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St. Joseph Hospital turns 100

WARREN — It was in 1924 when Dr. Chester Waller decided to entrust what was then known as Riverside Hospital to the care of the Sisters of the Humility of Mary, leading to 100 years of health care and compassion. On Tuesday, the sisters, Youngstown Catholic Diocese officials and staff, and ...

2 people arraigned in ‘call center scam’

YOUNGSTOWN — Yash Raval was arraigned Monday in U.S. District Court in Youngstown on one count of money laundering accusing him of participating in a money laundering conspiracy that attempted to scam an elderly victim in the Salem area. Raval is one of three men indicted in the case, which ...

Enbridge buys land for Burkey Road gas pipeline project

AUSTINTOWN — A gas line project will affect several homeowners along one road in the township, including the township itself. At Monday’s trustees meeting, Township Administrator Mark D’Apolito said Austintown owns one parcel of land along a stretch of Burkey Road where Enbridge ...

Man convicted of menacing seeks bond

YOUNGSTOWN — Damian Cessna, 27, of Boardman, who a jury found guilty in September of felony obstructing official business and misdemeanor aggravated menacing charges, is asking a judge to reinstate bond. Cessna posted bond April 7, 2022, but Mahoning County Common Pleas Judge Maureen ...

On the record: Hubbard

WHAT: Board of Education meeting Monday. PRESENT: Anna Martin, William Cummings, Josh Barr, Donald Newell and Amanda O’Neill. The board: • Accepted the following donations: $5,000 from T-Mobile to the school’s athletic department; $4,000 from HEPA to the elementary principal’s ...

Boardman man, victim agree to rape conviction, minimum prison sentence

YOUNGSTOWN — John D. Johnson, 36, of Shields Road in Boardman, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of rape and got 3 to 4 1/2 years in prison for raping a young woman Jan. 1, 2024, at his home. The woman told Judge Maureen Sweeney of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court that she suffered ...