Dan Pompili

The Mahoning Valley may not have had a white Christmas, but it seems Mother Nature has not forgotten that it is indeed winter in Northeast Ohio, and she plans to remind us of it this weekend in grand fashion. The National Weather Service in Cleveland warns of an imminent winter storm that should begin in […]

YOUNGSTOWN — A discussion about Statehouse property tax bills turned tense at Thursday’s Mahoning County commissioners meeting. State Rep Lauren McNally, D-Youngstown, addressed commissioners during the public comment period of the meeting to share information about some small-scale property tax reform efforts being considered for passage by the Ohio General Assembly in both the House […]

AUSTINTOWN — The township’s police force has grown its ranks for the first time in at least three years. At Monday’s regular meeting, the Austintown trustees approved a motion by police Chief Valorie Delmont to hire three new patrol officers. The township hired Caitlyn Klasic, 23, of Austintown, a graduate of Kent State University’s police […]

YOUNGSTOWN — Water damage at Austintown’s library, a major overhaul at the East Side branch for similar reasons, heaving floors and an uncertain future in Poland are among the most significant issues facing the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County. The reason may be the way these specific branches were designed. The Poland branch […]

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County will seek restitution through the courts for costly utility delays on the Western Reserve Road widening project. Mahoning County commissioners Thursday approved a last-minute addition to the agenda — a motion by Mahoning County Engineer Patrick Ginnetti to begin litigation to recover an unspecified amount the county lost throughout the roughly […]

Donor to pay for baby box in Austintown

YOUNGSTOWN — The debate is over about the Poland library branch, and it leaves many residents of the community unhappy. A majority of the audience stood up and walked out of the room after the Board of Trustees of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County voted 9-3 on Wednesday evening to relocate their […]

Board awards heroes of mental health in county

AUSTINTOWN — Many senior citizens in the township can now rely on the Austintown Senior Center for a little extra help staying healthy. On Thursday, the center cut the ribbon on its new Telehealth, Health and Wellness Room. The converted office space provides technology for telehealth appointments and online health care as well as basic […]

Man charged in death of baby in Struthers -