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Youngstown treasurer touts school district’s proactive stance

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown City School District’s four-year financial forecast is wrapped in a strong layer of security, with an added garment of proactivity, a school official says. “For three of the four years, we’re funded, and we intend to be proactive to prepare for the future,” Treasurer Michael A. Rock said after Tuesday afternoon’s regular board of education meeting at Youngstown Rayen Early College High School. “If you do something now, it helps you in the future.” Rock was referring to the district’s unreserved fund balances for fiscal years 2027, 2028 ...

49ers owner York enters guilty plea in area arrest

Staff, wire report San Francisco 49ers owner John “Jed” York was arrested on two misdemeanor charges at an East Palestine trailer park over the weekend. Court records show that York initially was charged with engaging in prostitution, but Columbiana County prosecutors amended that to ...

Dolly Parton, iconic songwriter, singer and actor, dies at 80

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of stardom and acclaim, has died. She was 80 years old. Parton died peacefully ...

Boardman reduces right-of-way fees

BOARDMAN — The township has largely reversed a decision to increase right-of-way permitting fees. Trustees on Monday approved a resolution by road superintendent Kim Blasco to restore Boardman’s former fee schedule, with some slight alterations that she says give the township a bit more oversight with utility companies’ activities. Austintown Township also recently reversed some of its changes after Enbridge Ohio Gas refused to take out permits in the township, calling fee increases unreasonable and oppressive. “Back in March went ahead and increased the permit fees, just ...

Police make arrest in dealership burglary from 2024

BOARDMAN — A man charged in a 2024 burglary will make his first appearance before the court today. James M. Lilly, 34, of Uhrichsville will stand before Mahoning County Boardman Court Judge Joseph Houser. Lilly is charged with one count of grand theft — a fourth-degree felony, and two counts each of felony theft and breaking and entering — fifth-degree felonies. A Boardman police report states that Lilly was arrested in January after a roughly 16-monthlong investigation into an August 2024 burglary at a Boardman car dealership. Online court records, however, show that Houser ...

Feds sue Girard-area landlord, allege sexual harassment of female tenants

The Justice Department announced Monday that it has filed a lawsuit against the owner and manager of rental properties in the Girard area, alleging he engaged in sexual harassment and retaliation in violation of the Fair Housing Act. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, alleges that Alfred Falgiani Jr., 72, of Girard, sexually harassed female tenants beginning in 2008. According to the complaint, Falgiani offered housing-related benefits in exchange for sexual contact, made unwelcome sexual comments and advances to female tenants, subjected ...