LORDSTOWN — Village council is planning to extend the moratorium on applications for data centers for an additional 180 days beyond the current 180-day moratorium. Councilwoman Jessica Blank requested at Monday’s meeting that the village advertise for a public hearing in June to get ...

BOARDMAN — A woman is in jail after allegedly punching her sister. Court records show that Solimar Barbosa Morales, 30, of Boardman, is due to appear in Mahoning County Boardman Court today to face arraignment for two counts of domestic violence, a first-degree misdemeanor. A Boardman ...

AUSTINTOWN — The township’s police department said it is taking residents’ springtime complaints seriously. At Monday’s regular meeting of the Austintown trustees — which took place at the Austintown Senior Center to accommodate the election machines set up at township hall — ...

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN — Harper Liller, a student at Boardman High School, has won the Youngstown Press Club’s 2026 Scholastic Journalist of the Year award and the accompanying $200 prize. This is the second consecutive year that a Boardman High School student has earned this award. ...

HUBBARD — Talks regarding the removal of a dam and sediment picked up in recent months, and the city’s mayor gave an update on where things stand with them. As part of his report on Monday, Mayor Ben Kyle said talks have resumed regarding the Valley Mould Dam’s future, noting a recent ...

LIBERTY — A reported disturbance at an apartment complex resulted in the arrest of two Youngstown women on charges following what police described as a “mutual combat fight.” Stephanie Mcpeters, 42, and Shnikia Carver, 43, pleaded not guilty to first-degree misdemeanor charges of ...