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Snapshot of work

Staff photo / Bob Coupland Mike Semple of Warren, a photojournalist at The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, was guest speaker Tuesday at the Vienna Historical Society’s Copper Penny Lodge, where he discussed his nearly 50-year career that began in the late 1970s. Semple shows Gary ...

On the record -Boardman

WHAT: Board of education February meeting PRESENT: Victoria Davis, John Landers, R. Scot Murray, Candace Rivera and Thomas Varley The board: • Officially recognized two dozen Boardman High School digital and studio art students who created six pieces of artwork that will hang on the ...

On the record -Austintown

WHAT: Board of education February meeting PRESENT: Katie Berdis, Fred Marcum, Harold Porter, Don Sherwood and Kim Smrek The board: • Approved the January monthly financial report and the forecast report. • Approved a donation of $100 from the Kuchert Family to the Fitch Concert Choir ...

Mistrial declared in teen murder case

YOUNGSTOWN — For the second time in a week, a mistrial was declared in a Youngstown murder trial. The latest took place in the trial of Danyo Sellers, 19, in the April 15, 2023, shooting death of Amya Monserrat, 15, outside Martha’s Boulevard Tavern on Southern Boulevard. The trial ...

5 finalists emerge for Boardman administrator post

BOARDMAN — Trustees are closing in on a replacement for their ailing township administrator. Jason Loree has been battling polycystic kidney disease for years now and the illness has brought him to a critical juncture. It is so unlikely he will be able to continue in the role that the ...

PUCO permits Youngstown to intervene in SOBE case

YOUNGSTOWN — The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio does not oppose Youngstown’s motion to intervene in the court case involving SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC’s receivership, but wants a judge to reject the city’s cross-claim against the beleaguered utility company. In a response ...