Girard WHAT: City council meeting Monday. PRESENT: Reynald Paolone, John Moliterno, Lily Martuccio, Keith Schubert, Thomas Grumley, Mark Standohar, Jeff Kay and Mayor Mark Zuppo. ABSENT: Sam Zirafi. Council: •Announced officials from Columbiana will attend a future meeting to discuss ...

By SEAN BARRON Correspondent YOUNGSTOWN — Even though Helen Marks has been alive more than eight decades, she remains in the unenviable position of still searching for something idyllic of which she had been deprived. “I’m still working on a happy childhood,” Marks, 84, of ...

Concerns about the potential loss of federal funding have been alleviated for now, but with millions of dollars on the line to support programs and services, Mahoning County community leaders are still watching closely. The order to freeze federal loans and grants has been rescinded, the ...

AUSTINTOWN — When Stephanie Hughes was 8 years old, she found the skull of a seagull near her property. From that day on, she was hooked. Hughes, an Ohio certified volunteer naturalist, presented “Skulls Tell It All” as the monthly program for the Audubon Society of Mahoning Valley ...

GIRARD — Starting Monday, the city administration will see a new face as Mayor Mark Zuppo has appointed Mark Ragozine as safety service director. Zuppo made the announcement Monday at the city council meeting where he and council thanked Sal Ponzio, who served in the position in 2024. ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Local historian and author Thomas G. Welsh reminded listeners at Wednesday afternoon’s lecture at the Wick Park Pavilion that everything old is new again. Speaking before the Rotary Club of Youngstown during its weekly meeting, he discussed the Mahoning Valley’s little-known ...