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City appeals police officer reinstatement

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YOUNGSTOWN — The city’s legal department is asking an appeals court to overturn a Mahoning County Common Pleas Court judge’s decision requiring the city to reinstate Brian Flynn, fired as a police lieutenant in December 2022 after being accused of dereliction of duty, with back pay and ...

Youngstown police looking for elderly missing woman

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YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Police Department is asking the public to be on the lookout for Stella Pittman, 94, who went missing from Youngstown’s North Side Monday night. She has end-stage kidney failure and is not known to be gone for long periods of time, according to a police ...

On the record – Trumbull County

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WHAT: Trumbull County Board of Developmental Disabilities meeting Dec. 15 PRESENT: Melissa Baker, Tim Calderone, Mauro DiVieste, Jodi Glaser, Kimberly Hynes and Larry Larson ABSENT: Mary Cunningham The board: • Heard from Superintendent Ed Stark that projects in 2025 included an ...

Breakfast with Santa provides holiday cheer

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YOUNGSTOWN — In 1959, the legendary jazz vocalist and pianist Dinah Washington popularized the standard, “What a Difference a Day Makes,” though more than 65 years later, Mandi Hopkins could write her own version of “What a Difference a Year Makes.” “I’m a breast cancer survivor, ...

Agenda

Community News

• AUSTINTOWN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at noon today at the township administration building for year-end business, opioid funds and an executive session on personnel. • MAHONING COUNTY BUDGET COMMISSION will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the county auditor’s office of the county ...

Friends return to Gingerbread Island

Christmas story

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the 10th chapter in a 12-chapter fictional tale that will run through Christmas Day. Parents are encouraged to read aloud to their children. Jax and the other boy stared at each other for a moment. Jax rubbed the back of his neck, looking sheepish. “Well, that’s ...