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Liberty board hears more updates on road projects

LIBERTY — Township officials learned the status of a pair of community improvements that are moving forward as the weather heats up. At Monday’s meeting, trustees heard from Road Superintendent Wayne Hickman, who said the Center Park project, for which the township received a $450,000 ...

Thieves broke into safe at Strouss-Hirshberg store

100 Years Ago, 1926 transcribed as originally published in the Youngstown Vindicator: “Blindfold, bind man, blow safe. Thousands of dollars secured at Strouss-Hirshberg store by daylight robbers. Check-up being made. Three men in gang, watchman says – was handcuffed to rack.” ...

Ramaswamy courts Valley GOP

NILES — If things go his way, Vivek Ramaswamy promises to do his best to keep a red tint glowing along Ohio’s political landscape. “I believe the American dream still exists. We have got to get to work to revive it,” said Ramaswamy, the state’s Republican gubernatorial ...

700 celebrate economic gains made in Valley

CANFIELD — The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber saw 700 attendees get out bright and early for the Chamber’s annual meeting Thursday morning to celebrate the Mahoning Valley’s economic momentum. The event honored local leaders and welcomed back a native daughter who shattered barriers ...

County commissioners honor Phoenix House dispatchers

YOUNGSTOWN — Shortly before 1 p.m. Nov. 22, Austintown dispatchers Kerri Humphreys and Christie Zimmer-Rozzi started receiving calls about a building on fire and people trapped in their apartments. It would be the beginning of a much longer day than they expected when they clocked in. On ...

Rulli, Joyce lead in funding for Congress races in Valley

Incumbent U.S. Reps. Dave Joyce and Michael Rulli, the two Republicans who represent the Mahoning Valley, have significant financial advantages over every challenger, with the pair each raising six figures in the year’s first quarter, with no one else coming close. Most of the money raised ...