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Austintown and Boardman police blotters for Sept. 5

Austintown Police activity reported Aug. 28-31: Aug. 31, 11:57 p.m. — Theft of a black 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee reported at 1080 Compass West. 7:34 p.m. — Darrius Allen was arrested at the Mahoning County jail on an Austintown warrant. 9:16 a.m. — Gary Brooks was arrested on ...

Property transfers for Sept. 5

Property transfers recorded Aug. 17-28 in Mahoning County and Aug. 24-28 in portions of Trumbull County: Austintown Sandra L. Welfie to Jason E. and Ashley A. Lauderman, 1664 Eastwind Place, $295,000 Daiv and Lindsay Jo Suarez to Rachida Bellouch and Brahim Bizhourane, 4429 Burkey Road, ...

LOOP looks to capture day in the life Aof region

LOOP Youngstown is planning a second Day in the LOOP, a public art project capturing a day in the life of the Mahoning and Shenango valleys. This year’s event is scheduled on Sept. 25, and those living in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties in Ohio and Mercer and Lawrence counties ...

Bobblehead of rescued kitten offered at museum

Bobblehead of rescued kitten offered at museum Staff report The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has unveiled the first bobblehead of Sue, the tiny orange kitten who went viral recently after being rescued from an excavator in Leavittsburg by workers from RiverReach Construction ...

YSU professor to present international gang research

Staff report Ryan Roberts, assistant professor of criminal justice at Youngstown State University, will share his research on gangs, prisons and applied intelligence with an international audience of government officials and public-security advisers during an October virtual course on organized crime and hybrid threats. Roberts was invited by Colombia’s Instituto de Ciencia Politica Hernan Echavarría Olozaga in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung to serve as a guest professor in the program’s second specialized course on organized crime and hybrid threats. He will lead ...

YSU to host history speaker series

Staff report Youngstown State University’s History 4820 course, “History in the Headlines,” will host a public speaker series this fall examining major issues in the news and their effects on people in the Mahoning Valley. The programs will be at 6 p.m. at the Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor, 151 W. Wood St. The series is designed to make history accessible and relevant while encouraging community conversation about contemporary issues. The 2026 schedule includes: •Sept 15: “How have political party divisions in the U.S. become so vast, and can they ...