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Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.
YSU faculty official: Dunn story started slow in Illinois, ignited in the Mahoning Valley
Dunn story started slow in Illinois, ignited in the Mahoning Valley
Jackknifed tractor-trailer clogs lanes on I-80 west in Austintown
Jackknifed tractor-trailer clogs lanes on I-80 west in Austintown
UPDATE | YSU President Dunn resignation effective Aug. 16
YSU Academic Senate worries about leadership vacuum Youngstown State University’s Academic Senate
Fitch tops Boardman in girls basketball sectional game
The Falcons advance by holding off the Spartans.
New leader selected for growing Ohio Muslim community
New leader selected for growing Ohio Muslim community
Older Americans are early winners under health law
Older Americans are early winners under health law
Rescue Mission clients can now get associate degree
Rescue Mission clients can now get associate degree
Venezuela leader expels US officials amid protests
Venezuela leader expels US officials amid protests CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolas
Disabled woman dies in Mecca house fire
Disabled woman dies in Mecca house fire MECCA A 75-year-old disabled woman died in her tome
UN letter to Kim Jong Un warns on accountability
UN letter to Kim Jong Un warns on accountability GENEVA (AP) — A U.N. panel warned North Korean
YSU and city police respond to shooting near campus
YSU and city police respond to shooting near campus The YSU Police Department is advising the
Lowellville Council meets at 6 today
Lowellville Council meets at 6 today LOWELLVILLE Lowellville Village Council will have a special
Ohio lawmaker off ballot after clerical error
Ohio lawmaker off ballot after clerical error FREMONT, Ohio (AP) — A longtime Republican in the
Bowling Green and college faculty reach deal on cuts
Bowling Green and college faculty reach deal on cuts BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — A union
Dunn a no-show for Crash Day; YSU trustees to meet on 'presidential employment'
Dunn a no-show for crash day; YSU trustees to meet on 'presidential employment'
SOCIETY DIGEST
UM church plans Swiss steak dinner CANFIELD Canfield United Methodist Church, 27 S. Broad St.,

Dunn to leave YSU for Southern Illinois?
Youngstown State University officials were surprised — and in the dark — Sunday about whether they will lose their president, Randy J. Dunn, to Southern Illinois University after only about seven months on the job.
Soap Box Derby champs to be honored
Youngstown Area Soap Box Derby champions are among 100 derby champions representing 65 Ohio communities who will be recognized for their accomplishments at the State House Recognition Day on Tuesday in Columbus.

Danridge’s Burgundi celebrates its history
The heritage and history of Danridge’s Burgundi Manor, the first nursing home for black people in Youngstown, is being honored and recognized with special activities and by its new owners during February, Black History Month.
African-American Achievers banquet set
The theme for the 29th annual Trumbull County African-American Achievers Hall of Fame Banquet at 6:30 p.m. Saturday is “Coming Together, Making a Difference.”

Students compete in Ocean sciences bowl
Students from Boardman High School took the first-place regional trophy recently for the National Ocean Sciences Bowl at the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium. The group includes, from left, Megan Banks, Luke Carabbia, Kaye Moyer, Jimmy Jones and Matt Stark. They are preparing for the finals event that will take place in Seattle in May.
City native Pinkney remembered as political genius
The man behind the election of Cleveland’s first black mayor and who was the national chairman for the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s run for the White House in 1984 was from Youngstown.
Tax plan rankles oil & gas industry
A revised severance tax bill, introduced last week by Republicans in the Ohio House of Representatives, proposed a higher tax rate and shortened the period before it would take effect, riling a top oil and gas industry representative.

Their cup of tea
Queenie Howell hasn’t lived in London for almost 60 years, but she’s still insistent upon the proper way to make a perfect English cup of tea.
Find more work slots or restore food stamps to needy Ohioans
Editorial: By all accounts, Ohio in general and the Mahoning Valley in particular have a long road to hoe