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Historic cemetery in North Jackson gets new lease on life

NORTH JACKSON — Gary Gault has never met one of his far-removed relatives, but that didn’t diminish the warmth he felt in seeing the man who lived more than a century before him being honored. “I thought about it, and I’m mostly appreciative of what our forefathers did. I’m just ...

Valley protesters renew opposition to Trump policies at Warren rally

WARREN — Under a cloudy sky that threatened rain, a modest crowd still gathered Sunday in Courthouse Square for the latest “No Kings” protest organized by the local activist group Good Trouble Trumbull. Organizers and participants described the turnout as smaller than previous rallies, ...

Ex-Navy sailor continues to serve fellow veterans

EDITOR’S NOTE: To suggest a veteran for this series, which runs weekly through Veterans Day, email Metro Editor Marly Reichert at mreichert@tribtoday.com or call her at 330-841-1737. BOARDMAN — For John Patrick “J.P.” Brown III, life has been a series of “right place, right time” ...

Grand jury indicts 18 on variety of felony charges

YOUNGSTOWN — The following people were indicted Thursday by a Mahoning County grand jury on mostly low-level felony cases: ● Gerald Kay, 51, Ridge Road, Cortland, failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer. ● Alex Cherney, no age provided, Cherry Blossom Drive, Canfield, cocaine possession. ● Stacy Yavorcik, 49, Chapel Lane, Campbell, obstructing official business and OVI. ● Tyron Perry, 34, Cuyahoga Street, Akron, aggravated drug possession, cocaine possession and illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto the grounds of a specified governmental ...

Juneteenth events set in Valley

Several Juneteenth events are planned in Youngstown and Warren this week and over the weekend. Juneteenth (a combination of “June” and “nineteenth”) commemorates June 19, 1865, the day enslaved black Americans in Galveston, Texas, were finally informed of their freedom. It arrived ...

Storms whip in damage in the Valley

WARREN — While most of Sunday was sunny with clear skies, by late afternoon skies turned dark and severe thunderstorms came through, leaving damage throughout the area. While most of the damage was downed trees and powerlines, a building also was damaged near downtown Warren. A section of the 1100 block of East Market Street had wires down across the road and parts of buildings and other debris in parking lots and on the road. The Warren fire and police departments were out answering calls, as were Ohio Edison crews as electric wires were down on East Market Street and nearby ...