Staff report The Ohio Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) has announced a new prevention-focused effort designed to strengthen family connectedness, promote healthy child development, and support lifelong mental wellness through literacy and shared reading experiences. The Reading for ...

LORDSTOWN — Village officials are looking at potential development of a safety service complex or new fire department in the future because of insufficient space for safety vehicles and fire staff. Members of council and the administration met in a work session Monday with members of the ...

GIRARD — With large feral cat colonies in parts of the city, officials are seeing what options they have to reduce their numbers. Alicia Stoner, a volunteer who assists communities with capturing feral cats for neutering and spaying before releasing them, told city officials Monday that she ...

POLAND — Area Scouts have completed more than 19,000 service hours in the past year while working on their Eagle Scout projects — an average of 500 hours per project. That tidbit of information was given Tuesday morning at the 21st annual Celebration of Scouting Breakfast at The Lake ...

YOUNGSTOWN — SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC, which is responsible for providing steam heat for a majority of downtown Youngstown, sent a disconnection notice to tenants at Wick Tower over a disputed utility bill. SOBE sent the 10-day “service disconnection notice” Monday to tenants at ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Board of Education has received a request from a consulting firm for a 15-year, 90% Community Investment Area tax exemption regarding developing the former Mahoning Bank Building. During its regular meeting Tuesday at Youngstown Rayen Early College High School, ...