YOUNGSTOWN — Saying an investigation into the conduct of fire Chief Barry Finley, who made racial remarks toward two union officials, is incomplete and inaccurate, the firefighters union has asked the law director to reopen the probe. “Please allow his letter to serve as formal ...
• MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will have a staff meeting 9:30 a.m. today in the first-floor conference room at the administration building, followed by an emergency board meeting at 10 a.m. in the commissioners’ hearing room at the county courthouse. The topic of the emergency meeting is ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Frustration is mounting over the Youngstown City Hall’s fire escape, replaced three months ago, but unable to pass a fire department inspection because of problems inside the building. The issues are on the top floor of the seven-story city hall where work is needed to ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is No. 7 of the Top 10 stories of the year as voted on by newsroom staff. By ED RUNYAN Staff writer YOUNGSTOWN — Throughout 2024, the investigation and prosecution of the three men whose decision to commit a Sept. 21, 2020, robbery led to the death of Rowan ...
AUSTINTOWN — The Zodiac Club Lounge and Grill is closed, and township officials want to make sure it stays that way. After shots were fired in the club’s parking lot Dec. 14, the wheels of government turned fast as police, trustees and administrators sought to bring operations to a ...
BOARDMAN — A local remodeling contractor convicted of fraud could spend Christmas in jail after being arrested on domestic violence charges over the weekend. Court records show John P. Bartos III, 40, of Valley View Drive in Boardman, owner of Gridiron Windows & Doors LLC, is due in ...