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Bishop calls for prayers for peace

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN — Bishop David Bonnar of the Diocese of Youngstown is urging clergy, religious women and people of faith in the six counties of the diocese to pray Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for March. In a statement released Monday, Bonnar echoes Pope Leo in a call for ...

Commissioners OK $100K in opioid funds for Flying HIGH

YOUNGSTOWN — A local workforce development program is getting support from the county to help make its programming more impactful. Mahoning County commissioners approved a resolution to provide $100,000 in opioid settlement funds to Flying HIGH, Inc. Flying HIGH Founder and Executive ...

Austintown hires three new police officers

AUSTINTOWN — The township’s police force has grown its ranks for the first time in at least three years. At Monday’s regular meeting, the Austintown trustees approved a motion by police Chief Valorie Delmont to hire three new patrol officers. The township hired Caitlyn Klasic, 23, of ...

Testimony to begin in 2023 shooting death of 15-year-old

YOUNGSTOWN — Opening statements will be given in the Danyo Sellers murder trial this morning in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court after a jury was seated Monday. Sellers, 19, went on trial last week also, but it ended Feb. 24 with a mistrial. According to the Brittanica.com website, a ...

Woman found dead north of downtown

YOUNGSTOWN — The body of a woman was found Sunday morning on the ground in front of the Choffin Career and Technical Center at 200 E. Wood St., just north of downtown. Lt. Mohammad Awad of the Youngstown Police Department said Monday there was no foul play involved in the woman’s ...

Lordstown approves consultant for data center discussion

LORDSTOWN — Village council has approved paying $400 to a consultant to do research and prepare information for a presentation on data centers at a future meeting. Councilman Mark McGrail, chairman of the moratorium committee, said at Monday’s meeting that Brian Frantz, who is the ...