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YSU enrollment up for second consecutive year

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Staff report YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State University is once again defying national trends, posting its second straight year of enrollment growth for fall semester. “With a total student headcount up 2.1% compared to last year, YSU continues to demonstrate momentum and reinforce its ...

Municipal Forest erosion tops agenda in Poland Village

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POLAND — Poland Municipal Forest board member Mark Thompson gave a lengthy report on the erosion along Bluebell Trail at Tuesday’s Poland Village Council meeting. He also discussed a couple of options to deal with the problem. “At one time the trail could support vehicle traffic,” ...

Four indicted in Boardman bathroom assault

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YOUNGSTOWN — A Mahoning County grand jury has indicted four men accused of assaulting another man in a restaurant bathroom in January. The secret indictment names Kyle Patterson, 27, of Boardman; Luke Collins, 22, of Campbell; Tyler Dogoda, 31, of Boardman; and Caleb Gearheart, 26, of ...

Trumbull commissioners hire outside counsel for two cases

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WARREN — During Wednesday’s Trumbull County commissioners meeting, commissioners authorized the prosecutor’s office to file an application with Trumbull County Common Pleas Court to hire the law firm of Montgomery Jonson LLP of Cincinnati to represent the court’s domestic relations ...

Man who compelled prostitution sentenced to 5 to 6 years

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YOUNGSTOWN — Larry Burgess, 36, was sentenced Tuesday to five-to-six years in prison after pleading guilty earlier to six mid-level felony counts of compelling prostitution, one high-level felon of corrupting another with drugs and one low-level felony of cocaine trafficking. Burgess ...

Warren man pleads guilty to rape, gross sexual imposition of child

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YOUNGSTOWN — Larry Burgess, 36, was sentenced Tuesday to five-to-six years in prison after pleading guilty earlier to six mid-level felony counts of compelling prostitution, one high-level felon of corrupting another with drugs and one low-level felony of cocaine trafficking. Burgess ...