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Liberty man's charges dismissed by Howland police

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HOWLAND - Charges were dismissed against a Liberty man who was wrongly accused of assaulting a young child earlier this month. According to a police report obtained Friday, officers were called to Longhorn Steakhouse for reports of multiple people fighting in the restaurant. The officer spoke with a woman, who said her 10-year-old son had been assaulted by a man after an argument broke out, adding that she was speaking with a manager when a white, heavy set man with a gray beard began making loud racial comments toward her. The report states the man made comments about her needing a ...

Oct. 17-18 Week in History: Romance and tragedy in PA

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120 Years Ago, 1906 transcribed as originally published in the Youngstown Vindicator: “Romance and tragedy, fond ambition wrecked. Daughter’s disobedience followed by a father’s revenge. Youthful couple. Principals in a sensation born in hills of Pennsylvania. Attempt at murder charged ...

Planning, property taxes headline county commissioner race

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YOUNGSTOWN — Property taxes continue to dominate the county’s political discourse, but the candidates for Mahoning County commissioner have their eyes on other problems too. By and large, they both want to improve economic development, address rising property taxes and make better use of county resources, but they have different views about how county government should operate to get the job done. Commissioner Carol Rimedio-Righetti is retiring at the end of the year, and wants fellow Democrat Lauren McNally to take her place. Republican Christine Oliver hopes to play spoiler on ...

Boardman grad named president of MWAN

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BOARDMAN — Military Women Across the Nation (MWAN) announced that Jennifer Baun, a 1984 Boardman High School graduate, has been elected to serve as its next national president. Baun was installed during the 2026 MWAN National Convention Sept. 21 to 23 in Put-in-Bay. Baun is a veteran of the United States Navy who served during the Cold War as an Ocean System Technician Analyst Second Class Petty Officer. She enlisted through the delayed entry program and reported for service after graduating in 1984 from Boardman High School and the Mahoning County Joint Vocational School, now ...

Efforts to help homeless Valley woman prove elusive

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The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle have received several emails since the newspapers published an Oct. 10 article about a homeless woman living outdoors in the Youngstown-Warren area. The story related how the woman sleeps outside and moves around, visiting businesses at times, trying to keep a low profile to reduce the potential of becoming a victim. She described some of the challenges she faces as a “woman out here alone” and some of the heartwarming things people have done for her. Other details had to be left out of the story to avoid endangering her further, such as where ...