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South High Fieldhouse comes tumbling down

Local News

YOUNGSTOWN — Demolition began earlier this week on the long-shuttered South High Fieldhouse. Crews from Generation X Contractors LLC had the building almost completely down as of Wednesday afternoon. Youngstown’s Board of Control hired the Youngstown company for $113,876 to abate ...

Agenda

Community News

• BEAVER TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet 10:30 a.m. Friday at the administration building to discuss road contracts and other matters. • YOUNGSTOWN BOARD OF EDUCATION will have a work session 9 a.m. Saturday in the second floor conference room of the Youngstown Rayen Early College High School ...

US stocks see historic gains after Trump pauses most tariffs

Business News

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks soared to one of their best days in history on a euphoric Wall Street Wednesday after President Donald Trump said he would back off on most of his tariffs temporarily, as investors had so desperately hoped he would. The S&P 500 surged 9.5%, an amount that would ...

Trustees in Canfield seek solutions for PUD flood

Local News

CANFIELD TOWNSHIP — Nearly a dozen residents attended this week’s trustees meeting to complain about a water problem in their Timberland Trail neighborhood, which is in a planned unit development (PUD) off Tippecanoe Road. “Runoff water is a problem,” Ernie Zavoral said. “We ...

Covelli Centre, amp, Wean Park log success in finances for 2024

Local News

YOUNGSTOWN — The city-owned Covelli Centre, Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre and Wean Park in 2024 had their sixth-best year in operating revenue and their best year since 2019. Also, despite having to cancel its Y-Live concert — which generates about $100,000 annually for the city ...

YSU student newspaper wins top statewide honors

Local News

Staff report Youngstown State University’s student newspaper, The Jambar, placed first in overall excellence in Division A of the Ohio News Media Association’s Collegiate Newspaper and Website Competition. The Jambar staff also earned recognition in seven of the competition’s 10 ...