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County indictments allege forgery, failure to comply

YOUNGSTOWN — A Mahoning County grand jury indicted the following people Thursday: • Morgan Piccini 25, Lake Park Boulevard, Sebring, identity fraud. • Melanie Forsythe, 52, Shields Road, Boardman, passing bad checks and obstructing official business. • Robert Beck-Solla, 41, ...

Fall Fire Fest moves on to YSU campus

Youngstown State University’s Fire Fest will blaze in a new location this year. The festival that kicks off YSU’s homecoming weekend festivities will take place at the Daniel H. Becker Family Fountain Commons at the center of campus instead of the parking lots near Stambaugh ...

Section of Poland Ave. to close Monday

YOUNGSTOWN — Poland Avenue between Powersdale Avenue and Union Street will close Monday and won’t reopen until Oct. 29. The road is being closed to allow Youngstown and Southern Railroad to rebuild a railroad crossing. Detours will be posted with the preferred detour location being ...

YSU gets grant for career planning

Youngstown State University received a $674,978 grant from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce to help bring career-connected learning opportunities and career planning support to more students. YSU was among seven schools to share $7.1 million from the Career Pathway Support ...

Junior Achievement challenge gives Valley students a taste of stock trading

YOUNGSTOWN — Jason Cross eagerly looks forward to one day following in his father’s entrepreneurial footsteps, though he received a frenetic, fast-paced forward motion to being introduced to the initial steps. “I grew up around businessmen and business people, so it’s definitely ...

Hubbard’s cybersecurity policy met with confusion

HUBBARD TOWNSHIP — The township’s fiscal officer expressed confusion as trustees voted on a policy that would make her in charge of computer systems, servers and networks. Trustees at Tuesday’s meeting voted 2-1 to adopt a new cybersecurity policy, which Trustee Monica Baker said was ...