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Project Playhouse heads to Penguin City

Community News September 30, 2026

PROJECT PLAYHOUSE: Habitat for Humanity of Mahoning Valley will bring Project Playhouse to Penguin City Brewery on Thursday as businesses and organizations build and design individualized playhouses for families in need – providing children with a safe place to play and imagine their own home. Building teams include: Southwoods Health, Hollywood Gaming Mahoning Valley Race Course, Dearing Compressor, YSU Sokolov Honors College, Window World, America Makes, Farmers National Bank and Mercy Health Foundation/Thrivent Financial. These groups will each be building, painting and decorating ...

Remembering 21st century fallen soldiers at Warren exhibit

Local News September 30, 2026

WARREN -- The exhibit, Remembering Our Fallen, has made a stop on its national tour at the Kinsman House, also known as the Warren Heritage Center. The memorial includes 35 tribute towers with military and personal photos of 5,501 of our nation’s fallen from Sept. 11, 2001, to Aug. 30, ...

Dedication honors Lamoncha family

Business September 30, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — A dedication program took place at the Lamoncha Family Center for Advanced Manufacturing on Tuesday. The center was renamed in honor of the Lamoncha family to recognize their role in industry in the Mahoning Valley, specifically Mark Lamoncha, CEO of Humtown Products, a manufacturing company that specializes in 3D printing. Operated by YBI, formerly known as the Youngstown Business Incubator, the center acts as a hub for 3D printing and additive manufacturing, and houses industrial equipment and workspaces. According to Brandon Lamoncha, this venture between the ...

Dennis Haskins, who played the hapless principal on ‘Saved by the Bell,’ dies at 75

National News September 30, 2026

The Associated Press Dennis Haskins, the actor best known for playing the affable Principal Richard Belding on the hit NBC sitcom “Saved by the Bell,” has died. He was 75. Haskins’ death was confirmed early Tuesday by his agent. Additional details were not immediately available. “It’s a tragic loss,” his agent, Jay Schachter, said in a statement. “Everyone loved Mr. Belding and those of us who got to know Dennis, loved him even more. He was a great person, and he loved, I mean absolutely LOVED his fans. He always had time for them, no matter what. He was my client and ...

Former ‘American Idol’ singer Caleb Flynn convicted of fatally shooting his wife

Ohio News September 30, 2026

A former Ohio music pastor who once appeared on “American Idol” was convicted of murder Tuesday in the killing of his wife while he was having an affair. Prosecutors said Caleb Flynn, 40, staged a home invasion in February after shooting his wife, Ashley Flynn, a 37-year-old schoolteacher and volleyball coach. Flynn, who claimed his wife was killed by a burglar, could get up to life in prison without the chance of parole when he’s sentenced on Monday. Flynn closed his eyes, shook his head to the side and fought to maintain his composure as the judge read the guilty verdicts ...