Plans to follow through with the demolition of the historic Robins Theatre in downtown Niles first came to light in October and Mayor Steve Mientkiewicz walked our reporter Mason Cole and photographer R. Michael Semple through the dilapidated building. Cole described the inside of the ...

Ohio lawmakers cannot ignore the will of the people much longer. Gov. Mike DeWine was right this week to ask them to stop dragging their feet on implementing rules for legalized recreational marijuana, which voters approved more than three months ago. “What we don’t want to do is see a ...

The old Roosevelt gym at Roosevelt Elementary School in Hubbard has been cherished by a select few programs as a place that they were able to call home. After being used primarily by local athletic teams within the Hubbard Exempted Village School District, the Hubbard Board of Education is ...

Buckeye State residents have been bombarded in recent years by stories that indicate our law enforcement officers are not always fully equipped to protect and serve. Among the many calls for reform have been increasing the training requirements for becoming an officer in the first place. It ...

As a top-notch center of intercollegiate athletics and robust campus and community programming, the Beeghly Physical Education Center at Youngstown State University has stood for more than 51 years as a crown jewel in the Mahoning Valley. Over those years, the thousands of games and special ...

We already know teaching is a difficult profession. In recent years, it’s become a dangerous one, too. But according to a study published in the Journal of School Violence, and reported by the Ohio Capital Journal, female teachers are at the greatest risk for violence. “Female teachers ...