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...
Second rabies-positive raccoon confirmed in Boardman
Laboratory reports from the USDA Wildlife Services and the Centers for Disease Control confirmed a second raccoon found in Boardman Township was positive for...
Bar Association forms ‘Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts’ committee
The Mahoning County Bar Association recently announced its plans to start a Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts committee, which will provide pro bono legal...
Trustees appoint John Langell as NEOMED president
The Northeast Ohio Medical University Board of Trustees appointed John Langell, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., as the University’s seventh president. The appointment was made official...
New YSU scholarship to support pre-veterinary students
The Youngstown State University Foundation, the fundraising arm of Youngstown State University, announced that The Marjorie Hartman Foundation established a new scholarship and endowment...
College Access Program appoints new director
Mahoning Valley College Access Program recently welcomed Gerri Jenkins as its new executive director. She will lead the nonprofit organization’s efforts to improve access...
Election Day: voter information, deadlines, requirements
Voting/elections
The 2019 general election is the first Tuesday in November or Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. You may cast your ballot in your precinct at...
Upcoming book depicts Warren’s history in pictures
A new book documenting the history of Warren through historic photographs will be released next month. Published by Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America series,...
Walmart recalling rhododendrons infected with sudden oak death
The Ohio Department of Agriculture, in coordination with USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, has detected sudden oak death caused by Phytophthora ramorum...
Ohio: Youngstown mosquito trap tests positive for West Nile Virus
The Youngstown City Health District has been notified by the Ohio Department of Health on July 15 that mosquitoes tested from one of their...
Wendell August Forge partners with NFL in collectibles series
The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns – two gridiron greats, and ultimate rivals, can now unite as the first two teams to be...
