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City council picks McWilson for 6th Ward seat

YOUNGSTOWN — City council voted to appoint Cynthia McWilson to represent the 6th Ward, a position that’s been vacant for more than two months. After initially voting 4-2 Wednesday against Janet Tarpley, a former 6th Ward councilman — who was nominated first — council members then ...

Cooking up some new skills

CHAMPION — Trumbull Career & Technical Center and Second Harvest Food Bank are collaborating to offer a culinary arts cooking class for elementary school children in Trumbull County. Tiffany Daley, restaurant management instructor of the Culinary Arts Academy at TCTC, said this week, 17 ...

Detective: Sellers gave several stories when asked about girl’s murder

YOUNGSTOWN — Prosecutors rested their case after lead detective Michael Cox completed his testimony Wednesday afternoon in the murder trial of Danyo Sellers, 19, in the April 15, 2023, shooting death of Amiya Monserrat, 15, outside Martha’s Boulevard Tavern on Southern Boulevard. The ...

Scammers claim $22,000 from two victims in Boardman

BOARDMAN — Scammers have been busy this week and managed to take more than $22,000 from two Boardman residents in unrelated cases. In another case, a man is charged with defrauding his own family. A Boardman police report states that a woman came to the station on Friday to report that ...

Hubbard youth leader addresses council

HUBBARD — A resident representing a group aimed at helping the youth in the community is hoping to work with the city for future endeavors, as he explained to council members at Monday’s meeting. Parkview Drive resident James Chaney said he was at the meeting at the request of Councilman ...