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OVI checkpoint yields 8 arrests during weekend

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YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County OVI Task Force, in collaboration with the Ohio State Highway Patrol, made eight OVI arrests during its sobriety checkpoint in the area of 1535 Mahoning Ave. from 10 p.m. Friday to 2 a.m. Saturday. In addition to OVI, there was one felony arrest for drug ...

New ownership to take over McDonald Steel property

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McDONALD — The site of the former McDonald Steel plant will be sold later this year, according to an Ohio EPA document filed April 7. An AP McDonald LLC representative confirmed the pending sale Monday, but did not disclose further details. “That is true,” project manager Doug Soper ...

Man robbed of valuables worth more than $6,000

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YOUNGSTOWN — A man reported that another man got into his car near the Pit Stop Cafe on Logan Avenue about 4:10 a.m. Sunday and robbed him of items valued at more than $6,000. The incident began with a 911 call about a man having an AK-47 firearm in the same parking lot near the Pit Stop ...

Crews respond to Liberty fire

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LIBERTY — Some residents were displaced after a fire ripped through a multi-residential house in the 4600 block of Middle Road Monday morning. According to fire Chief Doug Theobald, it took nearly four minutes for a crew to get on scene because the department already had a crew out. The ...

Woman jailed then released after East Side stabbing

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YOUNGSTOWN — A woman was arrested Sunday at an apartment on Kendis Circle on the East Side after officers were called there at 4:14 p.m. for the stabbing of a man. In a separate incident, an inmate at the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center was stabbed Saturday and taken to St. Elizabeth ...

Poland board names next superintendent

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POLAND — Michael Daley was announced at a special Poland Board of Education meeting Monday as the district’s next superintendent, but he won’t assume the role until the 2027-28 school year. In the meantime, the board approved a one-year contract extension for Tommelleo, who was one of ...