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McFarland Speaker Series will debut with Irish minister

A Methodist minister who played an important role in the Northern Ireland peace process started his ministerial career in Warren. He’ll return to the city for the inaugural program in a lecture series funded by retired funeral home director Jim McFarland. The Rev. Harold Good will give a ...

Oct. 31 agenda

HUBBARD CITY COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the municipal building with caucus at 6:30 p.m.

Artwork celebrates Choffin's superior report card rating

YOUNGSTOWN - Choffin Career & Technical Center is showcasing its continued commitment to student achievement with new artwork displayed across the building's front entrance. The art celebrates the center's third consecutive 5-star rating on the Ohio School Report Card. Created by local muralist Pat McGlone of Overall Paint Co., the artwork features Choffin's logo alongside five stars and the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce logo. Choffin this fall earned the state's highest overall rating on the Ohio School Report Card for the third consecutive year. The achievement ...

County spends $50K more to help Ciccone

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County commissioners are spending more money to try to prevent the clerk of courts office from tanking the county’s finances. At Thursday’s regular meeting, commissioners approved a $50,000 payment to Canfield accounting firm Shroedel, Scullin and ...

PUCO to consider request for end date to SOBE rate hike

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio will consider Wednesday a joint request from the city of Youngstown and the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel to require an expiration date for significant emergency rate increases for downtown steam heat customers. If an end date isn’t set, the ...