BY JOHN A. DARNELL JR.
      associate editor
      Two attorneys were elected as Boardman Township Trustees during general elections held last week. Their wins unseated longtime Trustee Tom Costello who was seeking re-election to a sixth term in office.
      According to the Mahoning County Board of Elections less than 30 per cent of all registered voters in the county cast their ballots.
      Leading the ticket in the race for Trustee was Atty. Matt Gambrel with 3,870 votes. Atty. Steve Yacovone, who was appointed as a Trustee earlier this year when Brad Calhoun resigned to fill the term of Fiscal Officer William Leicht, received 3,635 votes.
      Two Boardman Local School levies were on the ballot. Only one gained voter approval.
      The electorate narrowly de...Read More >>

     By Trista Rowe
      contributor
      Behind the curtains of the Performing Arts Center, Boardman High School senior Kate Congo has been working hard on perfecting her performances for four years.
      She has shown her personality and shine while performing show-stopping roles such as Countless Lily and Cinderella, to name a few.
      As a vocalist for Project Mayhem and a relentless actress in the school’s Drama Guild, Congo truly knows what it is like to feel the spotlight.
      Although she is playing Elsa in this year’s drama production of Frozen, she is the furthest thing from frosty. Congo has a talent, not only for sharing her voice, but making people joyous in the process.
      “I love looking out at the crowd and seeing people smiling and happy...Read More >>

     Portions of the Southern Park Mall were closed on Monday morning, Nov. 3 due to apparent issues with the mall’s security staff. Local public officials were told as early as last Saturday there could be issues with the mall over its security staff’s payroll and staff members not getting paid. Anchor stores JCPenney and Macy’s were open in the morning, as they are staffed by their own security. The temporary closing heightened concerns the mall could close permanently due to unpaid property taxes and electric bills, with some suggesting the management of the facility has told some tenants to cease paying their bills as the property owners are not paying their bills for electric. When Boardman Township officials have inquired about unpaid property taxes, the Mahoning County Prosecutor’s Office has noted no action can be taken, ‘due to precedent’ until property taxes are at least two years overdue.