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Vienna event recognizes sacrifices

VIENNA — John Hinely acknowledged the number of youth who weren’t even born when planes flew into the Twin Towers in New York City, into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and crashed into a Shanksville, Pa., field as part of the reason why remembering the attacks matters more. “We ...

‘Remembrance, reflect and recommit’

HOWLAND — Every generation has a defining historical moment. For the Greatest Generation, it was World War II. For Baby Boomers, it was the assassination of President John F. Kennedy Jr. A more recent significant event was the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. They occurred in New ...

Friday crash on state Route 5 kills 25-year-old motorcyclist

BRACEVILLE TOWNSHIP — A 25-year-old Leavittsburg man died in a two-vehicle accident on state Route 5 Friday night near the intersection of state Route 82 in what some people call the Center Of The World. The Ohio State Highway Patrol stated in a press release that Devin Totherow was traveling eastbound on Route 5 on a 2011 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide at 9:26 p.m. A juvenile was driving a 2001 Ford Mustang westbound on Route 5 and tried to turn left into a private parking lot. As the Mustang traveled left of center into the eastbound lanes to complete the turn, it was struck by ...

How employment specialists help build new futures

When most people think about finding a job, they picture filling out applications, submitting resumes and preparing for interviews. But for many individuals, getting a job is only one piece of a much larger puzzle. Reliable transportation, mental health challenges, disabilities, criminal ...

Woman accused of ramming Liberty hotel

LIBERTY — A Youngstown woman faces charges after she was accused of ramming a hotel with her vehicle early Friday. Zayanna Dowd, 22, pleaded not guilty later in the day to a misdemeanor charge of aggravated menacing in front of Girard Municipal Court Judge Jeffery Adler. She also appeared on a charge of vandalism. According to a police report, officers were called to the Days Inn on Liberty Street for an unrelated call, but a disturbance had happened there, and all involved people were gone by the time officers arrived. Officers spoke with the hotel’s manager, who said a ...