•THE GOVERNING BOARD OF ESC OF EASTERN OHIO will have a special meeting at 4:30 p.m. today at the offices, 7320 N. Palmyra Road, Canfield. •HORIZON SCIENCE ACADEMY BOARD will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at the school, 3403 Southern Blvd., Youngstown.
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN — A man who was arrested and pleaded guilty to shooting into a home on the city’s West Side was sentenced by visiting Judge William McGinty on Wednesday. Jonathan Spikes, 48, was sentenced to five-to-six years in prison following a guilty plea to one charge of improperly discharging a firearm at or into a habitation or a school safety zone, a second-degree felony. Mahoning County Assistant Prosecutor Daniel Yozwiak prosecuted the case. Spikes pleaded to the indicted charges in early August. In June 2025, police arrested Spikes after he unloaded ...
Staff report The Youngstown Police Department was among dozens of law enforcement agencies involved in a northern Ohio violent crime crackdown known as Operation Northern Shield, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio. Hundreds of individuals were ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene this week issued a press release alerting the community of telephone scams, including ploys that drag his office into the fray. The release states: “In one recent instance, a Canfield resident reported having received a call “spoofing” the main number of the Sheriff’s Office. The victim said the suspect claimed to be a Sheriff’s employee who had a federal District Court warrant for their arrest.” The victim reported that they received a text message showing a realistic likeness of a court document, while the caller ...
LIBERTY — Approximately four months have passed since construction crews paused work on one of the township’s several infrastructure projects, but work is set to resume soon, according to Liberty’s road superintendent. Wayne Hickman said Wednesday that the Belmont Avenue sidewalk, which began March 30 and was paused a month later, will “continue as soon possible,” adding that Faust Construction, the project’s contractor, is working through its construction schedule. “No date has been set just yet, but it is of utmost importance for the township to complete the project, ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, has been picked to lead the Food and Drug Administration, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. Overton is a medical doctor and deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council who has worked on several of ...
