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Prison ministry provides special Christmas

Local News

WARREN — Members of Free Indeed Prison Ministries came together over the weekend to provide a special holiday celebration for children of the Mahoning Valley whose parents are incarcerated and will not be home for Christmas. The group, which included 15 families from Trumbull and Mahoning ...

City appeals police officer reinstatement

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YOUNGSTOWN — The city’s legal department is asking an appeals court to overturn a Mahoning County Common Pleas Court judge’s decision requiring the city to reinstate Brian Flynn, fired as a police lieutenant in December 2022 after being accused of dereliction of duty, with back pay and ...

On the record – Trumbull County

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WHAT: Trumbull County Board of Developmental Disabilities meeting Dec. 15 PRESENT: Melissa Baker, Tim Calderone, Mauro DiVieste, Jodi Glaser, Kimberly Hynes and Larry Larson ABSENT: Mary Cunningham The board: • Heard from Superintendent Ed Stark that projects in 2025 included an ...

Breakfast with Santa provides holiday cheer

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YOUNGSTOWN — In 1959, the legendary jazz vocalist and pianist Dinah Washington popularized the standard, “What a Difference a Day Makes,” though more than 65 years later, Mandi Hopkins could write her own version of “What a Difference a Year Makes.” “I’m a breast cancer survivor, ...

Agenda

Community News

• AUSTINTOWN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at noon today at the township administration building for year-end business, opioid funds and an executive session on personnel. • MAHONING COUNTY BUDGET COMMISSION will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the county auditor’s office of the county ...

Friends return to Gingerbread Island

Christmas story

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the 10th chapter in a 12-chapter fictional tale that will run through Christmas Day. Parents are encouraged to read aloud to their children. Jax and the other boy stared at each other for a moment. Jax rubbed the back of his neck, looking sheepish. “Well, that’s ...