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Austintown road salt order cut by two-thirds

AUSTINTOWN — Township roads may be more treacherous to navigate this winter. Township Administrator Mark D’Apolito said Austintown and surrounding communities will only receive about one-third of their road salt orders from the Ohio Department of Transportation, which amounts to 790 tons compared to the township’s regular order of about 2,500 tons. Morton Salt, which is one of two major providers of road salt along with Cargill, discovered a significant influx of water at its Fairport Harbor mine beneath Lake Erie on Oct. 22 and immediately evacuated workers. The company ...

Youngstown to have public meeting on Flock cameras

YOUNGSTOWN – The city is having a Nov. 17 public information session to answer questions the public has on the use of Flock Safety automatic license plate reader cameras. The city will provide an overview of the use of the cameras and Youngstown police officers will be available to answer questions from residents. The event is from 6 to 7 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Eugenia Atkinson Recreational Center, 903 Otis St. Mayor Derrick McDowell withdrew legislation that was to be in front of city council at its Oct. 21 meeting that sought to allow revenue collected from those caught by unstaffed ...

Jazzing up masterclass at YSU

YSU board chair gifts foundation $50K for scholarships

YOUNGSTOWN -- Charles “Chuck” George, Youngstown State University’s Board of Trustees chair, has made a $50,000 gift to establish a scholarship with the YSU Foundation for students who attended Brookfield High School. George made the gift in appreciation of his admission to the ...

Deadline nears to enter children’s Christmas card contest for patrol

As the holiday season nears, the Ohio State Highway Patrol once again is accepting submissions for its annual Holiday Card Contest. Since 2019, children up to 12 years old have had the opportunity to design the patrol’s holiday card. The winning artwork will be used as Col. Charles Jones’ ...

Trial date set April 19 in Liberty trustee’s assault case

WARREN - Liberty Township Trustee Devon Stanley will go on trial April 19 on a charge of felonious assault stemming from an Oct. 23, 2025, incident for which he was arrested the next day at a football game at the Niles Red Dragon stadium. The trial date and final pretrial were set Monday ...