday, a ...