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Jury finds city man guilty of felonious assault

YOUNGSTOWN — A Mahoning County jury found Marcus G. Cobb, 62, guilty Wednesday of one count of felonious assault, but not guilty of another count of felonious assault following a 2 1/2-day trial. He could get up to eight years in prison when he is sentenced at 10 a.m. June 24. Mahoning ...

Trumbull’s insurance premium increase will be smallest in years

WARREN — Insurance premium costs for Trumbull County are expected to increase by 3.2% over the next year, which is a smaller annual increase than has occurred in recent years, according to Human Resources Director Alexandra DeVengencie-Bush. The county’s insurance premiums last year ...

Mahoning Valley officials eye new airline service

WARREN — The Trumbull County commissioners on Wednesday approved sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Small Community Air Service Development Program supporting the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport’s funding application to support the launch of a new network air ...

McDonald music program receives more than $10K in grants

Staff report McDONALD — The McDonald music program has received a significant financial boost following the awarding of more than $10,000 in grants from the GPD Foundation, supporting both Roosevelt and high school music education. The funding already has been used to enhance classroom ...

McDonald looks to add disc golf course

McDONALD — Village officials are looking to add a smaller-scale disc golf course to Woodland Park and were told there would be no cost to the village. Brad Silvers with Turbo Putts Disc Golf spoke to council at the April 22 meeting about being able to put in a scaled-back disc golf course ...

200 students in Valley launch drones, futures

CANFIELD — The Educational Service Center of Eastern Ohio, in partnership with Youngstown State University STEM, hosted the second annual Northeast Ohio Future Pilots Drone Showcase on Tuesday at YSU Williamson Innovation Park on Tippecanoe Drive. This year’s event brought together 14 ...