Austintown News

AUSTINTOWN a ' Brian Laraway, newly elected president of Austintown Rotary Club, outlined his agenda for 2009-2010 as he accepted the leadership role.

Elmer Edwin Clark, 89, of Youngstown died Saturday, June 27, 2009, at his residence.

A ceremony was held Sunday to honor those who fought during the Korean war at the Korean War Veteran's Memorial in Austintown.

Thousands turned out this afternoon in Canfield to support a man diagnosed with a rare form of Cancer.

Sunday afternoon, a ceremony honored fallen Korean War Veterans in Austintown. 120 Names were read, as roses and a wreath were placed at the Korean War Memorial on Wickliffe Circle.

Here's a fundraiser where all you have to do is sit in a rocking chair all day. The Mahoning Valley Epilepsy Fund held its fifth annual Rocking for Epilepsy event Saturday at the Cracker Barrel in Austintown.

Scott Adair and his family are allowed to return to their township home, but not without a price.

The Humility of Mary Health Partners is breaking ground for a new cancer center in Austintown.

Crews broke ground Thursday on what will be a state-of-the-art treatment center for patients with prostate cancer.

There's a safe way to dispose of expired over the counter and prescription medications.

The Austintown Board of Education met Tuesday night to discuss uses for stimulus money they've received.

AUSTINTOWN a ' Relief may be on the way for township residents who find their homes under water after heavy rains.

Mahoning Avenue over state Route 11 in Austintown will be reduced to one lane with brief periods of stopped traffic between 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday for the placement of bridge beams.

Although they've lived in their house on Maple Drive in Boardman almost 40-years, this is only the second time June and Anthony Belfast have experienced flooding here -- blaming recent housing developments around them for the problem.

For years, Lashell Elsayed tried to find her 13 year old autistic son a daycare center.

Ohio's facing a three billion dollar budget deficit. But the Bowling Association of Ohio says it can raise more than 130 million dollars for the state of Ohio, if they can install video lottery terminals, or V-L-T's, better known as slot machines.

AUSTINTOWN a ' Austintown Local Schools will be looking for a new superintendent after it was announced Tuesday that Doug Heuer would be leaving the district.

Music blared, people filled tables scattered on the sidewalk and motorcycles lined the street.

Austintown police raided a home on Revere Run in Canfield. The home belongs to one of the owners of a trucking company who is accused of embezzling $1.3 million from the business.

Every once in a while we hear about an employee at some company embezzling money, but we have learned there are accusations that a partner in an Austintown trucking business may have embezzled over a million dollars.