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Man ties up clerk at phone store, steals dozens of phones, cash

YOUNGSTOWN — The Total Wireless store, 3319 Mahoning Ave., was robbed of 25 to 30 cell phones at 7:11 p.m. Monday by a man who took an employee into the back room at gunpoint and tied him up with neckties. A Youngstown police report states that when the officer got to the store, he spoke ...

Dylan’s House opens home in Struthers

STRUTHERS — As she took a self-guided tour through a new home, city Councilwoman Megan Pingley envisioned her son being able to one day live independently. “This means a lot. When he ages out of the system, it will be very scary,” Pingley said, fighting back tears. Pingley was ...

The National Road connected a young nation

EDITOR’S NOTE: With new settlements being established in the Northwest Territory, leaders of the still young United States tackled another issue — how to link cities in the east with new opportunities in the west. This happened through an act of Congress creating what came to be known as ...

Wolves Club awards scholarships to 10 students

BOARDMAN — If all pans out, Jackson Young, a senior at Western Reserve High School, would like to stay in the area and take after his dad, a civil engineer who’s worked for the Ohio Department of Transportation and runs a farm. Young was one of 10 local seniors who recently received ...

City police chase burglary suspect

YOUNGSTOWN — After Youngstown police were called to a burglary in progress at a home on Southern Boulevard at 8:10 a.m. Monday, an officer spotted a green Subaru they were told was connected to the burglary call, according to a Youngstown police report. The officer chased the vehicle, but ...

Cardinal fire district swears in a part-timer

CANFIELD — The Cardinal Joint Fire District added another part-time firefighter to its roster Monday with the swearing in of C.J. Glista, 19, of Canfield. Glista is a 2025 Canfield High School and Mahoning County Career & Technical Center graduate who is planning to make a career as a ...