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Youngstown council pelted with calls about how city handled plowing

‘This wasn’t our best performance,’ a councilman says.

MCCTC design, print program gives students competitive edge

The Digital Print and Design program at MCCTC recently received a national accreditation, and its faculty members are certified to teach a two-year PrintED program.

Boardman schools to put new, 10-year levy on May ballot

District officials say the state funding formula doesn’t work for Boardman.

Doctors offer opposite opinions on whether boy’s fracture was child abuse

Two emergency-room doctors gave opposite opinions in court Wednesday on whether the broken arm Michael Tenney’s grandson suffered a year ago when he was 5 was caused by child abuse.

Boardman man accused of raping 12-year-old with special needs

Suspect told police he knew he was arrested ‘for raping that autistic girl’

A man’s 16th OVI offense lands him in treatment program

David Black will spend six months in CCA as part of five years’ probation

Man found not guilty in South Side shooting death

Jurors deliberated over parts of two days

Fairhaven, Hubbard students share special bond

The Fairhaven Bulldog and the Hubbard Eagle cheered during Wednesday’s basketball game at Fairhaven School in Niles, along with members of Hubbard band members and cheerleaders and band members, who had lunch with Fairhaven students afterward.

$10,000 endowment to the Youngstown State University Foundation from Alta Behavioral Healthcare

The qualifying applicant will be a parent of a child enrolled in an Alta Head Start program

Births

Births St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Brooke Kingsley and Daniel Bell, Youngstown, boy, Jan.

Trial rescheduled

Trial rescheduled SEBRING The trial that had been scheduled for Monday in the case of James V.

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Gorant relocates CANFIELD In an effort to change and renew its retail presence in the Youngstown

CD RATES

CD RATES The table shows the annual percentage yield as of Wednesday. All yields given in percent.

Youngstown officials lobby in Washington, D.C., for a $10.2 million federal grant

The project would reconstruct streets in the city’s economic core

Selected local stocks

Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Alcoa Inc., .1256.980.74 Aqua America, .71

washington ‘Very strong’ Dem sentiment to oppose GOP budget bill

Associated Press WASHINGTON Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer said Wednesday there’s “very, very

Kucinich frames his bid for Ohio governor around ‘We the People’

Associated Press COLUMBUS Former U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich launched his run for governor

Snow, ice, cold grip South; at least 10 dead

Associated Press ATLANTA Snow, ice and a record-breaking blast of cold closed runways, highways,

Walmart: Turn leftover opioids into useless gel

Associated Press Walmart is helping customers get rid of leftover opioids by giving them packets

Suit: Gay couple gets ‘hateful’ fliers instead of wedding programs

Associated Press BOSTON Stephen Heasley and Andrew Borg were excited to see the wedding programs