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Valley veteran’s commitment to service continues after tours

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CANFIELD — Mark Yoder pulled two tours of duty in Germany during the 1970s, and he continues serving as a member of American Legion Post 177 in Canfield and as a member of the local funeral Honor Guard. Yoder was born at Salem Hospital and his family later moved to Canfield where he attended kindergarten through his sophomore year of high school. His family then moved to Arizona, where he graduated from Sahuaro High School in Tucson in 1974. Before graduation, he began his military career. “I joined the Army in February of 1974 under a delayed enlistment program,” Yoder said. ...

Giveaway rises from ashes of 2005 arson

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GIRARD — It warms Ken MacPherson’s heart that a devastating and tragic event more than two decades ago that claimed three young lives also has given birth to something that continues to be perhaps as enduring and endearing as it is positive. “It was an absolutely horrendous act of evil, but this is about happiness,” he said. MacPherson, a former Warren city councilman, was referring to the Sept. 13, 2005, fire that killed Lena Cross, 22, and her sons, Christian Pizzulo, 1, and Mason Cross, 5, at their Dearborn Street residence. Compounding the tragedy was the later discovery ...

Iran official says support for new sanctions would be an ‘act of war’

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The new head of Iran’s top security body warned Sunday that Tehran will see any country’s support for new U.S. economic measures against the Islamic Republic as an “act of war,” while Iran’s president defended a memorandum of understanding with the United States as the best way out of the stalled conflict. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday is expected to announce the new measures after the U.S. vowed to impose an “unprecedented” level of economic warfare and isolation on a country that has lived for decades under sanctions. Also Monday, Pakistan’s army chief is ...

Church distributes back-to-school clothes

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YOUNGSTOWN – The Society of St. Vincent de Paul hosted its annual Back to School Children’s Sock & Underwear Giveaway on Saturday. Part of St. Vincent’s Summer Outreach program, the event provides struggling families with essential clothing for children going back to school this fall. Approximately 200 people received items at the society’s pantry on Via Mount Carmel Avenue. Of those receiving clothes 133 were children and 73 adults. “It is part of the outreach program where we actually take our mission out the front door,” said Alan Ricks, executive director of St. ...

Vienna teen reported missing for second time

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VIENNA — Mahoning Valley law enforcement agencies are again looking for an autistic Vienna teen who went missing this weekend. The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has issued a missing child alert for Landyn Zagorski. Zagorski went missing Saturday afternoon and was last reported seen on Ridge Road in Vienna. He has autism and also takes medication. The teen was last seen wearing a light blue shirt, silver basketball shorts, black socks and no shoes. He is 16 with brown hair, brown eyes, stands 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 120 pounds. Anyone with additional information or ...

‘Spider-Man’ tops box office in fourth weekend

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“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” fought off a slew of newcomers, including a comedy, a horror franchise, a Jason Statham action movie and a family pic, to maintain its first-place spot at the box office in its fourth weekend in theaters. “The Odyssey” also became Christopher Nolan’s highest grossing movie ever, both domestically and internationally. For the year, “The Odyssey” is second only to “Spider-Man,” which added $39 million from 4,006 theaters in the U.S. and Canada, according to studio estimates Sunday. “Spider-Man,” which has now made over $854.9 million in ...