Austintown News

In Columbiana County Common Pleas Court, Sheila M. Wesson, 38, Austintown, stipulated to having violated the terms of her probation.

Darlene L. Morain, 64, died at 4:05 p.m. Sunday, June 9, 2013, at Hospice House of Poland following a battle with cancer.

Survivors include two sons, Thomas J. of Austintown and John M. Jr. "Jack" of Southington; a daughter, Patricia Diacin of Youngstown; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a brother, George Pihonsky of Slovakia; and a sister, Susan Kolesar of Slovakia.

The budget hit the Senate floor a day after coming out of committee, and passed along party lines after a marathon seven-hour session.

Senate Republicans are indicating their willingness to amend language included in the biennial budget to crack down on kennel owners that abuse pets in their care.

Hotel operators planning new development for Austintown say a planned racino nearby is important but far from the only reason these two new extended-stay hotels are planning construction at the bustling Interstate 80 interchange.

Republicans in the Ohio Senate have inserted language into the state budget that would increase penalties against kennel owners who abuse animals in their care.

Mildred P. Zemko, 89, of the city's West Side, died Monday morning, June 3, 2013, at Austin Woods Health Care Center.

FESTIVAL PLANNED: The Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 4490 Norquest Blvd., Austintown, will hold its 30th annual festival Wednesday to June 9. Preview night is 6 to 11 p.m. Wednesday, and the festival runs 6 p.m. to midnight Thursday to June 9. The event includes rides, a 5K run, petting zoo, mechanical bull ride, wheel games and fireworks at ... (more)

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.

An Austintown bar has been cited in connection with the March 17 crash in which a vehicle hit a Niles police cruiser.