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NAACP hosting engagement event

YOUNGSTOWN — The NAACP Youngstown/Mahoning County will continue a monthly community engagement series titled “Education in Youngstown” noon to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at 1350 Fifth Ave., Suite 202, conference room The “Lunch-n-Learn” Series is designed to educate and engage the community to bring clarity and understanding of the obligations expected of members of the community. Leading up to the 2026 mid-term elections, the workshops will focus on “Resident Civic Action Labs: From Ballot to Voice.” The program will be led by guests of the legal community to discuss topics ...

Armstrong’s 1st flight marked

WARREN — It was 90 years ago this summer that a young Neil Armstrong missed church one Sunday to take his first flight in a metal airplane off Parkman Road in Warren. More than 70 people gathered Sunday afternoon at the Neil Armstrong Lunar Module site, where a special tribute took place to acknowledge not only Armstrong’s first flight on July 26, 1936, but also his landing on the moon on July 20, 1969. Children had the opportunity to make and decorate paper airplanes and color pictures of Armstrong as a boy with his dad. The public also enjoyed bright orange Tang and a variety ...

Canfield man indicted in trooper death

CANFIELD — Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson came Friday to the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Canfield Post to announce that Ryan Rach, 36, of Canfield, has been indicted on a charge of third-degree felony aggravated vehicular homicide with a specification of a peace officer victim in the ...

YSU student center drive gets $1M boost

YOUNGSTOWN — The Marjorie Hartman Family Foundation has made a $1 million gift to Youngstown State University’s Kilcawley: Centered on the Future campaign — something that has added a major boost to the student center, as well as efforts Tina Costarella began a decade ago. “In ...

New system makes county documents more accessible

YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County Recorder’s Office is working to make property records more accessible while expanding fraud protection. Recorder Richard Scarsella’s office has expanded its online records system to allow users to view actual recorded document images remotely through the Laredo Anywhere platform. “Giving the public direct online access to document images, not just our index, is a big step forward for our office,” Scarsella said. “The records we maintain are central to buying, selling and financing property in our community, and this update makes that ...

Trumbull agency warns of potential outbreak of measles

Because Ashtabula County residents with measles were at a July 18 horse sale auction in Bloomfield, the Trumbull County Combined Health District is warning of a potential exposure to what it calls “a highly contagious respiratory virus.” The Ashtabula County Health Department confirmed two measles cases in the county. Ashtabula County had an outbreak last year of measles with 10 unvaccinated people contracting the disease. The two Ashtabula County residents who currently have measles were at the Bloomfield Horse Sale Auction, 2211 Kinsman Road N.W., on July 18. Most people ...