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Update given on former nuisance property

CANFIELD TOWNSHIP — Trustees received an update Thursday on a nuisance property at 4055 Fairway Drive that included the recent results of a lawsuit. The issue on the Fairway property dates back to 2021. Canfield Zoning Inspector Traci DeCApua said the abatement process began that year. “The house had been vacant for a decade,” DeCapua said. “The house was in disrepair and even had squatters and kids breaking in. The property also had an in-ground pool that was full of polluted, stagnant water. Neighbors were complaining about the eyesore.” After years of zoning violation ...

MVARA hosts annual Field Day at MetroParks Farm

CANFIELD — On Saturday, members of the Mahoning Valley Amateur Radio Association (MVARA) began their annual 24-hour event known as Field Day, which features local amateur radio operators who are working off generators or solar power. “We will be putting the Mahoning County Emergency ...

Author tackles McKinley memorial in latest book

NILES — Author Paul Rohrbaugh of New Middletown first became aware of the McKinley National Birthplace Memorial when he needed to draft a fourth-grade report about a United States president. “I was awestruck by the white marble building in the middle of Niles and that motivated me to ...

1901 Idora Park 4th of July touted as record breaker

125 Years Ago, 1901transcribed as originally published in the Youngstown Vindicator: “At Idora. The program for the Fourth of July has been announced. A record breaker in point of attendance and the number of people who will go there is promised.” “Manager Robert T. Ivory, manager of the Park & Falls company, has made ample arrangements to handle the big crowd that will go to Idora Park, tomorrow. Every car owned by the company will be in service, and will be in operation from early morning until late at night. “President Greer and Secretary Dahlinger, of the Park & Falls ...

Supersized salutation from Youngstown

Muralist Patrick McGlone, owner of Overall Painting Co. of Youngstown, spray paints latex masonry primer Thursday morning on the brick facade of the Purple Cat Disco Garden at 107 W. Federal St. in downtown Youngstown. McGlone’s work is part of the “Layers of Legacy,” a mural on the ...

DeWine vetoes Valley rep’s bill on submetering

Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a bill, sponsored by state Rep. David Thomas, addressing submetering — a practice that results in multi-unit tenants sometimes paying high utility rates. The bill would have created new consumer protections for those who pay electric bills to third-party companies ...