$105,000 grant allows ACTION to expand Mobile Market
A $105,000 grant from the Mercy Health Foundation will allow the Alliance for Congregational Transformation Influencing our Neighborhoods (ACTION) to expand its Mobile Market initiative. The...
Playhouse Youth Theatre receives $10,000 Watson grant
The Youngstown Playhouse has received a $10,000 grant from the Walter E. & Caroline H. Watson Foundation. The grant will be used to support...
KIDZ BOP to open 2024 Ohio State Fair concert series
Ohio State Fair officials have announced that KIDZ BOP will once again take the stage in the WCOL Celeste Center for opening day of...
The Summit FM’s ‘330 Day Concert’ returns to Kent March 30
The Summit FM’s “330 Day Concert” returns to the Kent Stage on Saturday, March 30. Doors open at 6 p.m. with music starting at...
Columbus meeting to warn of fire dangers during extreme cold
As the Midwest experiences extreme cold, federal, state and local officials will come together in Columbus to raise awareness of the fire dangers associated...
‘Tips for a Cause’ kicks off Trumbull County Historical Society fundraiser
Modern Methods Brewing Company, in collaboration with the Trumbull County Historical Society, is announcing the “Tips for a Cause” fundraiser and membership campaign kickoff. The...
Mercy Health seeks experienced nurses, offers hiring bonuses
Mercy Health is hiring experienced nurses to care for patients in the med-surg and progressive care units at all three Mahoning Valley hospitals.
Increased sign-on...
Ideastream director to speak on creating public media newsroom
Mike McIntyre, executive editor of Ideastream Public Media, will address a Feb. 15 luncheon gathering of the Youngstown Press Club.
The event will begin at...
Scholarship honors YSU Interim President Dr. Helen K. Lafferty
The fund advisors of the John S. and Doris M. Andrews Memorial Fund, a component fund of the Community Foundation of Mahoning Valley, have...
Champion to host FIRST LEGO League District competition Jan. 13
The Champion FIRST Robotics team is announcing the 2024 Northeast Ohio FIRST LEGO League District robotics competition, set for Saturday, Jan. 13.
The competition occurs...
Letter: Former YSU president questions Board’s process
The following letter was written by Dr. Leslie H. Cochran, who served as president of Youngstown State University from July 1992 through 2000. Bold and...
Letter: College football in disarray
To the Editor:
As a Penn Stater, class of 1963, I was disappointed with the loss to Mississippi in the Peach Bowl, and I was...
DeWine announces special election for Ohio’s 6th Congressional District
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced special election dates for the 6th Congressional District to fill the District's upcoming vacancy.
The election schedule will include a partisan...
Youngstown Area Goodwill announces interim CEO for 2024
Shelley Murray has been announced as Interim CEO for Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries, Inc., for 2024.
Murray is taking over for CEO Ann Phillips, who...
Kent Trumbull seeks short videos for student film festival in January
Kent State University at Trumbull's Digital Media Production Center, in partnership with Kent State Trumbull Theatre, Hounding Productions LLC and Trumbull Satellite (a student-run...
Youngstown Press Club seeks scholarship applications by April 1
The Youngstown Press Club is seeking applications for the two $2,000 scholarships it will award in 2024.
The awards will go to college juniors or...
DeWine’s office announces 83 state appointments
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s office announced 83 state appointments Friday. Areas include education, health care, law enforcement, economic development, aging, criminal justice, and immigration.
Franklin...
Lit Youngstown to open 2024 Reader Series with 2 local historians
Lit Youngstown will open its 2024 “First Wednesday Reader Series” with local historians Sean T. Posey of Canfield and Roslyn Torella of Lowellville.
The true-stories...
Youngstown Phantoms home games for December, beyond
The Youngstown Phantoms will take on the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders in two away games before returning home to face NTDP on Dec. 15. Puck drop is set...
YSU Foundation issues statement on presidential search
The YSU Foundation issued the following statement this morning with the request: “Per our own Board and leadership, please release the whole statement as it...
