NILES — The Mahoning Valley Housing Summit was hosted on Wednesday at the Eastwood Event Centre by the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber to bring together professionals, developers and community leaders in the housing industry. The main focus of the summit was to brainstorm possible ...
AUSTINTOWN — The Canfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash that occurred at approximately 03:07 a.m. Thursday, according to an OHP press release. At approximately 03:07 a.m., a 2026 Freightliner Cascadia semi, driven by Justin Hinds, 55, of Conyers, Georgia, was traveling westbound on Interstate 80 near mile post 222. At that time a 2010 Ford Crown Victoria, driven by Theodore Sisak, 35, of Erie, Pennsylvania, quickly approached the semi from the rear. Sisak’s vehicle struck the trailer causing fatal injuries to himself, according ...
LEAVITTSBURG — In 1996, a group of Leavittsburg residents were concerned with the littering and debris at the intersection of West Market Street and South Leavitt Road and decided to do something about it. The residents gathered and formed a group they called the Downtown Leavittsburg Improvement Association, which today is known as the Leavittsburg Heritage Association. Shirley Combs said at the 1996 meeting she was elected president of the group, a title she continues to hold 30 years later. The group’s members gathered this week at the Leavittsburg Heritage Museum run on West ...
BAZETTA — Township officials are working on a formal agreement with wildlife exhibitor BobKats Lil Critters after questions were raised about liability and public interaction with the animals. Trustee Chairman Michael Hovis said BobKats provided its licensing, insurance and other information to the township, which forwarded the material to its insurance company. The insurer recommended that the township have an agreement prepared by its attorney outlining the terms under which the organization could participate in township events. Hovis said he will cover that expense himself. “I ...
WARREN — Dave Luton and his display honoring the men and women who gave their lives in service to the Global War on Terror traveled from Omaha, Nebraska, to the Kinsman House lawn on Tuesday. An opening ceremony took place at noon Wednesday to welcome the Remembering Our Fallen traveling ...
LEAVITTSBURG — Public school officials and advocates say Ohio’s education funding system is unfair, with the state’s percentage of money decreasing, causing a heavy burden on property tax owners and impacting the quality of education. A.J. Calderone, superintendent of the LaBrae Local School District, which hosted the Greater Western Reserve School Funding Forum at its high school, said: “You can’t talk about fair school funding, you can’t talk about income tax restructuring and property tax reform, you can’t talk about vouchers or litigation efforts in state of Ohio in ...
