WARREN TOWNSHIP — Troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Warren Post are investigating a fatal, two-vehicle crash at the intersection of U.S. 422 westbound and state Route 5 around 9:40 a.m. Wednesday. A preliminary investigation revealed that a 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe, driven by ...
WARREN — Mary Ann Franklin, a 99-year-old community leader whose decades of volunteer work transformed city neighborhoods, received a proclamation and the key to the city Wednesday from Mayor Doug Franklin as the city prepares to mark Juneteenth. The mayor proclaimed June 19, which is ...
WARREN — Ashaud Johnson, 19, was sentenced Wednesday to 31 years to life in prison in the Feb. 11 shooting death of Da’Mar McKinney, 17, of Youngstown, by firing about a dozen times with an automatic handgun into the parking lot of the Packard House Apartments on Mahoning Avenue where he ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Schwebel Baking Company, a Mahoning Valley institution founded in 1906, plans to end operations after the Fourth of July holiday, the company announced Wednesday in a news release. “The Schwebel’s brand has been known for the highest quality of bread, buns and other bakery products for over 100 years, and we are devastated to reach the point where liquidation is the only remaining option,” said Steve Cooper, Schwebel’s CEO. “We’ve worked with our advisers for several months to identify a buyer or investment source, however despite significant efforts to adapt ...
NILES — City council is looking to adjust how they handle anonymous messages moving forward, with one official acknowledging they should have never accepted the initial letter that sparked the discussion. At a roundtable discussion ahead of Wednesday’s regular meeting, council members discussed potential rule changes — mainly regarding anonymous letters, and whether or not to accept them, according to Law Director Phil Zuzolo. The discussion comes after a city council meeting earlier this month, when an email was sent to Clerk of Council Abbey Lavelle, and later read, ...
McDONALD — Village councilman Don Smith, who has served as chairman of the finance and levy committees, will step down at the end of July because he and his family are moving to Florida. Members of council thanked Smith for his service and plan to seek applicants to fill the seat. Mayor Ray Lewis said Smith has been a dedicated member of the community. He announced that Smith and his wife, Laurie, their son Christian and Laurie’s mother, Virginia Evans, were named the grand marshals for next week’s summer homecoming festival with the parade at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Laurie Smith ...
