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Public media companies agree to merge to strengthen coverage

Local News September 18, 2026

Public Broadcasting Systems Western Reserve and Ideastream Public Media have signed an agreement to merge to strengthen public media across northeast Ohio and western Pennsylvania, the companies announced this week. The companies said they plan to continue, without interruption, the programming, educational services, cultural content, local news coverage and community service provided across the stations. All staff from both organizations are being retained, with no layoffs planned. Once the transaction is complete, the combined organization will operate as Ideastream Public Media. ...

Hubbard welcomes new landmarks to school campus

Local News September 18, 2026

Staff report The Hubbard Exempted Village School District recently welcomed district leaders and community members to recognize donors whose funding was used to help beautify the Hubbard campus. District officials have welcomed several new landmarks to campus, including two large “H” structures and a 10.5-foot hand-carved wooden eagle. Inspired in part by the iconic “Y” sculptures found throughout Youngstown State University’s campus, Hubbard now has two H’s of its own. One H, located outside the Hubbard High School Auditorium, was donated by Hubbard alumna Holly Deibel ...

Parole denied for child rapist

Local News September 18, 2026

WARREN — A woman serving a 15-years-to-life prison sentence for the rape of an 8-month-old girl captured on her own cellphone will have to wait 10 years for another shot at parole. Felicia Banks Beemer, 36, has been denied parole and must remain in prison for at least 10 more years, ...

Youngstown man accused of throwing woman

Local News September 18, 2026

LIBERTY — A Youngstown man has been charged after a woman accused him of throwing her off a porch after a verbal argument Monday. Cody Gamertsfelder, 51, pleaded not guilty to a charge of domestic violence before Girard Municipal Court Judge Jeffery Adler on Tuesday. According to a police report, officers were called to a Catherine Street residence after Gamertsfelder said his wife was out of control and had locked herself in the bedroom. Dispatchers received a separate call a short period later from a neighbor, who said the woman had called him and said Gamertsfelder had just ...

Enrollment slightly increases at YSU

US stocks rally to their best day in 6 weeks

Business News September 18, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market rallied to its best day in six weeks Thursday after falling oil prices and easing pressure from the bond market helped Wall Street reverse many of its moves from the prior day. The S&P 500 jumped 1.1% for just its second rise in the last nine days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 316 points, or 0.6%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 1.7%. Stocks got a boost after the price for a barrel of Brent crude oil slid 1% to settle at $104.82. That’s down from the nearly $110 it reached earlier in the week on worries that the war with Iran will ...