McDONALD — Village councilman Don Smith, who has served as chairman of the finance and levy committees, will step down at the end of July because he and his family are moving to Florida. Members of council thanked Smith for his service and plan to seek applicants to fill the seat. Mayor Ray ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Six men who were charged in last month’s human trafficking sting by the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force were indicted Thursday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court on various charges. They are: ● Anthony R. Balista, 40, of Youngstown-Warren Road in Niles, ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Before Jonthony Altreche, 21, of Youngstown, learned Wednesday that he was going to spend about 30 years in prison for shooting Ty’Rice Logan, 26, to death outside of the Miss Daisy’s bar on South Avenue near Pasadena Avenue on Dec. 10, 2023, Altreche heard from Logan’s ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Schwebel Baking Company, a Mahoning Valley institution founded in 1906, plans to end operations after the Fourth of July holiday, the company announced Wednesday in a news release. “The Schwebel’s brand has been known for the highest quality of bread, buns and other bakery ...

YOUNGSTOWN — City council agreed to pay up to $130,000 to a law firm for a study that will offer long-term solutions for SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC, a troubled utility company that provides steam heat to a majority of downtown buildings. Council also voted 7-0 Wednesday in favor of a ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The board of control will vote Thursday on contracts for appraisals of the two remaining parcels the city doesn’t own at the dormant Chill-Can site as well as the former Anthony’s on the River property. The city owns all of the Chill-Can property but those two parcels, ...