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Man in February standoff evaluated for competency

YOUNGSTOWN — Last month, Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Maureen Sweeney ordered that Clyde E. Hudson Jr., 40, be evaluated to determine if he is competent to stand trial on a weapons charge resulting from a Feb. 26 standoff with police at a South Side home. Hudson, of Willis ...

Man accused of strangling woman remains in jail

YOUNGSTOWN — Sanjuan Smith, 57, of Youngstown, remained in the Mahoning County jail Friday morning after his arraignment Wednesday in Youngstown Municipal Court on charges of felony strangulation and misdemeanor assault in an early-Monday incident at a home on Midlothian Boulevard on the ...

Mahoning County courts: marriage licenses

Marriage licenses granted Dec. 15 to 19 in Mahoning County: Jeffrey Charles Williams Jr., 27, Youngstown, and Samantha Joann Stouffer, 26, Youngstown Thomas Hugh Haynes, 41, Youngstown, and Anisa M. Algahmee, 56, Youngstown Larry Dean Sudano Jr., 27, Youngstown, and Brianna Jeannette ...

On the record: Girard

On the record Girard WHAT: Board of education meeting Dec. 15 PRESENT: Vince Ragozine, Sue Ellen Harris Davis, Joseph Datchuk, Joseph Castor and Tammy King The board: •Recognized Davis for eight years as a board member and Datchuk for four years as a board member. It was their last ...

Youngstown holiday event message: ‘The world needs Jesus’

YOUNGSTOWN — It’s easy to despair — especially during the holidays —’The when one’s life is in disarray and chaotic, but having a neighbor such as Norma Seefeldt can patch the potholes, smoothen the bumps and add an extra smile or two. “They’ll be happy,” Seefeldt, of ...

Youngstown mayor-elect completes his Cabinet picks

YOUNGSTOWN – Mayor-elect Derrick McDowell made his final three department head selections: retaining the parks and recreation director, promoting a city employee to run buildings and grounds, and naming a new downtown events and special projects director. McDowell said: “Coming to the end ...