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ODOT announces new road closures

Staff report The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Mahoning and Trumbull counties next week. All scheduled work is weather permitting. MAHONING •Interstate 76 / Interstate 80 between state Route 11 to just west of the Ohio Turnpike in Austintown and ...

Sewage leaks onto Valley street

AUSTINTOWN — Raw sewage has been leaking into a local street for two years, and nobody seems to be able to do anything to stop it. Austintown Township Administrator and Roads Superintendent Mark D’Apolito said a road department employee first informed him of the issue in August 2024 while ...

11 men nabbed in trafficking sting in Valley

YOUNGSTOWN — Agents with the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force joined law enforcement from across Ohio this month in targeting those whose actions result in human trafficking. Operation Spring Cleaning involved 30 law enforcement initiatives in various areas of the state and was ...

Cost of lead waterline project for North Side is cut in half

YOUNGSTOWN — The city’s board of control approved a $2.99 million contract for work to replace 470 lead waterlines on the North Side — about half of the project’s estimated cost. “We knew the (estimated) number was high, but the number we received was much lower than we expected,” ...

On the record: Liberty Board of Education

Liberty WHAT: Board of Education meeting PRESENT: David Malone, Janine Hamilton, Adam Earnhardt, Hans Kirr and John Simon The board: ● Approved an agreement with Debra Mettee to serve as a professional consultant for the Board of Education, superintendent and treasurer on an as-needed ...

Memorial Day events in Mahoning Valley

An assortment of Memorial Day events are scheduled throughout the Valley this weekend and Monday. They include: SUNDAY • CORTLAND — The Cortland Veterans Memorial Committee program will take place at 2 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial in Point Park. In line with the upcoming 250th ...