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NOTABLE LEADER: Crain’s Cleveland Business named Jeff Ryznar, founder, president and CEO of Canfield-based 898 Marketing, to its 2026 Notable Leaders in Communications list. The Cleveland business publication honors senior communications leaders across Northeast Ohio who drive change inside their firms and serve their communities. The recognition brings a Mahoning Valley-rooted agency to a regional stage. Ryznar launched 898 Marketing in Youngstown 12 years ago as a one-person operation. Today the full-service agency employs more than 40 people and serves clients in healthcare, ...

Youngstown tech company wins local Shark Tank contest

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BOARDMAN - Chris Sentz is proud that his company has a huge "scorpion," and He wasn't a bit shy about dealing with a sea of "sharks." "The support the YBI gives us is otherworldly," Sentz, who founded Athens-based Vitruvian in 2022, said about the Youngstown Business Incubator. Vitruvian ...

Boardman police blotter for Nov. 2

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Police activity in Boardman from Oct. 21 to Oct. 27: Oct. 27 5 p.m.: Matthew M. Clingerman, 40, 126 Hilton Ave., Youngstown, was arrested at the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office on a Boardman possession of cocaine warrant. 5 p.m.: Keith N. Wright, 38, 403 Mathews Road, Boardman, was ...

Solid voter turnout expected in Valley

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Election directors in Mahoning and Trumbull counties expect strong turnout for this election, almost entirely because of high-profile gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races. There were more early voters in Trumbull County by Oct. 24 than the 10,725 early voters in the entire 2022 election, said ...

Oct. 31 This Week in History: Teen was accused of murder

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120 Years Ago, 1906 transcribed as originally published in the Youngstown Vindicator: “Killed jealous rival. Sensational shooting. The principals in awful tragedy little more than children. Chas. M. Ludwick shot through the heart last night by Elton F. Ackerman. Both sides were suitors for the hand of Miss Theresa O’Connell who was a witness to the shocking affair.” “Fearful that his jealous rival had a revolver and sought his life, Elton F. Ackerman, a 15-year-old boy, shot and instantly killed Charles M. Ludwick at the front door of Thomas J. Lawlor’s residence, 232 West ...

Mortgage rate continues to fall

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WASHINGTON — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate declined for the second straight week, falling to its lowest level in more than a month. The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to 7.24% from 7.32% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the ...