Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 8th of August.
Good morning, Youngstown.
A month after a tornado damaged Mill Creek Metroparks (Mahoning County), officials posted photos showing trees and logs on the East Golf Hike and Bike Trail and West Golf Drive; on Thursday, West Golf Drive from Shields Road to Stitt Pavilion reopened while the golf course remains closed.
Youngstown native Lawrence Brownlee will headline 'There's Power In Music', a fundraiser concert at Stambaugh Auditorium on Sunday, Aug.
23 with doors opening at 5 p.m. Other acts include Nightcap Band, Jazz Coalition, and Aliza Patterson; ticket sales support Building Neighborhoods of Youngstown (BNOY) in repairing homes and reducing blight.
Gateways to Better Living received $1,084.50 from Cockeye Creamery's Cockeye Cares Pint Program — proceeds from Banana Cream Pie pint sales in Q2 will support services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Mahoning and Trumbull counties.
Southern rockers 38 Special will perform at Powers Auditorium in the DeYor Performing Arts Center on Thursday, Oct.
1 at 7:30 p.m. The band is on its 50th anniversary tour, and ticket presale begins Thursday, Aug. 13 at 10 a.m. with general sales starting Friday, Aug. 14 at 10 a.m.
The Mizicko brothers will premiere their 20th anniversary documentary The YO at Stambaugh Auditorium — their biggest venue yet — at 5 p.m. Aug.
30, with $10 tickets that include a sticker pack and vintage merchandise.
Youngstown State University trustees approved new contracts for faculty and classified employee unions during their Friday meeting.
The agreements, set to start on Aug. 16 and Aug. 21, include three-year salary increases of 3% in the first and third years and 2.75% in the second year.
The Autism Society of Mahoning Valley will host an appreciation event for educators featuring Teacher Mini-Grants sponsored by ASECU and gift basket raffles.
The free event is set for Wednesday, Aug. 12 (5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.) at Gorant Dessert Bar in Boardman.
The Ohio EPA responded to a spill at Saw Mill Creek on Aug.
7 and began cleanup measures. Officials said they are working with local partners to assess potential risks and prevent further environmental impact.
Trumbull County Safe Communities with the Ohio Traffic Safety Office and local law enforcement will begin its annual Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign Aug.
12 to Sept. 7, with increased enforcement on Aug. 19. The measure follows 13 fatal OVI crashes in the Mahoning Valley since Aug. 1.
Youngstown Public Works reported that emergency sewer repairs near Ford Nature Center have closed Old Furnace Road from Mill Creek Park West Cohasset Drive to Volney Road — drivers should use detour routes along Bears Den and connecting roads.
Insight hospital remains closed as its workers wait for funds to secure reopening.
Local officials have not provided a timeline for when services will resume.
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