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South Range celebrates reading success

Staff report NORTH LIMA — The South Range Local School District has announced a historic academic achievement for its district. For the first time in more than 10 years, 80% of South Range students met or exceeded reading performance benchmarks on all seven state tests. These results span elementary literacy through high school English II, yielding previously unrealized growth rates in the district’s achievement areas, according to the district. This announcement comes as a result of the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce recently releasing preliminary scores for ...

3 groups to share $637K in Wean grants

At its June meeting, The Raymond John Wean Foundation board of directors approved $637,000 of grants to three organizations to support economic opportunity, community revitalization and public and civic sector leadership in the Mahoning Valley. The organizations that received grants are: ● Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries Inc. For more than 50 years, Goodwill has supported individuals in overcoming barriers to employment, including economic hardship, disabilities and other challenges. Services include vocational assessments, skills training, transitional work experience, job ...

Austintown police blotter

Austintown Police activity reported June 17-24: June 24, 10:23 a.m. — Theft of speakers and amplifiers reported at 267 S. Main St. June 23, 10:49 p.m. — Andrae La’Roy Carlisle was arrested at 131 N. Kimberly Ave. on domestic violence and strangulation charges. 7:31 p.m. — Criminal damage (broken window) reported at 405 Idlewood Drive. 3:43 p.m. — Theft of $3,350 reported at 5363 N. Beacon Drive. 3:23 p.m. — Theft of a license plate reported at 4239 Woodmere Drive. 2:25 p.m. — Stephen Louis was arrested at 4227 Burkey Road on three counts of domestic violence ...

Property transfers for June 27

Property transfers recorded June 15 to 18 in Mahoning County and portions of Trumbull County: Austintown Michelle Bokros et al. to Daniel J. Janosik, 3923 Lake Road, $173,000 Stephen W. Sinn and Jamie Lyn Sinn to Anthony J. Protopapa, 6900 Winterpark Ave., $262,500 Nicole M. Alexander to Nadia A. Pipala and Luke Z. Pipala, 1281 Signature Drive, $215,000 Edward A. Walker and Jeannine Walker to Jacob E. Kiefer and Madelyn Kiefer, 215 N. Turner Road, $245,000 John F. Heydle to Linda M. Long, 1656 Yolanda Drive, $204,000 Sigma Development LLC to Richard W. Cidor, 73 N. ...

Ground broken on $4.2M addition to Poland fire station

POLAND TOWNSHIP — Ground was broken Friday afternoon on a new $4.2 million addition to Poland Fire Station 92, 7619 Youngstown-Pittsburgh Road. It kicked off the last phase of the promise made to voters when they approved a levy in 2022. “It happened around the COVID-19 years,” said ...

Youngstown man pleads guilty, gets probation in jail arson

YOUNGSTOWN — Phillip Lawrence, 46, of West Ravenwood Avenue, pleaded guilty Thursday to a fourth-degree felony arson for setting a fire Jan 11 in a temporary Campbell Police Department holding cell. Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Maureen Sweeney sentenced Lawrence to two years of ...