Press Coverage


More than 150 people got their hands dirty Saturday morning as they volunteered at the Boys and Girls Club of Youngstown.

The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley awarded $379,430 in grants and distributions following its first grant cycle of 2017.

Two alumni from Youngstown State University — Presley Gillespie, president of Neighborhood Allies in Pittsburgh, and George Young, chief executive of Kalypso LP — will deliver commencement addresses and receive honorary degrees at Youngstown State University’s spring commencement May 6 in Beeghly Center.

State Rep. Tim Ginter of Salem, R-5th, has been appointed to the Ohio Commission on Fatherhood, which has the goals of giving opportunities for fathers to become better parents and providers, thus improving the health and well-being of children.

SAGA OF A RIVER: Lauren Schroeder, Youngstown State University professor emeritus, will speak on “The Saga of the Mahoning River” 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Vienna Township hall.