Nine hours of music planned for blues festival

YOUNGSTOWN -- The Mahoning River Blues Festival on Sunday will include nine hours of live music, beginning at 3 p.m.
Admission is $7 (free for active military members with identification) for the event, which will be held indoors and outdoors at B & amp;O Station Banquet Hall, 530 Mahoning Ave., near downtown. Gates open at 1:30 p.m.
After the music on the outdoor stage wraps up around midnight, the festival will continue indoors until 2 a.m. For more information, call (330) 480-9859.