YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio –  In the wake of an investigation into purchasing practices by one of its vice presidents, Eastern Gateway Community College is looking at other potential inappropriate spending by staff and has cut the number of procurement cards it has available for personnel to make emergency purchases. The investigation into Jim Miller, the community […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio –The Eastern Gateway Community College Board of Trustees voted unanimously this morning to terminate the contract of Dr. Jimmie Bruce, president of the college since March 2015, “due to dereliction of duty and inappropriate management practices.” The board resolution, distributed to reporters who had camped out for nearly three hours outside a closed […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – With roots going back to the mid-1990s, two new buildings at the campus of the Montessori School of the Mahoning Valley officially opened Friday. Two newly added buildings to the campus of The Montessori School of the Mahoning Valley this year have roots dating back to the mid-1990s. When architect Tom Zebrasky, […]

BOARDMAN, Ohio – The students in Katie Becherer’s West Boulevard Elementary classroom will certainly have somewhere to sit, but it won’t be in the traditional chair-and-desk combo that students have been accustomed to for years. With a $500 grant from the Boardman Schools Fund for Educational Excellence, Becherer will be able to create a classroom […]

EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio — The idea of “giving back” took on new meaning Tuesday when two Beaver Local High School graduates donated $1 million to the district for a new turf football field and other upgrades. One of the those graduates is Denver Broncos defensive end Derek Wolfe, class of 2008, and the other is […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Several programs at Youngstown State University have been named to year-end Best Of lists, including a ranking as of the country’s 15 best online public health degrees. That recognition from OnlineSchoolsReport.com placed YSU at No. 14 in the nation. The list considered student satisfaction, admission rate, popularity, department size, online presence and […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — In honor of the late Al Bright, the first full-time African-American faculty member at Youngstown State University, the YSU Foundation has established a legacy scholarship in his name. The Al Bright Memorial Scholarship Fund is intended “to provide a student with a passion for the arts a need-based scholarship,” according to a […]

SHARON, Pa. – Three Sharon Robotics Teams are advancing to world competition events after placing first and second at the Western Pennsylvania FIRST Lego League Championship and first at the Erie FIRST Lego League Championship.  The Sharon teams  are made up of fourth- to ninth-grade students in the Sharon City School District.   While at the […]