STRUTHERS — It’s been said that planting a seed is the first significant step toward building a community or city. In some cases, however, a packet of seeds may achieve the same result. “The concept is almost like a little library to provide seeds, plants and pots and some garden ...

Gov. Mike DeWine said he opposes the death penalty as it is not a deterrent against violent crimes, but faces an uphill battle to convince the state Legislature to either abolish it or put it in front of voters to decide its fate. DeWine, a Republican, said Tuesday: “I no longer believe the ...

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio’s staff recommends huge emergency rate increases for SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC’s downtown Youngstown customers — 145% for most of them during the six months when the steam heat is most used and 75% during the rest of the year. The report ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Chris Anderson was reelected to his second and what he says is his final four-year term as Mahoning County Democratic Party chairman. Anderson said, “When I ran four years ago, I made it clear I had no ambition to make politics my career. I wanted to build the party ...

Staff report Reporter David Skolnick, who covers politics for The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, won first place in the Best Government/Political Reporting category in the 2026 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists contest. The award is just the latest for Skolnick, a veteran reporter ...

YOUNGSTOWN — A jury found Brian T. Swansiger, 29, of New Middletown, guilty Monday of two counts of rape but not guilty of one lesser count of gross sexual imposition in a trial that began a week ago in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court. Judge Maureen Sweeney could sentence Swansiger to ...