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Girard WHAT: Board of education meeting May 28 PRESENT: Vincent Ragozine, Tammy King, Joe Castor, Scott Strain and Zachary Steiner The board: • Approved Deidre Schimpf as transportation director on a two-year contract; William Bogun as principal at the intermediate school on a ...

END OF ERA AT EAST HIGH: Golden Bears’ last stand

YOUNGSTOWN — A major pop star has had a major influence on Saniyah Harris’ life and ability to reach a major milestone — not to mention being a major motivator for her to be starting something. “I’m a Michael Jackson fan. When I was younger, he was like my dad,” Harris said. A ...

Bricks fall off Youngstown building

YOUNGSTOWN – A large section of bricks fell off a building on the corner of West Rayen Avenue and North Phelps Street on the Youngstown State University campus. No one was injured when the bricks fell about five stories to the pavement Wednesday afternoon. The building is owned by AT&T ...

New leaks add to worries at election board

YOUNGSTOWN — Two more water leaks in a five-day period at the Mahoning County Board of Elections has the board’s director concerned it’s just a matter of time before serious damage occurs. The leaks into a room that houses the board’s poll books occurred Friday and Tuesday, said ...

Ex-city clerk of courts opposes case dismissal

YOUNGSTOWN — The attorney representing Sarah Brown-Clark, a former Youngstown clerk of courts seeking back pay, told a judge the city’s request to dismiss the case is “improper” and “premature.” James Vitullo, Brown-Clark’s attorney, wrote in a response to the city’s dismissal ...

Galloping pony takes Austintown police for a ride through township

AUSTINTOWN — Not every police chase involves a subject in an automobile. Austintown officers got a taste of what an exciting Monday evening might have looked like in the days of founders Calvin Austin and John McCollum. Their quarry was not a suspicious character in a sedan but rather a ...