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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 ...

Mahoning Dems recruiting central committee candidates

YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County Democratic Party is recruiting candidates to run for its central committee because there are some current members who don’t actively participate in the political process, its chairman said. Chairman Chris Anderson said: “People holding the title isn’t ...

Ellsworth oil and gas well increases interest in Valley’s potential

ELLSWORTH — When Youngstown / Warren Regional Chamber President and CEO Guy Coviello was asked if the amount of oil and gas produced in the third quarter of this year by a new horizontal oil and gas well in Ellsworth is good news for the area’s oil and gas industry, he offered two thumbs ...

Humans and dogs treated to Christmas feasts in 1915

110 Years Ago, 1915 transcribed as originally published in the Youngstown Vindicator: “Ready for Christmas. Ham and Bread club will distribute six hundred baskets.” “The Ham and Bread club of the Anti-Prohibition League has in readiness the 600 baskets to be distributed among the poor ...

Brown raised, spent much more than McDowell in Youngstown mayoral defeat

YOUNGSTOWN — Mayor Jamael Tito Brown raised and spent considerably more money on his unsuccessful reelection campaign than Derrick McDowell, who beat him. For the campaign, Brown spent $100,882, including money for his Democratic primary win, compared to $23,221 for McDowell, according to ...

More than a dozen indicted in Mahoning County

YOUNGSTOWN — The following people were indicted Thursday by a Mahoning County grand jury: •Arthur Thomas, 47, Clearmount Drive, cocaine possession and misdemeanor obstructing official business. •Kenneth D. Carter, 61, East Judson Avenue, cocaine possession. •Edwin Thomas, 43, ...