Staff report The Ohio Controlling Board agreed to provide $730,186 in state funding to Youngstown State University for two projects. YSU will get $310,116 through the Ohio Department of Higher Education for specialized equipment for workforce training. YSU will use the money to purchase ...

Residents of The Inn at Poland Way gathered Wednesday to celebrate a special birthday. New resident Mary Bundy will turn 100 on April 11, but the celebration was held early for all the residents, friends and family. The big surprise of the evening was when Bishop David J. Bonnar of the ...

People who came out for the first day of early voting for the primary election said they did so largely because of the importance of voting and to get it done as soon as possible. There was very little waiting for those casting ballots in Mahoning and Trumbull counties Tuesday, the first day ...

Staff report AUSTINTOWN — Township police have made an arrest in a Tuesday afternoon shooting. A press release from the Austintown Police Department states that a man was shot on Mahoning Avenue near Howard Avenue at about 12:15 p.m. The release states that the suspect fled west on ...

POLAND — The Poland Library has been the subject of deep discussion and great debate in recent months, and its fate may soon be decided. But a group of concerned citizens says they at least want the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County to hear their voices before making any ...

The Ohio EPA issued a construction site stormwater permit April 2 to a CSX Corp. subsidiary as part of the company’s parking lot expansion at the Lordstown Automotive Facility. It is a project Lordstown’s planning commission unanimously rejected Sept. 8, 2025. On Monday, Mayor Jackie ...