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Former Braking Point owner enters plea for attempted abduction

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — Sentencing will be Monday for the former owner of Braking Point Recovery Center after he pleaded guilty Thursday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court to charges stemming from an October domestic dispute. Ryan Sheridan, 45, entered guilty pleas before Judge Maureen ...

On the calendar

SAT/3-28 Alliance Mini book and bake sale, 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Rodman Public Library main auditorium Canfield Youngstown East Ohio Weavers Guild, 10 a.m., small meeting room in the Canfield Library. Business meeting followed by workshop on twilling on a small loom. Anyone interested in ...

COMMUNITY CORNER

EL American Legion officer nominations First nominations for regular member officers of Alfred H. Wedgewood American Legion Post 374 will be conducted at 7 p.m. April 6. The second nomination will be held at 7 p.m. April 13. All regular members are encouraged to attend. All nominations will ...

Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center set to open for 2026 season

EAST LIVERPOOL — The Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center will open for the 2026 season. All events are listed on the web calendar, found at http://www.beavercreekwildlife.org. They are also on the center’s Facebook page under “events.” The Wildlife Center opens for visitors on May 2 ...

Scholastic Book Fair at Southern Local

Silas McComas, a preschooler at Southern Local Elementary School, takes advantage of the Scholastic Book Fair and is pictured with intervention specialist Kimberly Louk while browsing among the literature and merchandise. Proceeds from the moneymaker benefit the principal’s fund and support ...

Rodman Library welcomes youth to cooking class

ALLIANCE — Youth, ages 10 to 18, are invited to gain some culinary confidence on Thursday, April 16 at 3:30 p.m. when Rodman Public Library hosts Kitchen Knife Skills for Tweens and Teens in the Main Auditorium. Participants will learn how to safely utilize knives in the kitchen in a class ...

“Glow STEM/Math Night” illuminates B.L. Miller family fun

B.L. Miller Elementary hosted its annual Family STEM/Math “Glow Night” earlier this month in partnership with the United Way of Youngstown & the Mahoning Valley’s Success After 6. The event brings students and their families together for an evening of hands-on learning while glowing ...

“46 years, 171 days and DONE counting…”

After nearly a half-century, it is time. I am retiring as of today. “45 years, six days and counting....” was a piece I composed for National Newspaper Week in October 2024. Many readers interpreted my reflective column as a farewell. It wasn’t. But I knew I was taking final steps on ...

Leetonia continues community talks of consolidated busing

LEETONIA — Crestview school district Superintendent Dan Hill cannot sing the praises of having a consolidated busing program loud enough. In its second year of fruition, Hill said the main reason for switching up to single morning and afternoon routes for K-12 was preparation as the ...

Driver in critical condition after striking Beaver Local school bus

LISBON — An East Liverpool man remains in critical condition after a crash outside Beaver Local K-12 campus Thursday morning with a district school bus. According to Lt. Daniel Morrison, commander of the Lisbon Post of the State Highway Patrol, 24-year-old Chase Hartley was southbound on ...