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Road restrictions in effect in Youngstown

Local News

YOUNGSTOWN — One lane of traffic on Park Avenue will be closed to vehicles by Stambaugh Auditorium for a roof replacement project at the facility. The sidewalk near the building is also closed. The project is expected to take about four weeks. Also, Market Street between Breaden Street ...

Valley groups protest erosion of voting rights

Local News

YOUNGSTOWN — A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision has further crippled the Voting Rights Act of 1965 while moving it a significant step closer to being on life support, a longtime area religious leader said. “Here we are, 61 years later, watching the clock being methodically turned ...

Community news

Community News

RIVERFEST 2026: Friends of the Mahoning River is coming to Lowellville for the 15th annual Riverfest 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, with a day of family fun, environmental education and river recreation at Lowellville Riverfront Park. A ribbon cutting for the newly improved park is at noon. ...

Business at a glance

Business News

Treatment center to present ribbon-cutting event Friday ReNew U Therapy & Wellness, an outpatient mental health and substance-use treatment center, invites the community to celebrate the ribbon cutting of its 2125 Glenwood Ave. location in Youngstown at 11 a.m. Friday. The ceremony marks ...

City to consider $130K payment to determine SOBE’s viability

Local News

YOUNGSTOWN — With SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC, which is responsible for providing steam heat for a majority of downtown Youngstown “in the midst of a financial crisis,” city council will consider legislation Wednesday to pay up to $130,000 to a law firm to determine the long-term ...