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Boardman residents oppose cell tower in historic district

BOARDMAN — Some residents are opposing a cellphone tower going up in the township, which they say will negatively impact a historic district. Officials said the project has cleared all requirements and will cause no ill effects to residents or property. The Verizon tower is set to be ...

Downtown Youngstown revival gets $200,000 boost

YOUNGSTOWN — With a $100,000 study underway to help the city’s downtown recover from a number of issues, Youngstown secured another $100,000 to start implementing the plan when it is finished. It was nearly five years ago that the COVID-19 pandemic closed down much of Ohio. After ...

Debate on death penalty heats up

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Prosecutor Lynn Maro was asked for her reaction to two letters Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins sent urging federal and state officials to help restore Ohio’s ability to carry out executions, as the state faces renewed legislative efforts to ...

Liberty traffic stop leads to arrests of 3 men

LIBERTY — A folded and illegible temporary tag led to the arrests of two Youngstown men on active warrants and one being arrested Thursday on new charges by Liberty police. Kevin Washington, 21, was arrested on a failure to comply warrant and Jeremy Sams, 27, was arrested on charges of ...

Mahoning officials study uses for $7.4M in opioid settlement funds

By ED RUNYAN Staff writer YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County commissioners will get about $7.4 million of opioid settlement funds from the OneOhio Recovery Foundation over about 15 years, and they recently learned more about the ways they can use it. Duane Piccirilli, executive director ...

PROPERTY TRANSFERS

Property transfers recorded Feb. 10 to 14 in Mahoning County and Feb. 3 to 7 in portions of Trumbull County: Austintown Taylor R. Millich to Benjamin Scott Blews, 5411 Virginia Drive, $170,00 Louis E. Alexander to Jessica Matyi, 134 Rosemont Ave., $43,000 Kristie L. Murphy and Lee ...