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Housing programs kick off

YOUNGSTOWN – The city, through programs administered by the 717 Credit Union, is accepting applications to improve Youngstown’s housing stock using $5 million in American Rescue Plan funds. A $3 million Residential Facade Program will provide 1% interest loans of up to $10,000 for five ...

Proposal still alive to change appointment process for MetroParks

YOUNGSTOWN — A proposal in the state budget bill sponsored by area legislators to change who selects the members of the Mill Creek MetroParks Board remains a possibility but now goes under consideration by the Ohio Senate. State Rep. Lauren McNally, D-Youngstown, one of the legislators, ...

Hubbard trustees debate demolition

HUBBARD — The decision to demolish a nuisance property in the township was approved earlier this week — but not without heavy debate. Trustees voted 2-1 to hire Crump Construction for the demolition of the McDowell Street structure, costing $9,700. Trustee Jason Tedrow, who voted ...

Mahoning County courts

Marriage licenses granted April 14 to 18 in Mahoning County: Tyshawn Tyawn Harris, 25, Youngstown, and Makasia Taprie Huntley, 29, Youngstown Ashlynn Rae Kufleitner, 27, Lake Milton, and Hayley Kay Adcock, 30, Lake Milton Stephen John Cool, 26, New Cumberland, W.Va., and Tori Sue Feicht, ...

First Presbyterian Church explored its history, legislature

120 years ago in 1905, transcribed as originally published in the Youngstown Vindicator: A committee appointed at the last annual meeting of the First Presbyterian Church of this city to investigate and determine if the congregation had ever been incorporated, made its report Sunday in the ...

New prosecutor outlines changes made in first days

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Prosecutor Lynn Maro wanted her audience Thursday to know things have been done differently over the last 100 days than they were done during the 27 years before that. The grand jury process, attitudes among assistant prosecutors toward plea agreements and the ...