BOARDMAN — There are 72 seats in theater 6 at Tinseltown in Boardman and every one of them was filled Tuesday afternoon for a special private showing of the animated movie “The Sheep Detectives.” The event was put together through the efforts of Linda Shevel, owner of Three Sheep Gallery ...

CANFIELD — Youngstown State University’s College of STEM partnered with South Side Academy during the 2025-26 academic year to provide students with a hands-on learning experience focused on environmental stewardship and community engagement through the creation of a pollinator garden at ...

BOARDMAN — A local man is charged with causing a scene at a local gas station over the weekend. Shane McClung, 44, of Boardman, faces a minor misdemeanor charge of public indecency after police found him inside the Sheetz near Southern Park Mall, allegedly without pants. The incident was ...

GIRARD — A recent color run fundraiser coordinated by 2026 Girard High School graduates Lacie Lamm and Brooke Zatvarnicky raised more than $2,000 for local nonprofits that help veterans and first responders, including those in memory of fallen safety officers. The Fallen Heroes Girard 5K ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Opening statements and first witnesses in the rape trial of Brian T. Swansiger, 29, of New Middletown, took place Tuesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court with the alleged victim testifying that she knew Swansiger a little bit at Springfield Local Schools, but he was several ...

Editor’s note: Connecting America’s east and west coasts was no easy feat — but once complete, it opened the growing nation in ways never before imagined. Today, we study the impact of the first transcontinental railroad’s completion just outside Ogden, Utah, where on May 10, 1869, ...