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YSU trustees OK 3-year pact with faculty

Youngstown State University administration and the YSU faculty union have ratified the three-year contract


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Boardman students learn about making good choices at Yes Fest

The students got a stunning motivation from professional wheelchair bodybuilder Nick Scott.


Feds approve Youngstown loan of $4 million for amphitheater

The mayor expects announcements on naming rights for the facility in the next month or so.


Kent man arrested for firing gun in downtown parking lot

Judge Milich set the bond for Juran Hill at $25,000


Day of fasting, prayer set Monday at East Side church

The solemn assembly prayer gathering will be at Elizabeth Baptist Church


Expanding tax base priority for Canfield mayoral candidates

Council President Don Dragish Jr. and former naval officer Richard Duffett are vying for the mayor of Canfield, and share similar visions for the city’s future.


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Family, city mourns YFD battalion chief’s death

Battalion Chief Ronald Russo,left, of the Youngstown Fire Department died in a motorcycle crash Friday afternoon in Saybrook Township, just west of Ashtabula. He was 64. The Vindicator photographed him along with Kevin Johnson for a story in April.


Surplus food/clothing

Surplus food/clothing Temple Emmanuel Seventh-day Adventist Church, 108 W. Indianola Ave.,


canfield mayor’s race | About the candidates

DON DRAGISH JR. Age: 44 Address: 150 Brookpark Drive, Canfield Employment: Owner of DG&T


1 man killed, 1 hurt in 3-vehicle crash

1 man killed, 1 hurt in 3-vehicle crash NORTH JACKSON One man died and another was hospitalized


Births

Births St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Kristin Dirando and Andrew Garver, North Lima, girl, Oct.


State unemployment level down

Ohio’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.3 percent in September 2017, down from 5.4 percent in August 2017.


Man first declines, then takes plea

Could face 15 years for crimes committed as a juvenile


Man wins $500,000

Man wins $500,000 WARREN Edward Airhart of Warren won $500,000 Friday from a $10 lottery ticket


Warren male, 16, arrested in armed robbery at Arby’s restaurant on West Market in Warren

Warren male, 16, arrested in armed robbery at Arby’s restaurant on West Market in Warren