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Davis Family YMCA’s FIVE Squared art show

More than 500 pieces of art are for sale. The only requirement was the size – 5 inches square.

Local dentists, Choffin students lend skills to help children

Local dentists and Choffin Career and Technical Center students donated their time and skills to Youngstown City Schools students for Give Kids a Smile Day on Friday.

School at Work offers grads path to better life

Bernadette McRae-Elliot, left, one of the School at Work graduates, receives her certificate of completion from Georgette Peters, the School at Work facilitator during the graduation luncheon at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital on Wednesday.

MILESTONES | YSU professor chosen for state art award

RJ Thompson, a tenured assistant professor of graphic and interactive design in the Department of Art at Youngstown State University, was chosen for the Community Development & Participation state art award.

Ursuline creates ‘magnificent space’ for budding artists

Maddie McGlone, Ursuline High School junior, works on her drawing Friday in the newly renovated art room.

Deceased officer’s daughter receives police escort to school

Olivia Dobbins, with stepmother Jennifer and dad T.J., walks to her new school, East Palestine Elementary. A contingent of local officers were there to escort her to her first day of class.

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Austintown students figure out how to survive global disaster

Showing the car they designed and built to traverse rough terrain to search for survivors are Austintown sixth-graders, from left, Alison Davis, 11, and Ethan Warmough, Luna Niles and Lana Chine, all 12.

Boardman School officials address realignment plan

Boardman schools Superintendent Timothy Saxton explains the district’s proposed realignment of schools to a packed room at Boardman High School Thursday night.

Mathews school resource officer probe continues

Mathews schools Superintendent Russell McQuaide declined to provide specifics about a nearly monthlong investigation of Vienna Police Sergeant Michael Sheehy, the schools’ resource officer, by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation.

STEM is morphing to STEAM at Youngstown’s public library

Children’s technological programs have added “Arts” to its curriculum.

Thousands of area students join Y'town schools' annual Unity Project

Tracy Schuler Vivo, director of Visual and Performing Arts for Youngstown City Schools, shows some of the entries in the annual Unity Project.

Should Boardman school district close Market Street Elementary?

Boardman proposes closure of Market Street Elementary

The school board is considering closing Market Street Elementary at the end of this school year as part of a district realignment plan.

Canfield students cook up food-truck ideas

Fekety’s Firestone Flatbread won the food-truck competition at Canfield High School on Thursday morning. Winning team members are, from left, Kayla Fekety, Kaleigh Ceci, Kate Duncko and Jenna Allender.

Boardman Schools Fund awards seven mini-grants

The mini-grants awarded by the Boardman Schools Fund for Educational Excellence offer teachers the chance to test drive innovative technology that can be implemented throughout the district.