Animal Charity of Ohio, located at 8459 Southern Blvd. in Boardman, the Humane Society serving Mahoning County, is temporarily suspending humane investigations and humane intakes due to a critical capacity and funding crisis.
      Protecting animals from cruelty and neglect is an essential part of Animal Charity’s nonprofit mission. It is the only organization in Mahoning County dedicated to conducting humane investigations and providing shelter and care for animals removed from situations involving cruelty or neglect. The suspension therefore creates a significant gap in the community’s ability to respond to animals suffering from cruelty and neglect.
      “This decision was not made lightly. Animal Charity does not have the resources necessary to accept new humane cases while providing appropriate care for the animals already in its custody,” the agency said., adding “Animal ...Read More >>

     Rockefeller Global Family Office, the wealth management division of Rockefeller Capital Management, has announced it is expanding its presence in Ohio with the addition of Jones Wealth Partners, headed by Sid Jones, of Boardman. The Jones Wealth Partners team oversees $2.3 billion in assets and advises high-net-worth and ultra-high-net worth individuals and multigenerational families, offering comprehensive wealth management strategies.
      Highly regarded as a leading team in the wealth management industry, they were recognized by Forbes as a Best-in-State Wealth Management Team from 2023-2026.
      The team is led by Private Advisor and Managing Director Jones, who has more than 40 years of experience helping clients navigate complexity and work towards their goals. He was recognized by Barron’s on its Top 1,500 Financial Advisors list from 2010-2026.
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     A Boardman police officer was sent to a call last week where a woman claimed she had been scammed out of $10,000 after receiving a telephone call from a man who identified himself as a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) agent.
      The scammer told the lady she needed to send $10,000 in cash (wrapped in clothes) to an address in Stockton, California in order to avoid being arrested on a warrant, Ptl. Pat Flara said, noting the woman went to a PNC bank and withdrew the funds “out of fear of being arrested,” then packaged the money at her home, ready for shipment to an address in Stockton, California in order to avoid being arrested on the warrant.
      She then took her package to a UPS store at 365 Boardman-Canfield Rd.
      Upon hearing the story, Ptl. Flara went to the UPS store and was able to locate the package and return the money to the woman.
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