Canfield News

CANFIELD a ' Drawing visitors from numerous Mahoning Valley communities, a local farm market is observing its 10th annual Kraut Fest to mark the end of the harvest season with ethnic food, music and games this weekend.

YOUNGSTOWN a ' A former pastor accused of rape has cut a deal avoiding prison time, but he could not avoid a searing lecture from the woman who says he abused her.

A group of about 25 supporters of President Barack Obama gathered at a Youngstown restaurant Wednesday with one thing in mind.

CANFIELD a ' Mahoning County Sanitary Engineer Joseph Warino is set to become Canfielda TMs next city manager.

The Canfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a one-vehicle fatal crash that occurred at 6:50 p.m. Monday on Oyster Road in Smith Township.

AUSTINTOWN a ' The Mahoning County Board of Health has told the owner of a Brookpark Drive, Canfield, home to make it livable or tear it down.

YOUNGSTOWN a ' Gov. Ted Strickland has appointed Atty. Elizabeth Bernard of Canfield as the newest member of the Youngstown State University Board of Trustees.

A Mahoning County couple is facing charges after their two children and several animals were found living in filthy conditions.

When voters in Mahoning County go to the polls next week, they could have a say in their future utility bills.

A man and woman have been charged with child endangering and animal cruelty by authorities who say the couple, two children and nine ailing dogs were living amid garbage and bodily waste.

Officials don't want to speculate on what might have been going on behind closed doors at Brian and Betsy Spin's Brookpark Drive home in Canfield.

Canfield Police were called last week to a home at 535 Brookpark Drive. And what was found, they said, was disturbing.

A city couple is charged with child endangering and cruelty to animals after two children and nine animals were removed from their filthy home.

Those who came to say goodbye Thursday to police Capt. Kenneth Centorame said there was no one they'd rather work a turn with - and one even said there is no one they'd rather have their daughter marry.

CANFIELD a ' The township will have a trial leaf collection on Monday. The program, which is through a grant from the Recycling Division of Mahoning County Green Team, will be from U.S. Route 224 to Austintown Township and between Tippecanoe Road and South Raccoon Road.

Trustee and school board candidates from three local townships gathered together for a meet-and-greet event Thursday night.

Austintown, Boardman and Canfield townships are one step closer to forming a joint district for managing their water and storm-water concerns.

There will be funeral services at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Anthony of Padua Church for Vincent James Fuurie St., who died at 5:20 p.m. Saturday at his residence.

We now know the Valley's most crash-prone intersections. In Mahoning County, Route 2-24 and Raccoon Road in Canfield is considered the most dangerous.

BOARDMAN a ' The 1954 class of Boardman High School celebrated its 55th class reunion Sept.