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YSU dean laments displaced students

YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State University officials are defending the university’s efforts to help Eastern Gateway Community College students after some accused the university of misleading them. When EGCC announced in February that financial insolvency would force it to close its doors at ...

On the record

Liberty WHAT: Township trustees meeting Friday PRESENT: Devon Stanley, Arnie Clebone and Greg Cizmar Trustees: •Passed a resolution putting properties on the nuisance list for unmowed grass or debris: 801 Mansell Drive, 3465 Hadley Ave., 57 Redfern Drive and 50 Redfern ...

Niles mayor’s protection order bid denied in court

WARREN — Niles Mayor Steven Mientkiewicz’s bid for a permanent civil stalking protection order against former political opponent and city resident George “Geo” Kuriatnyk was denied by Trumbull County Common Pleas Court. According to a decision signed April 30 by Judge Cynthia Rice and ...

Mahoning, Trumbull sheriffs get drug task force grants

The sheriff’s office in Mahoning County is getting $104,269, while the office in Trumbull County is getting $90,668 from the Ohio Drug Law Enforcement Fund to support drug task forces. The task forces focus on issues like drug trafficking, pharmaceutical diversion and other organized crime ...

This week in history: Boy, 9 arrested, fined for throwing stones onto trains

125 years ago in 1899, transcribed as originally published in the Youngstown Vindicator. Serious charge is lodged against Joseph Sadler, aged 9 years. Dangerous pastime. Small boys drop heavy stones from the Market Street Bridge onto trains. Joseph Sadler, aged nine years, whose parents ...

Community events for Youngstown amp, summer movies announced

YOUNGSTOWN — Tributes to Tina Turner, Elton John and Billy Joel, as well as contemporary jazz artists, will play the Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre as part of the Premier Bank Community Events Series. The rest of the lineup was announced Friday, the same day Youngstown band RDNA kicked ...