Diocese of Youngstown announces 2 clergy appointments
Bishop George V. Murry, S.J., and the Diocese of Youngstown are announcing the following clergy appointments, effective March 1.
The Rev. Scott Kopp has been appointed director...
Ohio accepting financial literacy grant applications until March 31
The Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Financial Institutions, is accepting grant applications for the Fiscal Year 2021 Financial Literacy Grant. Grant applications for...
metro30 podcast 017 – Oak Hill Collaborative works to close digital divide
In this episode, Pat Kerrigan explains the mission of the Oak Hill Collaborative and its attempts to make technology available to everyone in the...
Deadlines, voter requirements for Ohio’s presidential primary election
Voting/elections
The 2020 presidential primary election is the third Tuesday in March or Tuesday, March 17, 2020. You may cast your ballot in your precinct...
Robinson-Shuba statue effort secures $25,000 from Crandall Foundation
Supporters of the proposed statue to mark the historic 1946 handshake of baseball Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson and George “Shotgun” Shuba of Youngstown...
Jan. 6: Ohio Means Jobs Library program to assist job seekers
Ohio Means Jobs. Main Library, 305 Wick Ave., Youngstown 44503. 330-744-8636. www.libraryvisit.org/ Are you unemployed or looking for a better job? Come and learn...
Library programs to cover genealogy, research databases
The Warren and Youngstown public library systems will offer a series of programs on genealogy in January and February. Although programs are free, many require...
Penn State to offer food-safety manager certification classes
Penn State Extension will offer the first in a series of ServSafe Food Safety Manager certification courses beginning in January. The fee is $185...
YSU expands physical footprint during 2009 building boom
This photo album captures Youngstown State University and its immediate environment during a robust building phase in 2009. Construction projects in and around YSU...
Mahoning Soil & Water District conducting holiday birdseed sale
The Mahoning Soil & Water Conservation District is announcing its holiday birdseed sale which will take place from now until supplies last.
Locally produced 25-pound...
YSU scholarship honors Al Bright, Youngstown artist and educator
The YSU Foundation is announcing the creation of the Al Bright Memorial Scholarship Fund, named after the first full-time African-American faculty member at Youngstown...
$197,452 grant to provide marketing, tech support to local farmers markets
Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership has received a $197,452 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help market fresh food grown by local farmers.
The Farmers...
YWCA of Youngstown to offer job skills training workshops Jan. 6-24
YWCA Mahoning Valley will help jobseekers navigate their careers with a series of Job Skills Workshops in January.
Sessions occur 9 a.m. to noon, Monday...
$50,000 Youngstown Foundation grant advances Robinson-Shuba statue
Supporters of a downtown Youngstown statue to mark the historic 1946 handshake of baseball Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson and George “Shotgun” Shuba of...
Editor’s Notebook: The Robins Theatre changes everything
A few year’s ago, I attended a press event at the then-vacant Robins Theatre in downtown Warren. Amid the trouble lights, extension cords, and...
Downtown Robinson-Shuba statue would celebrate iconic handshake
A larger-than-life statue commemorating the inspiring 1946 handshake of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American Major League Baseball player, and George “Shotgun” Shuba, his white...
$500,000 grant to fund Stambaugh staircase, facade renovations
Stambaugh Auditorium has received a $500,000 grant from the Hine Memorial Fund of The Youngstown Foundation to support its Monumental Staircase and Facade Restoration...
Oct. 26: ‘National Prescription Take Back Day’ set for Mahoning County
Local residents can properly dispose of unused, unwanted, and expired pills/patches during the National Prescription “Take Back Day” event being held at various Mahoning...
$7-million senior complex to open on North Side of Youngstown
National Church Residences will host a ribbon cutting for its new $7 million affordable senior housing community. It occurs 11 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 2...
Interfaith Home Maintenance, YNDC announce merger
The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation (YNDC) and Interfaith Home Maintenance Service announced the merger of the two organizations in mid-September.
The boards of YNDC and...
