WHAT: Board of education January meeting PRESENT: Victoria Davis, John Landers, R. Scot Murray, Candace Rivera and Thomas Varley The board: • Agreed to place a five-year, 5.9-mill renewal levy for current expenses on the May 5 ballot. A permanent levy of the same amount failed in November. ...

YOUNGSTOWN — A murder trial may be starting Monday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court after Jonthony Altreche, 21, told Judge Maureen Sweeney Wednesday he is rejecting the plea offer prosecutors have made. Mahoning County Assistant Prosecutor Rob Andrews told Sweeney during Altrech’s ...

GIRARD — Demolition work will begin this year at the Wellman Theater off West Liberty Street as the city proceeds with getting the property updated for future use. Safety Service Director Mark Ragozine said at Monday’s city council meeting the first phase of the project will be the ...

WHAT: Board of education meeting Jan. 22 PRESENT: Joseph Castor, Vincent Ragozine, Tammy King, Zachary Steiner and Scott Strain The board: • Named Steiner as student achievement liaison to the Ohio School Boards Association with Ragozine as alternate. • Approved the 2026-27 school ...

AUSTINTOWN — The Austintown Senior Center remains open after a frozen pipe caused an internal leak. Officials say the extremely cold temperatures have caused some other small, but not insignificant, problems elsewhere in the township. “They’re taking a toll,” said Township ...

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN – The boil water advisory issued Sunday for Youngstown water customers in the city, Liberty and Boardman is lifted. The advisory was issued after a water main break on Hubbard Road between Logan Avenue and Albert Street, which caused depressurization in a ...