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GRADS LIST

These students were awarded bachelor’s degrees unless otherwise noted: GROVE CITY COLLEGE, Grove


Students can demonstrate their knowledge in the NEOMED Brain Bee

The Brain Bee will be Jan. 17 at NEOMED


Federal grant continues program

The grant helps low-income or first-generation students succeed in college


YSU grad gets accepted into Fulbright program

Kaitlyn Hankins is the second person from YSU’s Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures to receive the award in the past 10 years.


YSU’s Williamson College receives $150,000 for internships

WCBA will work with local businesses and nonprofit organizations to develop paid internships


Bishop oks ALS challenge at Diocese schools if direct gift

Students of St. Charles School in Boardman chilled out Friday afternoon on the lawn in front of the school as 24 staff members answered the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge by being doused with ice water. Donations collected from the event will go to retired Boardman teacher Christine Terlesky, who has ALS.

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Salem library hosts 'Life After High School' series

The three-part series will help students prepare for brighter futures by explaining some of the options in education and training.


EGCC attendance cost ranks low

Staff report STEUBENVILLE The net price of attendance at Eastern Gateway Community College is


YSU professor launches website

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Randy L. Hoover, emeritus professor of teacher education at Youngstown


GRADS LIST

These students were awarded bachelor’s degrees unless noted: KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, various


Nontraditional students cap college career at YSU summer commencement

The smile on his face made it hard to tell that, for Cecil Monroe, graduating from Youngstown State University wasn’t an entirely happy occasion.


New programs, personnel greet Mahoning Valley students this fall

Another city school year begins with new programs as the district continues its plan to offer more choices for students, while other Mahoning Valley districts implement a science, technology, engineering and mathematics curriculum.


Historian touts importance of The Rayen School

When it comes to advanced education, Youngstown State University is probably the first school that comes to mind for most area residents, but a longtime city high school also should be in the mix, a local historian contends.


Huntington Bank report shows rise in school costs

The costs for parents and for area school districts has increased from last year ­— one bank says as much as 20 percent.


Youngstown woman needs help to bring sick brother home from China

Dawn Borosko, 40, of Youngstown, holds photos of her brother, teacher John Berisford, who has been in a coma in China since the day he was trying to leave that country. Borosko has been unable to determine what caused his condition, and has been trying to raise the $100,000 to bring him back to the U.S.