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MVARA hosts annual Field Day at MetroParks Farm

CANFIELD — On Saturday, members of the Mahoning Valley Amateur Radio Association (MVARA) began their annual 24-hour event known as Field Day, which features local amateur radio operators who are working off generators or solar power. “We will be putting the Mahoning County Emergency ...

Author tackles McKinley memorial in latest book

NILES — Author Paul Rohrbaugh of New Middletown first became aware of the McKinley National Birthplace Memorial when he needed to draft a fourth-grade report about a United States president. “I was awestruck by the white marble building in the middle of Niles and that motivated me to ...

1901 Idora Park 4th of July touted as record breaker

125 Years Ago, 1901transcribed as originally published in the Youngstown Vindicator: “At Idora. The program for the Fourth of July has been announced. A record breaker in point of attendance and the number of people who will go there is promised.” “Manager Robert T. Ivory, manager of ...

Supersized salutation from Youngstown

Muralist Patrick McGlone, owner of Overall Painting Co. of Youngstown, spray paints latex masonry primer Thursday morning on the brick facade of the Purple Cat Disco Garden at 107 W. Federal St. in downtown Youngstown. McGlone’s work is part of the “Layers of Legacy,” a mural on the ...

DeWine vetoes Valley rep’s bill on submetering

Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a bill, sponsored by state Rep. David Thomas, addressing submetering — a practice that results in multi-unit tenants sometimes paying high utility rates. The bill would have created new consumer protections for those who pay electric bills to third-party companies ...

Governor rejects photo ID for mail-in voting in Ohio

A bill to require photo identification from all Ohioans who vote by mail has been vetoed by Gov. Mike DeWine. DeWine, who vetoed House Bill 472 Wednesday, said it “would not discourage fraud, would not add any real security and would create an additional and significant burden for ...