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Dr. Stephen L. Gage, 66, longtime YSU director of Bands and Orchestra

Dr. Stephen L. Gage, 66, YSU director of Bands and Orchestra

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Dr. Stephen L. Gage, 66, longtime YSU director of Bands and Orchestra dies. The community is invited to share a memory, photo, or condolence...
Silly Science Sunday set for Sept. 15 at Wean Park

Silly Science Sunday set for Sept. 15 at Wean Park

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Silly Science Sunday will look different this year as it moves from OH WOW! Children's Center to Wean Park and Huntington Community Alley in...
Public art brightens neighborhoods, seeks to spur revival

Public art brightens neighborhoods, seeks to spur revival

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Public art brightens neighborhoods, seeks to spur revival | Cities from Omaha to Philadelphia are experiencing a new explosion of visual art in public...
This new series explores the historic architecture of the Mahoning Valley. The first installment focuses on Youngstown Hospital.

Youngstown Hospital: Historic Architecture of the Mahoning Valley

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“Youngstown Hospital: Historic Architecture of the Mahoning Valley” – In this new series, we explore the historic architecture of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley....

Ohio: Youngstown mosquito trap tests positive for West Nile Virus

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The Youngstown City Health District has been notified by the Ohio Department of Health on July 15 that mosquitoes tested from one of their...

Gov. DeWine tests positive for Covid-19

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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has tested positive for Covid-19. DeWine’s office made the announcement in a prepared statement on Tuesday. “At approximately 5:30 p.m. today,...

$1,500 grant to underwrite disabilities-arts initiative

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The Fine Arts Council of Trumbull County, in partnership with the Collective Palette, has received a $1,500 grant from the Ohio Arts Council to...
Jan. 12 rally to support Center for Judaic and Holocaust Studies, director

Jan. 12 rally to support Center for Judaic and Holocaust Studies, director

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Youngstown State University students, faculty and community supporters plan to deliver a petition and letters of support for YSU professor Jacob Labendz and the...
A defining moment in local labor history began 80 years ago.It was the third week in June of 1937, and steel workers had been on strike against the “Little Steel” companies for about a month in a collection of mills around the southern and western shores of the Great Lakes. Other cities also saw shocking violence, including Chicago, where 10 people were slain as police fired on a Republic Steel picket line.

Defining moment in local labor history began 80 years ago

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Gunfire rang out. Strikers and sympathizers fell to the ground. Two people died at an entrance of the Republic Steel mill on Poland Avenue...
Youngstown Events | November 1-30

Ward Beecher Planetarium to open 2022-23 season Sept. 16-17

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Ward Beecher Planetarium to open season Sept. 16-17 – Youngstown State University’s Ward Beecher Planetarium will open its 2023-23 season with a live tour...
4 distinguished journalists to join Youngstown Press Club Hall of Fame

4 distinguished Valley journalists to join Press Club Hall of Fame

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Four distinguished Mahoning Valley journalists will be inducted into the Youngstown Press Club Hall of Fame in September.  They are: Dennis B. Mangan, retired Vindicator...
Pop-up art event to benefit YMCA Ukraine | Any form of sunflower artwork that is portable and ready to hang will be accepted

Pop-up art event to benefit YMCA Ukraine

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Pop-up art event to benefit YMCA Ukraine | Any form of sunflower artwork that is portable and ready to hang will be accepted. YWCA Mahoning...
Stambaugh Auditorium, DeYor enter into management agreement

Stambaugh Auditorium, DeYor enter into management agreement

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Stambaugh Auditorium, DeYor enter into management agreement | Stambaugh will provide general administrative, operations, event booking, marketing and fund development functions as part of...

Bar Association forms ‘Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts’ committee

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The Mahoning County Bar Association recently announced its plans to start a Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts committee, which will provide pro bono legal...
Mahoning Valley Scrappers announce 2024 coaching staff

Mahoning Valley Scrappers announce 2024 coaching staff

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The Mahoning Valley Scrappers are announcing their 2024 coaching staff. Joining Scrappers manager Quinten McCracken for the 2024 season are former Major League Baseball relief...
Downtown hotel developers see great potential for Stambaugh Building

Hotel developers see great potential for Stambaugh Building

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Hotel developers see great potential for Stambaugh Building | The $25-million project is the joint effort of NYO Property Group and Pan Brothers Associates...

Meijer seeks local artists to partner on culturally-inspired products

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Meijer is seeking local artists to partner on culturally-inspired products. The Michigan-based grocery store chain is announcing plans to launch a special collection in stores...
Jewish Community Center to hold Suzi Solomon Golf Classic

Jewish Community Center to hold Suzi Solomon Golf Classic June 13

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The Jewish Community Center of Youngstown will hold its annual Suzi Solomon Golf Classic June 13 at Squaw Creek-Avalon Golf and Country Club, located...
The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Our guide lists important deadlines, voter requirements and how to register to vote. (Canstock)

General election: deadlines, requirements, register to vote

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The general election is set for Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. Polls are open from 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. You may cast your ballot in your precinct...
VA Northeast to host virtual town hall today for Mahoning, Trumbull

VA Northeast to host virtual town hall today for Mahoning, Trumbull

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VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System will host a virtual town hall Wednesday covering veteran healthcare expansion, eligibility and benefit questions. The VA will answer questions...

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