Six local students had their art pieces chosen to hang in the James A. Rhodes State Office Tower in downtown Columbus as part of the 2026 Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition. Regional and state judging took place earlier this month and nearly 6,000 pieces were submitted from across the ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Donn Hinkle, 76, of Fifth Street, Struthers, was indicted Thursday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court on charges of aggravated vehicular assault and two counts of OVI. The charges stem from an Aug. 27 crash on state Route 7 in Beaver Township that injured Hinkle and at least ...

McDONALD — Village officials have received good news as the community is expected to receive more than $1.4 million in state funding for various park, sidewalk and street projects. Mayor Ray Lewis told village council at its meeting Thursday of the awarded funds, noting it is the largest ...

Women’s History Month is in March. Various events in the Mahoning Valley are planned to celebrate the works and achievements of women. • Through March 31 — The Struthers Library, 95 Poland Ave., will host “Women’s History Month Dress Up and Learn.” Costumes of influential women ...

YOUNGSTOWN — When a man was shot to death Friday afternoon outside of a South Side barber shop, it broke a streak of zero homicides in the city dating back to Nov. 10 — a streak of 130 days or more than four months. Youngstown spokesman Andy Resnick confirmed that officers were called to ...

AUSTINTOWN — Four months have passed since the fatal explosion at the Phoenix House senior living center, and while all surviving residents are still safely housed, no timeline for a return to the building is in place. A gas leak was deemed the cause of the Nov. 22 blast at 850 N. ...