AmeriCorps workers to undertake neighborhood cleanups on West Side
A crew of workers from the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps arrived today to assist the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation and the City of...
Wean’s Community Investment Grants Program applications due March 1
Letters of Inquiry are currently being accepted for the Wean Foundation’s Community Investment Grants Program. Funding supports non-profit organizations and programs aligned with Wean’s...
Feb. 26: Rotary to present $50,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of Youngstown
The Rotary Club of Youngstown and the Youngstown Rotary Foundation is announcing a gift of $50,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Youngstown.
The...
Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame seeks applications for 2020
The Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame is accepting nominations to recognize those who served in the U.S. Armed Forces and continue to contribute to...
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...
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...
$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...
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...
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...
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...
Regional health conference to seek ‘common ground’ on March 14
Mahoning and Trumbull counties continue to rank among the lowest in Ohio for health outcomes and health factors. Now, a collection of local foundations...
