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Authorities find missing Vienna teenager safe in RV

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VIENNA — A search for a teenager missing for days has concluded with him being safely found. According to township police Chief Dan Adkins, first responders found Landyn Zagorski, 17. He was last seen Sunday in an RV on an adjacent property approximately 100 yards behind his home. Regarding an early morning barn fire that the fire department responded to, Adkins said it happened to the rear of the residence, too. “Some cardboard was set on fire in there — it looks like that’s where he’d been staying the last few days,” Adkins said. “So the fire department came, we ...

Man suffers apparently serious injuries in Wednesday shooting

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YOUNGSTOWN — A man suffered apparent serious injuries when he was shot twice and was found walking west on Oakwood Avenue on Wednesday night. A 911 call about the shooting came in at 8:16 p.m. A Youngstown police report states that when officers spotted the victim while responding to a gas station in the 1800 block of Mahoning Avenue for a shooting, one of the officers transported the man to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital for treatment. The report states that when an officer spotted the victim, he had “two apparent gunshot wounds on his body.” The report suggests that the ...

Youngstown considers $7.3M for sewage project

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YOUNGSTOWN — City council will consider legislation Monday to authorize the board of control to spend about $3.8 million on initial site work and up to $3.5 million to relocate utility lines for an estimated $170 million wastewater improvement project. One ordinance would permit the ...

Man kills self in standoff in Howland

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HOWLAND — A standoff between law enforcement and a fugitive ended Wednesday with the man committing suicide. According to an email from the U.S. Marshals Northern District of Ohio office, the agency’s violent fugitive task force received information that the man who has been on the run since 2022 was hiding in a house in the 3900 block of Highlawn Avenue SW, Howland. The subject was noted to have an extensive violent criminal history and was wanted by the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office on charges of attempted murder, felonious assault and aggravated burglary. The ...

Poland Township axes five positions

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Poland Township trustees cut staff in three departments during its meeting Wednesday to keep from a projected deficit at the end of 2027. The cuts were not unanimous, but Trustee Frank DeMain said they were necessary. The cuts approved at the meeting by a 2-1 vote were three police officers and one zoning position. Trustee Eric Ungaro was the “no” vote on those positions. The cutting of one clerical position received a unanimous vote. All positions cut will receive at least a two-week notice. Ungaro then made a motion to downsize the street department to four employees, but it ...

Youngstown woman, Medicaid provider indicted on fraud charges

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A Youngstown woman and a person who operates a business in Austintown are among those indicted this week by a Franklin County grand jury for allegedly stealing a combined $558,383 from Medicaid, the government healthcare program for the needy. “Fraud against Medicaid is fraud against Ohio taxpayers,” Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson stated in a news release. His office filed the charges. “We will continue to investigate suspicious billing behavior and hold offenders accountable.” Yvette Johnson‑Woodall, 58, of Youngstown, faces charges after allegedly defrauding Medicaid ...