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City man gets 4 to 6 years for cocaine possession

YOUNGSTOWN — Robert Howell, 54, of Springdale Avenue, was sentenced to four to six years in prison Tuesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court after pleading guilty earlier to a first-degree felony cocaine possession charge March 16. Howell’s sentencing hearing was somewhat unique in ...

A day on the farm at the fair

CANFIELD — The story is often told of the little boy who was asked where his food comes from and replies the grocery store. While it is in a sense true, it goes a little deeper and fourth graders around the county got to experience where it all begins during the first-ever Ag Day at the ...

Donation sustains YSU lecture series

YOUNGSTOWN — The James and Coralie Centofanti Charitable Foundation has pledged an additional $500,000 gift to continue its support of the longtime Centofanti Symposium and lecture series at Youngstown State University. “We are so fortunate to have this symposium in our Valley,” Jackie ...

Hanni claims new seat on appellate bench

YOUNGSTOWN — Several judicial seats are up for grabs in November at the county and state level. Those include two Mahoning County Common Pleas Court seats, Mahoning County’s Domestic Relations Court, and a seat on Ohio’s 7th District Court of Appeals in Youngstown. The latter arguably ...

Liberty passes police levy

LIBERTY — Law enforcement in the township will be able to continue maintaining its strong presence in the community, thanks to residents. The measure passed by a margin of 66% to 34%, according to complete and unofficial results from the Trumbull County Board of Elections. The levy ...

On the record: Lordstown

WHAT: Village council meeting Monday PRESENT: Robert Bond, Jessica Blank, Lamar Liming, Mark McGrail, Jamie Moseley, Ron Radtka and Mayor Jackie Woodward Council: • Approved having Solicitor Matt Ries file an appeal to the decision last month by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s ...