WARREN — A state witness who gave embattled former Niles mayor Ralph Infante $1,000 in cash every December worked to make sure she did not say anything negative against her friend without providing a full explanation. Karen DeChristofaro testified that from 2009 through 2014, she went to ...
Editor’s note: This is part of a weekly series marking the 120th anniversary of Niles native William McKinley’s U.S. presidency. President William McKinley requested a declaration of war with Spain from the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on April 25, 1898. The text is below: “I transmit to the Congress for its consideration and appropriate action, copies of correspondence recently had with the representative of Spain in the United States, with the United States minister at Madrid, and through the latter with the Government of Spain, showing the action taken under ...
When it happened, Marco DeFalco felt like everyone gave up on the Niles baseball team. Things were already going to be tough for the the Red Dragons coming into this year. Niles lost six regular starters from a senior class that helped claim back-to-back conference titles. Then came another big blow: junior Corbin Foy, a standout shortstop and pitcher, tore his ACL during basketball season and was done for the year. “When Corbin went down,” said DeFalco, a senior for the Red Dragons, “everybody, whether they admit or not, pretty much counted us out.” That was a ...
Dribble. Slash. Shoot. Score. Repeat often. Cameron Kane-Johnson’s movements always have purpose. Nov. 21, 2017, it had more meaning. He knew he had to make an impact. Thirty points, a career high. His Westminster College team, a Division III team. The Titans shouldn’t be competing ...
EAST PALESTINE — Mary Domitrovich glances up from her clipboard, seeing one of her throwers compete. Sometimes it’s about the numbers. Not in this case. Positioning and consistency, those are two staples of a McDonald thrower. Zach Gray has felt the discus leave his hand and travel 158 ...
NILES — Local teens were recognized for their service not only to their churches but also their work in the community by the Niles Interfaith Committee. The committee hosted its annual banquet where five high school seniors were presented the Thomas Murphy Youth Memorial Award of $500 each to Sabrina Boyd of Niles First Presbyterian Church, Tristen Hodgkinson of Mineral Ridge Church of Christ, Andrew Mohn of Niles First United Methodist Church, Kaylee Novicky of Mineral Ridge Church of Christ and Jimayzeya Ware of Valley Baptist Church. Each of the teens is active at their ...
