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Man gets more than a century in prison in child sex case

WARREN — A Girard man will have more than a lifetime to think about his actions against a young girl. Shane Genetta, 40, of Elruth Court, was sentenced to a total of 120 to 125 years in prison Friday morning by Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Cynthia Westcott Rice. If he ever is ...

Complaint accuses Ciccone of neglect of duty

CANFIELD — A bipartisan effort to oust Mahoning County Clerk of Courts Michael P. Ciccone from office through legal action accuses him of repeatedly abusing the authority of his office, using “discriminatory and degrading language,” and failing to “perform core statutory ...

Property tax reform bills become law

Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law five property tax bills that will save homeowners more than $3 billion over the next three years, change how millage is counted for school districts and permit county budget commissions to control levy amounts. DeWine, a Republican, signed off Friday on the ...

Judge orders ban on commentary by parties in Ursuline lawsuits

YOUNGSTOWN — U.S. District Court Judge Benita Y. Pearson has banned the plaintiffs and defendants in the three federal Ursuline High School lawsuits from making any further commentary on blogs or elsewhere pending the completion of the lawsuits. Citing the “substantial probability” that ...

Molly reaches Peppermint Valley in contest quest

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the ninth chapter in a 12-chapter fictional tale that will run through Christmas Day. Parents are encouraged to read aloud to their children. The first glimpse of Peppermint Valley made Molly catch her breath. All her life, she’d sat on her rock staring down into ...

Toy drive at Choffin

YOUNGSTOWN — The size of Jamie DeMain’s space may pale in comparison to that of Sam Walton’s co-finds, but both have undergone their own growing trends. “My office is like a little Walmart. Pretty soon, it will be bigger than Walmart,” DeMain, the director of volunteer and visitor ...