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Sherrod Brown urges Congress to extend funding for Children’s Health Insurance Program

Nearly 10,000 children are covered under the program in the Mahoning Valley


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Men go clean shaven after a month of fuzzy faces

Man Up Mahoning Valley, a prostate cancer awareness group, had its fifth annual Shave-Off at Eastwood Mall.


Hearing addresses reasons Mecca Township fiscal officer’s 'messed up' records

Atty. Mike Rossi made it clear, pretty quickly, that it wasn’t necessary for the Ohio Attorney General’s Office to establish that the Mecca Township financial records were in terrible shape when a representative with a private auditing firm tried to audit them in March.


METRO DIGEST || Window shattered at Mohip’s home

Window shattered at Mohip’s home YOUNGSTOWN Youngstown City Schools CEO Krish Mohip awoke to the


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Rich Center aims to meet needs with $6M campaign

Melanie Carfolo, executive director of the Paula & Anthony Rich Center for Autism, explains the need for more space during the launch Thursday of a $6 million Building for Tomorrow Capital Campaign in the Rich Center’s home in Youngstown State University’s Fedor Hall.


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Summary of recent criminal activity in Canfield and Austintown

POLICE CALLS A summary of recent criminal activity in Canfield and Austintown:


Road resurfacing, drainage replacement project in Canfield begins summer 2018

Trustees announced a $213,000 road resurfacing and drainage replacement project will begin on Starr Centre Drive in Canfield summer 2018.


Births

Births St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Amanda Eskins and Jonathan Smith, Hubbard, girl, Nov.


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Holiday shopping shows desire for deals but some impulse buying

Associated Press NEW YORK As shoppers have bought TVs and toys so far this holiday season,


Vice raid yields arrests, guns, drugs

Three arrested for possession of heroin, fentanyl


MAHONING COUNTY Indictments

A Mahoning County grand jury indicted these people on these charges Thursday: Teqwan Scott, 22,


Man receives three years following March vice raid

Man found in home with guns, drugs


Federal authorities: Mahoning Valley men had enough fentanyl to kill “hundreds” shipped to Youngstown

Two Mahoning Valley men suspected of accepting fentanyl shipment from China


METRO DIGEST || Meth raid in Struthers

Meth raid STRUTHERS Members of the Mahoning County Drug Task Force and Struthers police raided a


Dow Jones industrials breach 24,000

Associated Press Investors are exuberant and for good reason: The global economy is strong,