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Girard raises fees on vacant structures to spur development

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GIRARD — City council voted 7-0 at their meeting Monday to increase the registration fees on vacant commercial and residential buildings to help reduce the number of unused buildings, with many located in the downtown area. Councilman James Clark, D-2nd Ward, said the city already has a ...

Women’s History Month events in Valley

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Women’s History Month is in March. Various events in the Mahoning Valley are planned to celebrate the works and achievements of women. • Through March 31 — The Struthers Library, 95 Poland Ave., will host “Women’s History Month Dress Up and Learn.” Costumes of influential women ...

Chemical reaction suspected in workplace death

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CAMPBELL — A man is dead after a possible caustic chemical exposure at a Wilson Avenue industrial waste disposal facility. A police report and a statement by a local company confirm that Shawn Bennear, 61, of Edinburg, Pa., died Friday. While the Mahoning County Coroner’s Office has not ...

Board unveils schematics for new Youngstown high school

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YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Board of Education has approved a key capital improvement project for what will be the new Youngstown High School beginning in the 2026-27 school year. “It will have a guardhouse with a school resource officer and a new card access system that monitors who ...

Lake Milton man stands trial for felonious assault

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YOUNGSTOWN — Kelly P. Wiseman, 52, of Creed Road in Milton Township, went on trial Tuesday morning on four counts of felonious assault in a July 30, 2024, incident involving gunfire at his house in which his neighbors and two police officers are listed as the victims. Milton Township police ...

Trumbull transit riders took fewer trips in January

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WARREN — Trumbull Transit Administrator Mike Salamone said Tuesday the transit system offered 3,480 one-way trips in January 2026, which was a decrease from the 3,560 trips provided during the same month in 2025. “There was a decrease of 120 trips from January 2025,” Salamone said. ...