Perhaps a little sunshine and warm temperatures will finally help us realize that we are rapidly approaching prom and graduation season in the Mahoning Valley. End-of-year (or end of K-12 careers for seniors) is nearly upon us and that means it is time for some important conversations between ...

When it comes to athletics and school spirit, tradition is key. As young students, some kids dream of following in the footsteps of athletes at their high schools and taking part in school traditions like pep rallies, parades, donning a school jersey, or running out of a tunnel on a Friday ...

“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhumane.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., March 1966 Fifty-eight years ago last month, the father of America’s civil-rights movement duly lashed out at the widening health gap between white Americans and ...

Many Mahoning Valley homeowners are mad over rising property taxes and vow they aren’t going to take it anymore. They are not alone. Many residents throughout the Buckeye State have been slammed with mammoth spikes in their property tax bills this year because of the skyrocketing valuation ...

Hydrilla has been identified as one of the most problematic and invasive aquatic plants in the United States. It was first introduced to Florida in the late 1950s, and now, it has found its way into lakes around the country, including Mosquito Lake. According to Trumbull County Commissioner ...

Ohio lawmakers have an opportunity to do the right thing, now that Secretary of State Frank LaRose has sought an opinion that resulted in a letter to Ohio Democratic Party Chair Liz Walters. In the letter, LaRose’s office told Walters about an “apparent conflict in Ohio law,” according to ...