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Technology, magazines popular at Mahoning library

Libraries haven’t been about just books for a long time. The list of its most checked out items in 2025 at The Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County, which includes the main library at 305 Wick Ave. and 13 branches, offers further proof. Only two books appear on the top 10 ...

City OKs right-of-way legislation for signal project

YOUNGSTOWN — City council voted Wednesday to authorize the board of control to sign contracts needed to obtain property, mostly small parcels, along Market Street and Indianola Avenue for a 2027 project to remove 10 traffic signals and replace seven others. Council voted 6-0 to have the ...

ODH: Insight gives up its license to operate

Insight Health System has surrendered its hospital license to operate in Trumbull County, the Ohio Department of Health announced Wednesday. The Michigan-based health care system said little about its future in the aftermath of the announcement. “Insight understands how important this ...

Tressel visits Marietta to discuss WorkOhio statewide launch

MARIETTA — Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel visited the Lafayette Hotel, one of two stops on Wednesday, to kick off his statewide WorkOhio initiative tour. Tressel made his way from his first stop in Cincinnati to Marietta, where he shared his recently launched workforce initiative with a crowd of ...

Lordstown readies for EPA hearing

LORDSTOWN — Village officials say they are prepared to make their statements at an upcoming hearing for Trumbull Energy Center, which is seeking renewal of a permit for discharge of wastewater and excess water from the power plant. Members of village council and its Board of Public Affairs ...