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Getting splattered for a fine cause

YOUNGSTOWN — Doubling up the entertainment while creating for a cause, The HELMS Foundation presented a family-friendly event in the afternoon then an adults-only one at night Saturday at Penguin City Brewing Company downtown. “SPLATTERFEST 2025: Getting Messy for a Mission” raised ...

Judge revokes jail order for ex-deputy clerk

YOUNGSTOWN — After having multiple motions denied, attorney Jennifer Ciccone, former Chief Mahoning County Deputy Clerk of Courts, paid the $4,000 she owed in a civil case she was handling, and Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Maureen Sweeney on Friday terminated her order for Ciccone ...

At 100, Struthers WWII hero remains ‘active, active, active’

STRUTHERS —= John Newell recalled a time when his parents’ truck broke down on a camping trip and his father, Arthur M. Newell, used equal parts creativity and improvisation to fix a dead generator. The unconventional approach Arthur Newell took was to cut small chunks from his wife’s ...

Austintown police blotter

Austintown Police activity reported Nov. 5-13: Nov. 13, 3:40 a.m. — Ross Davis was arrested during a traffic stop at the intersection of Elmwood and South Roanoke avenues on a charge of operating a vehicle impaired pending on lab results. Nov. 12, 11:33 p.m. — Jacie Palumbo was ...

Boardman police blotter

Boardman Police activity reported Nov. 6-12: Nov. 12, 3:55 a.m. — Christopher M. Braun, 31, 17 Arms Blvd., Niles, was arrested during a traffic stop on Market Street on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and drug abuse instruments, and was cited for two headlights required. Nov. ...

CityScape declares award recipients

YOUNGSTOWN — CityScape has announced the winners of its 19th annual Youngstown CityScape Beautification Awards in four categories: business, institutional, community and residential. The awards were presented at a ceremony and reception on Thursday at Concept Studio, 217 W. Federal St. ...