$1.5 million gift creates Paul J. Thomas Chair in Economics at YSU
The daughters of successful late Mahoning Valley businessman Paul J. Thomas have donated $1.5 million to establish a full professor faculty position in Economics...
Nov. 8: Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame to induct Judge Robert P. Milich
The Ohio Department of Veterans Services and Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame Foundation will honor the 2018 Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame Class during...
Board of Health to offer rabies vaccinations on Oct. 27
The Mahoning County District Board of Health will hold a rabies vaccination clinic from 9 a.m. until noon on Saturday, Oct. 27 at the...
Oct. 25, 30: Meetings seek public input on Main Library renovation
As part of the strategic planning process at the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County (PLYMC), the renovation of the historic Main Library...
Street plan seeks to integrate transit, automobiles, bikes
Since the formal adoption of the Youngstown 2010 Comprehensive Plan in 2005, the city has worked to downsize infrastructure and improve connections between the...
Sept. 25: Coalition announces National Voter Registration Day in Valley
A coalition of nonpartisan Mahoning Valley organizations has formed to mark National Voter Registration Day in the Mahoning Valley.
National Voter Registration Day celebrates democracy...
Library Trustees discuss renovation of Main Library
Library Executive Director Aimee Fifarek talked with the Board of Trustees of the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County about beginning a project...
YSU, Incubator, Cisco to offer sessions on IoT for business
Youngstown State University, the Youngstown Business Incubator and Cisco are offering free workshops this month to introduce college students, local entrepreneurs and business/industry partners...
YSU engineering students to collaborate on Stambaugh restoration
Engineering Technology students at Youngstown State University are playing a leading role in restoring an iconic Youngstown landmark - the grand stair and front...
Aug. 30: Penn State Shenango to present ‘Opioid Overdose Awareness’
Penn State Shenango will begin its 2018-19 Lecture Series with a presentation and demonstration on "Opioid Overdose Awareness" at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug....
Ohio Department of Health: Youngstown mosquito tests positive for West Nile Virus
The Youngstown City Health District was notified by the Ohio Department of Health on Aug. 13 that one of the mosquitoes tested from one...
Pop-up playgrounds, block parties set for newly landscaped city lots
Leaders of the Mahoning County Land Bank, City of Youngstown and two community organizations today celebrated the establishment of two new “flexible parks” at...
Election Day: voter deadlines, information, requirements
Voting/Elections
Election Day is the first Tuesday in November or Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. You may cast your ballot in your precinct at your designated...
Longtime Scrappers host boosts players, energizes team
A Mahoning Valley Scrappers game is about more than just baseball.
The atmosphere resembles a carnival with the aroma of cooking oils, beer and hot...
Aug. 11: African American Male Wellness Walk set for Covelli
The 6th annual African American Male Wellness Walk Initiative returns to the Mahoning Valley on Saturday, Aug. 11 with a number of health and...
Mahoning County second-half real estate bills due on Aug. 10
Mahoning County Treasurer Dan Yemma is announcing that property owners will receive their second-half real estate tax bills in the mail in the coming...
Hoffman joins cardiology staff at Northside Regional Medical Center
Northside Regional Medical Center and Steward Medical Group are welcoming Interventional Cardiologist David Hoffman, DO, to Steward Health Care System.
Hoffman is well-known in the...
Summer construction projects underway at Youngstown State
At Youngstown State University, there are several projects currently underway that involve new additions and renovations to the campus.
Rich White, director of planning and...
July 2018: ODOT construction alerts for Mahoning, Trumbull counties
The Ohio Department of Transportation is announcing the following road-construction updates in Mahoning and Trumbull counties for July and beyond.
MAHONING COUNTY
New: Interstate 76 in...
