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YSU seminar planned for veterans

YSU schedules seminar next month for veterans interested in starting, growing small business


YSU English festival

High-school and middle-school students from throughout Northeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania


383 Fitch graduates urged to embrace future

Rigby, a service dog of Austintown Fitch 2015 graduate Cameron Gumble, welcomes graduates Emily Dunn, left, and Janae Rivera to commencement ceremonies in the high school gym. Graduation exercises took place Saturday morning.

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Some feeding sites open Monday June 8

Children 1 to 18 are eligible


Mahoning County High School confers 30 diplomas

If all goes according to plan, Rayshawn Wynn will be receiving quite a few passes, but for now, he’s thrilled to have scored a major victory by having received his high-school diploma.


79 seniors graduate from Jackson-Milton

By SEAN BARRON news@vindy.com NORTH JACKSON The path in life Cheyenne N. LaRose plans to take


'Go after it!’ Mancini tells Chaney grads of their dreams

Isaiah Randall gets some help with his cap from fellow graduate Ashley Delgado before the start of Chaney High School’s commencement Friday evening. Several other Valley schools' graduations took place Friday — East, Jackson-Milton and Mahoning County High School. Find links to their stories inside.


Poland’s Kreatsoulas has goal for state finale

When Poland High School senior discus thrower Nikki Kreatsoulas laces up her neon orange and green Saucony shoes for the Division II state track and field championships at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, it will be a culmination of the last four years rolled into one.

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Summer of Freedom

Pastor Christopher McKee Jr. of Tabernacle Baptist Church shows a poster publicizing the Children’s Defense Fund Summer Freedom School that will be conducted at the Youngstown church June 22 to July 31. The school provides cutting-edge literacy development.


Ursuline graduate overcomes cancer to earn diploma – with honors

Aislinn Rubinic, center, graduates with honors today from Ursuline High School. The oldest child of Jeannine, left, and Patrick Rubinic was diagnosed five years ago with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. She missed most of eighth grade and much of ninth grade but is still graduating on time.


Youngstown mayor says he’d oversee schools, if asked

A committee of state board of education met in the city Thursday


Mooney renovations cost $5M

The plan is to complete all renovations, from the roof to the ground floor, by late summer 2017


Youngstown schools need more staff to address attendance

Only five of the city district’s schools have met attendance goals this year


Liberty graduates 98

Class members are going their separate ways and will miss one another, but they have a lot to accomplish on their own.


YSU organization awards grants

YSu student organization pays it forward by awarding grants