Lordstown News

Elsie Marie Kish, 91, of Newton Falls passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family at 1:10 a.m. Sunday, Feb.

But while several other categories of employers also posted gains, according to Beacon Journal research of the largest employers in Summit County for 2011, overall employment continues to fall far short of pre-recession levels.

Jackson-Milton closes out their Inter-Tri County League season with a victory at Western Reserve, 59-45. The Jays have won at least a share of the league crown pending on what McDonald does against Southern on February 24.

Ohio Governor John Kasich's State of the State address on Tuesday was three times longer than an average Sunday sermon, lasting an hour and a half.

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency proposed rule changes for construction and demolition debris landfills, which could mean more protection for Ohio's groundwater but higher operating costs for some landfills in the Mahoning Valley.

CHILI COOKOFF PLANNED: A chili cookoff will be held at 6 p.m. Friday at the Lordstown Scope Center, 1776 Salt Springs Road.

Known for 35 years as part of the nation's Rust Belt, the Mahoning Valley is gaining a reputation as a hotbed of capital investment and job creation.

Lordstown defeated Southing 58-49 improving to 12-3 on the year. Sarah Cash led all scorers with 15 points for the Lady Devils.

Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairman David Betras and Trumbull County Commissioner Dan Polivka, along with auto union leaders and business owners, are celebrating the positive economic spin-off effects of the auto industry bailout a few years ago.

With new weekly unemployment data for Ohio released on Thursday, Cleveland economic researcher George Zeller said it was "uniformly bad across nearly all of Ohio despite some improvement over discouraging figures seen during early December 2011." The fresh Ohio data was once again negative with dramatic deterioration in comparison to better data ... (more)

GROUP PRESENTS PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN: Children's International Summer Villages will present a program at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Liberty Public Library, 415 Churchill Hubbard Road, on providing children's education and travel opportunities.