In light of the recent storms, Mahoning County Auditor Meacham is reminding residents of the Destroyed or Damaged Real Property form. It is available on the website at www.auditor.mahoningcounty.gov. This form is for residents owning real property such as a home, garage or business. Property such as driveways and fences do not qualify. The form can be filled out and returned to our office in person or mailed to Mahoning County Auditor, 120 Market St.. Youngstown, Oh., 44503. Person with questions can contact the office at 330-740-2010.

     Boardman High School’s wrestling program will have a familiar face for the 2026-27 season as former Head Coach Dom Mancini has been hired for the post. He replaces Hadi Hadi who led the program since 2022.
      Mancini, 62, served for 21 years as head mat coach at Boardman before leaving to take an assistant coaching position at Austintown High School. He has served the last two tears as head coach at Western Reserve High School. He has also served for 16 years as director for the Green machine Wrestling Club that focuses on Freestyle and Greco Roman wrestling.
      During his tenure at the helm, Boardman produced 26 state qualifiers, 16 state placers, and one state champion (Justin Powell in 2007), with at least one wrestler placing at state in 11 consecutive years. His mat teams at Boardman produced 44 district placers, eight district champs, 32 sectional champions, 75 first team all-con...Read More >>

     Ohio Governor Mike DeWine declared a state of emergency for Mahoning County on July 6 following a destructive weekend of severe weather that caused widespread damage across the region.
      The declaration came after a short-lived EF-1 tornado touched down in Canfield Township on the afternoon of July 5, with peak winds of about 95 mph, and a macroburst producing straight-line winds of up to 90 mph Yahoo+1. The National Weather Service confirmed the tornado’s impact and the macroburst’s severe straight-line damage. While some areas saw tornado damage, NWS officials later determined that in certain locations, such as Boardman, the most severe destruction was from the high-speed straight-line winds The Morning Journal+1.
      The storms hit Boardman, Austintown, Canfield, and Poland hardest, causing downed trees and utility poles
      Power outages affected...Read More >>