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Trumbull Town Hall to end 47-year run

In his football coaching career, Jim Tressel’s teams pulled off some last-minute heroics. That won’t happen with his Trumbull Town Hall program on Wednesday at Packard Music Hall. No matter how great his talk may be, the lecture series is calling it quits after 47 years. Rising costs ...

South Avenue Bridge bids are higher than estimated cost

YOUNGSTOWN — Both bids for a project to rehabilitate a small bridge on South Avenue came in higher than the engineer’s estimate, but a city official expects the project to be awarded in a couple of weeks. The estimate for the South Avenue Bridge project was $1,635,232. The apparent low ...

Man stabbed near gas station

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN — A man was in stable condition after he was stabbed late Thursday near the Shell Gas Station, 1907 South Ave. Officers were called to the area of the gas station and Samuel Avenue at 11:56 p.m. A woman had called 911 to say that she and another woman were near ...

Estate of Evelyn Stephens donates $272,000 to Kilcawley campaign

Staff report The estate of a special education teacher has made a gift of $272,000 to Youngstown State University’s Kilcawley: Centered on the Future campaign. Evelyn V. Stephens’ donation was made to support university priorities and initiatives that most directly benefit YSU students ...

Property transfers

Property transfers recorded April 14 to 18 in Mahoning County: Austintown The Nellie M. Terlecky Revocable Living Trust to Connor Everly and Julia Everly, 4234 Patricia Ave., $139,900 Michael Alan Ray and Katelyn Marie Ray to Jeffrey Joseph Gran, 4585 E. Radio Road, $205,000 The ...

Faithful in Valley honor Pope Francis

The Catholic Diocese of Youngstown hosted a special Mass on Thursday night to honor the legacy of Pope Francis,who died Monday at age 88. Church members and representatives from the Mahoning Valley Association of Churches and the local Jewish community took part in the service at St. Columba ...