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SWEARING-IN: James Willock Jr. is administered his oath as police chief of Mill Creek MetroParks by Mahoning County Probate Court Judge Mark Belinky. Willock officially was named chief during a ceremony Wednesday at the D.D. and Velma Davis Education and Visitor Center in Fellows Riverside Gardens.

SWEARING-IN: James Willock Jr. is administered his oath as police …

SWEARING-IN: James Willock Jr. is administered his oath as police chief of Mill Creek MetroParks by Mahoning County Probate Court Judge Mark Belinky. Willock officially was named chief during a ceremony Wednesday at the D.D. …


JOB FAIR: YSU Students and alumni turned out Wednesday for the Expo. Despite the status of the local economy, recruiters from nearly 70 companies representing a wide variety of employment opportunities participated in the event, arranged by YSU’s Career and Counseling Services.

JOB FAIR: YSU Students and alumni turned out Wednesday for …

JOB FAIR: YSU Students and alumni turned out Wednesday for the Expo. Despite the status of the local economy, recruiters from nearly 70 companies representing a wide variety of employment opportunities participated in the event, …


GROUNDBREAKING: Volunteers turn over the symbolic first shovels of dirt at the home site for Joe Kaluza and his family. From left are John Morvay of American Portfolio, Mahoning County Sheriff Randall Wellington, Joe Rienthaler of Rienthaler Auto Village, Jim Rach of C&K Welding, Steve Bott of Mark Thomas Ford, Tom Parizino of Bernard Daniels Lumber, Anna Fitzgerald, Kaluza’s sister, Don Murphy of Donnell Ford, and Sam Pitzulo of Sam Pitzulo Homes. At far left is Kaluza and his wife, Lisa.

GROUNDBREAKING: Volunteers turn over the symbolic first shovels of dirt …

GROUNDBREAKING: Volunteers turn over the symbolic first shovels of dirt at the home site for Joe Kaluza and his family. From left are John Morvay of American Portfolio, Mahoning County Sheriff Randall Wellington, Joe Rienthaler …


A HAPPY SITE: Joe Kaluza comes to Ivanhoe Avenue to see the site for his new home. Ground was broken Wednesday for the house, which will be disabled-accessible. Kaluza, the former manager at a KFC restaurant on South Avenue, was shot by a robber in March 2008 while he was leaving the store to make a bank deposit. The shooting left him a quadriplegic. Volunteers are building the house.

A HAPPY SITE: Joe Kaluza comes to Ivanhoe Avenue to …

A HAPPY SITE: Joe Kaluza comes to Ivanhoe Avenue to see the site for his new home. Ground was broken Wednesday for the house, which will be disabled-accessible. Kaluza, the former manager at a KFC …


WASTING NO TIME: After the symbolic ground-breaking, the real thing got started immediately on the 2,000-plus-square-foot home.

WASTING NO TIME: After the symbolic ground-breaking, the real thing …

WASTING NO TIME: After the symbolic ground-breaking, the real thing got started immediately on the 2,000-plus-square-foot home.


LOOKING FOR A JOB: Cory Rider, right, of Newton Falls, a junior at Youngstown State University, talks with Christopher Taylor with the Detroit office of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration about a career in law enforcement during the 2009 Job Expo at the university.

LOOKING FOR A JOB: Cory Rider, right, of Newton Falls, …

LOOKING FOR A JOB: Cory Rider, right, of Newton Falls, a junior at Youngstown State University, talks with Christopher Taylor with the Detroit office of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration about a career in law …


NEW ERA: Warren Safety-Service Director Doug Franklin, left, delivers the oath of office to Tim Bowers, the city’s new police chief, as Mayor Mike O’Brien looks on. Bowers succeeds John Mandopoulos, who was forced from the office after a series of clashes with city leaders

NEW ERA: Warren Safety-Service Director Doug Franklin, left, delivers the …

NEW ERA: Warren Safety-Service Director Doug Franklin, left, delivers the oath of office to Tim Bowers, the city’s new police chief, as Mayor Mike O’Brien looks on. Bowers succeeds John Mandopoulos, who was forced from …


Maggie J. Stefanski and Alan M. Darlington

Maggie J. Stefanski and Alan M. Darlington

Maggie J. Stefanski and Alan M. Darlington


Atty. John R. Payne and Amber N. Metz

Atty. John R. Payne and Amber N. Metz

Atty. John R. Payne and Amber N. Metz


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Bradley Morgan and Kathleen Abel

Bradley Morgan and Kathleen Abel

Bradley Morgan and Kathleen Abel


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Nicholas Setting and Anne M. Dull

Nicholas Setting and Anne M. Dull

Nicholas Setting and Anne M. Dull


Todd Donnelly and Angela Shirilla

Todd Donnelly and Angela Shirilla

Todd Donnelly and Angela Shirilla