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Acton, Brown to have Valley rally

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Amy Acton and Sherrod Brown, the Democratic gubernatorial and U.S. Senate candidates, respectively, will have a rally Tuesday in the Mahoning Valley. The two candidates are having rallies throughout the state, starting Saturday in Cleveland with the Nov. 3 election days away. Former President Barack Obama will speak at the Cleveland event. From there, Acton and Brown have a Sunday rally in Akron, Monday in Dayton, Tuesday in the Mahoning Valley, Wednesday in Cincinnati, Thursday in Toledo, back to Cleveland on Nov. 1, and in Columbus on Nov. 2. The campaigns aren’t disclosing the ...

Ready to rally for Canfield schools

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Staff photos / J.T. Whitehouse A group of parents, students and Canfield school levy committee members unite for an evening of sign making Thursday. They made posters to be used for the Rally on the Green on Oct. 29 to show support for the 5.9-mill additional operating levy on this fall's ...

Cutrona faces challenge from Kripchak for state Senate

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State Sen. Al Cutrona, R-Canfield, is seeking reelection to the 33rd Ohio Senate District seat, facing Democrat Michael Kripchak in the Nov. 3 race. The district includes all of Mahoning, Columbiana and Carroll counties. The district favors Republicans by about 12% based on statewide partisan ...

DeVicchio, Grenga vie to replace Smith

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YOUNGSTOWN — Two attorneys with decades of legal experience are competing for the open seat on the Mahoning County Domestic Relations Court in the Nov. 3 general election. Republican Mark DeVicchio of Boardman and Democrat Terry A. Grenga of Youngstown are seeking the six-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2027. The winner will succeed Judge Beth A. Smith, who is prohibited from seeking another term under Ohio's judicial age limit. The candidates’ party affiliations will not appear on the general election ballot. DeVicchio, 60, defeated attorney Kathleen Bartlett in the May Republican ...

Controversy surrounds Hanni-Rudzik race

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YOUNGSTOWN — The race for an open seat on Ohio's 7th District Court of Appeals has been an intriguing one, with both candidates making headlines in their own way. Republican Mark Hanni is trying to extend his tenure on the court by seeking a different seat on the panel. Plenty of drama also surrounded his primary campaign. His opponent is Democrat Katherine Rudzik of Poland, the Mahoning County Clerk of Courts' chief deputy clerk under embattled Clerk of Courts Michael P. Ciccone, who entered the race as a write-in candidate in the May primary after no other Democrat filed. The ...

Police increase security for Fitch game

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AUSTINTOWN — One of the biggest games of the high-school football season brought a little more attention than some might have hoped for. Austintown police assigned more officers to the Austintown Fitch vs. Warren Harding game on Friday, citing “unconfirmed” threats allegedly made on social media. A Friday press release states the department is investigating but Lt. Jeff Churilla said he could not provide more information than what was included in the news release. A social media post by Austintown Local School District said officials are cooperating with police to address the ...