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Black bear research ongoing in Ohio

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife, in partnership with the University of Dayton’s Gantchoff Lab, recently fitted a female black bear in Ashtabula County with a GPS collar to learn more about how this species is expanding its range in Ohio. This is the first time ...

Details emerge in knife attack

BOARDMAN — An investigation by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation into the July 13, 2021, officer-involved shooting of Damian Cessna by Boardman police officer Evan Beil showed that Cessna had been arguing with a former friend the day before the officer encountered Cessna at 12:40 ...

Mayor Brown logs surplus of $35,000 after win in primary

YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown Mayor Jamael Tito Brown emerged from a close Democratic primary victory with a $34,957 surplus as he looks toward winning a third four-year term in the Nov. 4 general election. During the postprimary period, between April 17 and June 6, Brown raised $10,062 — ...

Another extension sought for massive wastewater project

YOUNGSTOWN — The federal government “successfully finalized a proposed resolution” to Youngstown’s plan to reduce a major wastewater improvement project, but asked a judge to give it until Aug. 26 to consider any public comments on the deal. But a Friday federal court filing also ...

Poker Run in Valley to benefit those on autism spectrum is Saturday

AUSTINTOWN — The 13th annual Mike Hull Memorial Poker Run for Autism will take place Saturday at the Dash Inn on Mahoning Avenue in Youngstown. Sign-ups begin at 10 a.m., and the first bike leaves at noon following a blessing of the bikes. The last bike will return to the Dash Inn at 5 ...

Valley guitarist tours with Lavigne

Michael O’Grady’s 2025 got “Complicated.” The Warren native and 2007 Howland High School graduate is playing guitar for Avril Lavigne on her greatest hits tour, which included a sold-out show at New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden. There’s also another tour in the ...