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No outdoor drinking area in Warren for the Fourth of July, council considering for future
The City of Warren will not get a designated outdoor refreshment area approved by the Fourth of July, but council members are still in talks about getting a DORA for future holidays. A DORA is a space where adults can walk around outside with alcoholic drinks. Some Warren restaurant owners...
Warren Family Mission to receive $70,000 for new multi-purpose center
The Warren Family Mission (WFM) will be receiving a total of $70,000 from members of Warren City Council for a new multi-purpose community center. WFM Director of Public Relations Dominic Mararri tells 21 News three members of Warren City Council will be contributing with this project with First Ward Councilman Tod Johnson giving $50,000 and Second Ward Councilman Andrew Herman and Seventh Ward Councilman Ron White each giving $10,000.
State budget includes $330k to battle invasive plant at Mosquito Lake
Ohio’s newly enacted state budget includes $330,350 to help reduce an invasive plant that authorities say jeopardizes recreational activities at Mosquito Lake and threatens the local water supply. The money will help the City of Cortland treat hydrilla at Mosquito Creek Lake State Park, safeguarding Warren City’s drinking water....
Where to watch the fireworks: 26 July 4 celebrations across Northeast Ohio
The Fourth of July is quickly approaching, and many Northeast Ohio counties, cities and organizations have different events planned to celebrate Independence Day. This year, there are a wide variety of celebrations across Northeast Ohio. From wiffleball tournaments to cultural festivals to the classic barbecue and fireworks, Northeast Ohio has many unique festivities to offer this week.
State sanctions mental health center where teens put in chokeholds, slapped and abused
State authorities ordered a troubled mental health treatment center to stop accepting new teens into the facility until its problems are fixed. The 57-page state report cited 47 violations, including 16 issues with restraints of teens. For example, an employee shoved a child during a "power struggle," and another child was held in...
Mahoning, Trumbull courts to receive new fingerprint scanners from state grant program
Courts within Mahoning and Trumbull County will receive new fingerprint scanners from a state grant program to "bolster criminal-records systems" within the Valley. Announced in a press release from the Attorney General's Office, the state's criminal-records repository will pay for 77 new devices that courts across Ohio will use to capture defendants' fingerprints for submission to the database.
2 Valley businesses included on Ohio's Ice Cream Trail
Two local ice cream spots are highlighted as part of the Ohio Ice Cream Trail by Ohio.org. Handel's Homemade Ice Cream & Yogurt in Youngstown and Cockeye Creamery in Warren are included on the list of 54 locations. Ohio is just outside of the top 10 for milk production in...
New parks and pickleball courts and plenty of school construction: Our Towns
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- If schools are under construction, it must be summer in Northeast Ohio. Districts like Orange and Parma are undergoing improvements before school starts back up in August, and Middleburg Heights and Seven Hills are upgrading their parks. If you purchase a product or register for an account...
REBECCA ROGERS: The Realty Building is a major asset of Youngstown’s downtown
I watched the conversation about the Realty Building yesterday with disbelief. A major asset of Youngstown’s downtown is its historic core of tall buildings, most designed by nationally famous men. Most are very, very, good looking. I would choose the Realty Building by Youngstown designers Edgar Stanley & Morris Sheibel and Central Tower by Sheibel alone as the two best looking.
Trustees say $320,000 ARP funds vanished from Vienna Township
As residents in Vienna Township wait for results of an audit to track down where more than million dollars went missing they are finding out more about what specific funds are gone. Now taxpayers could be on hook for paying back federal American Rescue Plan funds. For Vienna residents, attending...
Three Valley Democrats making bids to take on Cutrona for state Senate seat
The deadline for Democrats interested in running against Al Cutrona to fill a seat in the Ohio Senate previously held by Mike Rulli is fast approaching. Mahoning County Democratic Party Chair Chris Anderson tells 21 News those interested in running have until 5:00 p.m. on Monday, July 1 to submit interest. Candidates can submit their interest to chair@mahoningcountydemocraticparty.com.
Landmark Civil Rights legislation celebrated on it's 60th anniversary
The Dr. Martin Luther King Planning Committee in Youngstown hosted an event and showed a documentary to remember significant events leading up to the signing of the Civil Rights Act in 1964. Students from Mahoning Valley Sojourn to the Past, talked about the bus boycotts in Montgomery Alabama, the murder...
Austintown fire chief to retire at the end of the month
After 38 years of serving the Austintown Fire Department, Fire Chief Andy Frost plans to retire at the end of July. Frost stepped into the role of chief back in 2012, taking the reigns from his father. He started with the department in 1986 and eventually became full-time in 1992.
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