Mahoning County News

A Randolph man twice convicted of manufacturing methamphetamine in Portage County and who served prison time for the crime is facing new felony charges for having a mobile meth lab in a car he was driving in Mahoning County's Smith Township, according to WKBN-TV Youngstown.

However, with the help he received through the Youngstown Veterans Treatment Court, Evans, a Vietnam-era U.S. Army veteran, was able to turn things around.

A Salem man who plead guilty to receiving stolen property will be sentenced on May 30, according to Mahoning County Common Pleas Court.

A judge called a Youngstown heroin dealer ''every parent's worst nightmare'' before handing him consecutive sentences and a 20-year prison term for supplying the drugs that killed a 17-year-old teenage girl who overdosed on her birthday last year.

City residents who see a raccoon acting crazy, being aggressive or appearing sick should call the city health department so arrangements can be made to have the animal trapped, put down and possibly tested for rabies.

The following programs will be held in June at the Sebring branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County: Already a subscriber to print? You have online access, too... at no additional expense! Call 821-1200 to set up an account.

Aggravated murder with a death penalty specification is the first part of a nine count indictment handed up against 41-year-old Willie Gene Wilks, Junior.

Aggravated murder with a death penalty specification is the first part of a nine count indictment handed up against 41-year-old Willie Gene Wilks, Junior.

Aggravated murder with a death penalty specification is the first part of a nine count indictment handed up against 41-year-old Willie Gene Wilks, Junior.

A Youngstown injection well operator run by the man accused of illegally dumping fracking wastewater into a storm sewer is asking a state panel to overturn an order revoking its operating permit.

Willie Wilks Jr., 41, was arrested Wednesday in the shooting death of Ororo Wilkins, 20, and wounding of Alexander Morales, 24.

Kenneth C. Kimble, 92, died at 5:25 p.m. Sunday at Covington Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in East Palestine.

Laboratory reports confirmed that a raccoon recently found in Struthers was positive for rabies.

The department, in conjunction with the Sebring and Smith Township police departments, will participate in the Click It and Win campaign Monday through June 2 in which anyone stopped and found wearing their seatbelt will receive a coupon to Charlie Staples Restaurant in Youngstown.

In addition to a complaint filed with the Columbiana County Common Pleas Court on Tuesday, Team 8e Architecture has also filed a racketeering suit under state RICO laws in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court against the Beaver Local School District over its plans for the design and construction of a new K-12 school.

The Mahoning County OVI Task Force reported that the Coordinated Saturation Patrol Blitz last week in Youngstown netted three arrests and six citations.

State Police are not saying a lot about this shooting involving a man and his wife and are not likely to release more information until they can interview Caroline Lupo who is recovering from surgery.

The Mahoning County District Board of Health will hold a rabies vaccination clinic for dogs, cats and ferrets from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Berlin Township Fire Station, 15801 W. Akron-Canfield Road, Berlin Center.... Already a subscriber to print? You have online access, too... at no additional expense! Call 821-1200 to set up an account.

Township trustees approved an environmental study by Bluegrass Pipeline on a 15 acre "corner parcel" near Kelly Park and Fairfield School roads during the May 2 meeting.

Ida Zepernick presided when Butler Grange met May 4. Myrtle Bailey presented a synopsis on an article "U.S. should not view Mexico as a problem." She said Mexico is now the second largest export destination for U.S. goods, after Canada, . Ruth Ann Altenhof presented the program: National Smile Month May 20-June 20.