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Trumbull native installed as new pastor in Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN — The Rev. Vincent E. Peterson II has been installed as the new senior pastor of Third Baptist Church in Youngstown. Peterson, a Trumbull County native and Howland High School graduate, was joined by pastors, clergy and ministers from Mahoning and Trumbull counties for the ...

Catholic Charities sets Voice of Hope event

YOUNGSTOWN — Together with Bishop David Bonnar of the Diocese of Youngstown, Catholic Charities will host its annual Voice of Hope dinner at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Eastwood Event Centre in Niles. Doors will open with dinner at 6 p.m. The Rev. William B. Kraynak and Knights of Columbus ...

Religion news

84TH BIRTHDAY: Dr. Ron Daniels, president of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century and convener of the National African American Reparations Commission, will return to Youngstown to celebrate his 84th birthday among family, friends, allies and the community, which he credits with ...

Did Pope Leo find his voice in Africa?

LUANDA, Angola — And in Africa, the lion roared. There is a case to be made that Pope Leo XIV, the careful, reserved, Midwestern Augustinian, found his voice on his epic trip through Africa, blasting the “handful of tyrants” and “chains of corruption” that have held parts of the ...

Building empathy for dementia patients

As dementia rates continue to climb across Ohio — particularly in the Mahoning Valley — a new hands-on training is helping caregivers and community members better understand what it’s like to live with the condition. According to the Ohio Department of Health, dementia is not a single ...

PEOPLE’S PHARMACY: Don’t use blue Listerine to cure dandruff

Q. Quite a while back, I read in your newspaper column about using a mixture of Listerine and baby oil to cure dandruff. You did not provide the ratio for this mixture. I began massaging old-fashioned amber Listerine into my scalp for 30 seconds every morning. Since I didn’t have any baby ...