POLAND TOWNSHIP — Police Chief Greg Wilson and Sgt. J.R. Jackson drove to Columbus on Tuesday to testify on an Ohio attorney general’s ruling that states nonhome rule townships cannot enter into memorandums of understanding for school resource officers with chartered nonpublic schools. He ...

Staff report State Sen. Al Cutrona, R-Canfield, introduced legislation to name a portion of state Route 11 in honor of Nicholas P. Cayton, an Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper killed Oct. 16 on the highway. Cayton, who was a trooper for 13 years, was in his cruiser with flashing lights, ...

YOUNGSTOWN — An attorney for Thomas “Tommy” Christmas of Boardman has added his objection to the $30,000 award a Mahoning County magistrate issued Jan. 29 to Christmas’ stepdaughter, Jessica Shobel. Magistrate Dennis Sarisky awarded $30,000 in noneconomic damages to Shobel after a ...

POLAND — Sara Rodland and Allison Mattson from the Poland America250 Committee asked Poland Village Council at their meeting Tuesday for permission to bury a time capsule on Village Hall property. “We would like to bury it during the lighting of the tree in December,” Rodland said. ...

POLAND VILLAGE — The close of business on Feb. 27 is the official deadline for this year’s historic grant applications. The grants help village homeowners restore and maintain the historic charm of their homes and properties. According to Village Councilwoman Laurie LaPlante, the grants ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Five Youngstown firefighters were sworn in to new jobs Wednesday at the main fire station downtown after being promoted. They took their oath of office in front of a large crowd of family and friends. But the ceremony also featured two other new leaders — new Youngstown Mayor ...