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On the record: McDonald

McDonald WHAT: Board of education meeting Wednesday PRESENT: Donna Shields, Jessica Krumpak, Michael Morris, Nick Gallo and Kristina Merola The board: • Approved a two-year administrative contract for Wilma Sylak as transportation supervisor for 181 days effective Aug. 1 to July 31, 2028. She will be paid $16,000 for 2026-27 year and $16,485 for the 2027-28 year. Sylak handles bus routes and day-to-day operations of the school buses that transport elementary school students • Approved Krumpak as delegate and Merola as alternate to the Ohio School Boards Association ...

Racing for support

YOUNGSTOWN — Undoubtedly, the most daunting and frightening aspect of receiving a breast cancer diagnosis for Terri McCollum could be found in what she didn’t experience. “I get a mammogram yearly, and it showed no signs. It didn’t show until it was pretty large,” McCollum, of ...

Hubbard celebrates community

HUBBARD — Residents of Hubbard city and Hubbard Township as well as many visitors came together this weekend to celebrate the history of the communities as part of a new community fest. The fest at the Roosevelt Student Wellness Center on Saturday featured activities inside the building and ...

Valley veteran’s commitment to service continues after tours

CANFIELD — Mark Yoder pulled two tours of duty in Germany during the 1970s, and he continues serving as a member of American Legion Post 177 in Canfield and as a member of the local funeral Honor Guard. Yoder was born at Salem Hospital and his family later moved to Canfield where he attended kindergarten through his sophomore year of high school. His family then moved to Arizona, where he graduated from Sahuaro High School in Tucson in 1974. Before graduation, he began his military career. “I joined the Army in February of 1974 under a delayed enlistment program,” Yoder said. ...

Giveaway rises from ashes of 2005 arson

GIRARD — It warms Ken MacPherson’s heart that a devastating and tragic event more than two decades ago that claimed three young lives also has given birth to something that continues to be perhaps as enduring and endearing as it is positive. “It was an absolutely horrendous act of evil, but this is about happiness,” he said. MacPherson, a former Warren city councilman, was referring to the Sept. 13, 2005, fire that killed Lena Cross, 22, and her sons, Christian Pizzulo, 1, and Mason Cross, 5, at their Dearborn Street residence. Compounding the tragedy was the later discovery ...

Battle of the badges builds camaraderie

NILES — The annual police vs. fire department softball game became a battle between Trumbull and Mahoning counties Saturday at 717 Credit Union Field at Eastwood with the Youngstown Fire Department winning the day. A game between the Warren fire and police departments was followed by a game between the Youngstown fire and police departments. The winners of the first two games faced off in a final showdown for first- responder bragging rights. “I felt that this would be a good way for our officers to come together, not only our department but Warren PD, and join the fire ...