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Valley forges world-class robotics team

CANFIELD — The Mahoning County Career & Technical Center’s Griffin Robotics Team 7882W is heading to Dallas, Texas, in May to compete in the VEX V5 Robotics World Championship Competition. It has been a long road that began last May. MCCTC has long been a hotbed for technology and ...

Youngstown water chief ‘flabbergasted’ by low bid for project

YOUNGSTOWN —Youngstown’s water commissioner said he was “flabbergasted” when the apparent low bid for a major water main and lead line replacement project, estimated to cost $16.78 million, came in at less than half that amount. “It’s a reason to celebrate,” said Commissioner ...

Mahoning safety forces to get wellness center

BOARDMAN — Boardman Township will become the hub of wellness for first responders in Mahoning County, thanks to opioid settlement money. Boardman Township trustees earlier this week approved a resolution to provide $122,000 to renovate a property donated to the township to become the ...

Police find BB gun on juvenile at library

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN — A juvenile was taken to the Martin P. Joyce Juvenile Justice Center on Thursday afternoon after Youngstown police received a call from a library on Mahoning Avenue regarding a juvenile telling another juvenile he was going to rob a nearby store. BB guns were ...

Mahoning County grand jury hands up indictments

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County grand jury indicted these 18 people on a variety of charges this week. They are: ● Jay’Quan Lightning, 25, Victor Avenue, strangulation and domestic violence. ● Clyde E. Hudson, 39, Willis Avenue, being a felon in possession of a ...

Mahoning road projects to force one-lane traffic

Staff report The Ohio Department of Transportation has announced the following projects that will affect traffic patterns in Mahoning County over the next several weeks: Interstate 680 northbound under Walker Mill Road is reduced to one lane for ongoing bridge repairs. Walker Mill Road over ...