It's the end of President Donald Trump's first six weeks in office, and some locals have expressed their disapproval.

Though Youngstown fire Chief Barry Finley worked an average of more than 31 hours per week for Mercy Health, an Ohio Auditor’s Office investigation found no issues with it because he is a salaried employee for the city and “not required to work a set schedule.

Dan Van Dussen delivered testimony to a state committee about the need for a well-trained workforce to support Ohio’s aging population.

The Youngstown hub, which joins hubs in Akron, Dayton and Toledo, is funded with $26 million from the Ohio Innovation Hubs Program and $36 million in local, federal and private investment, the Ohio Department of Development said Thursday in its announcement of the hub.

A troubled residential mental health center will give up its state license and relocate teens. This follows an investigation by advocacy group.

Lindsay McCoy spoke with former Ohio Department of Health Director and Valley native Dr. Amy Acton on 21 News at 5 about her candidacy, her work during the COVID-19 pandemic and her goals for Ohio.

A $62.2 million project, which includes $27.2 million in state funding, will result in the creation of the Youngstown Innovation Hub for Aerospace and Defense that state and local officials say will bolster the area’s economy and create up to 750 new jobs during the next four years.

She graduated from South High School in the Class of 1954. In 1957, Alice married Robert W. Lacey, and together they built a family, welcoming two children, Paul W. Lacey and Merrill A. Lacey.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – Rosemarie Elizabeth Cheff, 80 of Youngstown, passed peacefully into God’s embrace and joined the angels in Heaven early Sunday morning, March 2, 2025, with her loving family by her side. Rosemarie will always be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend.

Over the last decade, as Ohio State University and (especially) the University of Cincinnati grew their student bodies, they’ve increasingly pulled students from Greater Cleveland, squeezing enrollment at schools such as the University of Akron, Kent State, Cleveland State and Youngstown State.