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Trump visits Ohio, pledges payments to seniors for Medicare premiums

VANDALIA, Ohio -- President Donald Trump is promising more payments to voters just ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections — this time, to more than 20 million seniors, giving them $90 each to help pay for Medicare premiums. The announcement, originally made by Trump on social media late ...

Plans for Warren marker progress

WARREN — Greg Thumm gets pretty excited when he talks about a 1958 Youngstown Vindicator news article found among the items his late uncle, Karl Thumm, saved. The article says one of Warren’s great historical figures, General Simon Perkins, directed workmen around 1816 to erect a ...

Officials predict strong voter turnout

With high-profile and competitive races for governor and U.S. senator on the ballot, election directors in Mahoning and Trumbull counties are predicting good turnout. Tom McCabe, Mahoning County Board of Elections director, said he expects turnout for the election in his county to be more than 55%. Stephanie Penrose, director of the Trumbull County Board of Elections, predicts turnout to be nearly 60% in her county. McCabe said: “People are talking about the races for governor and senator. People will be more motivated to vote this time than four years ago” when all of the ...

NFL suspends York, fines him $500,000 after trafficking arrest

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The NFL suspended San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York for six games Friday following his arrest earlier this year in a prostitution sting in the Mahoning Valley. The league announced that York also was fined $500,000 for violating the league's personal conduct ...

Ceremony honors fallen nurses

WARREN — Members of the Nurse Honor Guard of Eastern Ohio paid tribute to those nurses who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving their country during times of war. The program “Hands of Healing in a Time of War” was attended by more than 50 people at the Warren Heritage Center ...

Study: Niles sewer rates could increase by 13% for first three years

NILES — Local residents could see their monthly sewer bill rise nearly $10 a month at the start of 2027 based on the results of a five-year rate study. City officials at a recent utilities committee meeting heard from Steve Courtney and Amanda Guci of Raftelis, a North Carolina-based public-sector management and financial consulting firm that specializes in advising local governments and utilities. The firm was tasked with handling the city’s rate study, which covers 2027 to 2031, and provides an overview of the study’s goal, current rates and operating expenses, and a ...