Good morning, Youngstown.

Tails of Hope clinic holds four annual Trap, Neuter, Return days that care for over 100 stray cats in the Valley (details by Kaitlyn McCarthy) to help manage the local cat population.

Jennifer Baun, a 1984 Boardman High graduate, was elected as national president of Military Women Across the Nation during its Sept.

21–23 convention in Put-in-Bay. The longtime Navy veteran now leads the organization.

The Mahoning Valley SAR chapter celebrated its 10th anniversary on Oct.

3 at Canfield Public Library, growing from a small 2015 meeting to serve Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties through history preservation. The chapter will meet on Dec. 12 at Davidson's Restaurant.

MOAA chapter gave the Air Force Reserve’s 910th Airlift Family and Readiness group a $2,500 grant in early August and mid-September, including $1,500 in GetGo cards for returning airmen at an Aug.

1 event. It will also provide a $4,250 grant to the Youngstown Blue Coats to support homeless veterans.

Communities in Mahoning and Trumbull Counties hold trick-or-treat events on Oct.

31 (local timings range from 4–8 p.m. with Youngstown festivities from 4–6 p.m.) as families prepare for Halloween fun.

Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber CEO Guy Coviello explained how the local data center debate balances business opportunity and community concerns during a recent discussion.

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported that the state’s unemployment rate rose to 3.4% in September from 3.3% in August — nonagricultural jobs dropped by 5,000 and 196,000 people were unemployed.

Youngstown resident Michelle Ani, a medical student at the Renaissance School of Medicine, received the Love of Learning Award of $1,000 from the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, one of 155 educators honored for post-baccalaureate development + she will use the funds to support her education.

Ohio officials and partners unveiled details Thursday for a new first-responder training center to be built in East Palestine.

Norfolk Southern pledged $20 million and four service freight cars to help train teams across the Mahoning Valley — a project that will benefit local businesses.

Green Township’s West Calla Road will close from Wednesday, Oct.

21 to Wednesday, Oct. 28 for culvert replacements, and motorists should use the detour route (SR-62 to Western Reserve Road to SR-45) while residents prepare for freezing conditions late Saturday night through Sunday morning.

Youngstown Orthopaedic Associates will join Cleveland Clinic on November 1 — the move will let patients in the Mahoning Valley receive high-quality care while longtime doctor James D.

Solmen retires.

Mahoning County and parts of Trumbull County recorded numerous property transfers from Oct.

5 to 9, with sales ranging from a few thousand dollars to over $1.5 million. Local records show varied transactions across residential and commercial properties.