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Mahoning Matters serves as a community-focused news outlet for Youngstown and the surrounding Mahoning Valley. Established in October 2019, our goal is to share important stories from Mahoning County and inspire residents to take an active role in their community, emphasizing solutions to local issues.

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New health and wellness center coming to MCCTC in Canfield | Mahoning Matters

2 weeks ago | mahoningmatters.com | Kelcey Norris

A new health and wellness center will be serve more than 6,500 people once completed in 2026 at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center in Canfield.
H.S. Softball/Baseball: WBA defeats Pittston Area in softball

4 weeks ago | mahoningmatters.com | John Erzar

Wilkes-Barre Area scored five runs in the top of the seventh to rally for an 8-5 victory over Pittston Area in a Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 softball game Monday. Jordan Prushinski, Kayce Martin and Hope Burke all had two RBI for the Wolfpack, who defeated Pittston Area for the first time in the program's history. Madalyn McGuinness had a double. Prushinski pitched a complete game with seven strikeouts. Gabby Gorzkowski had two doubles for Pittston Area. Lili Hintze had a double and single.
Hempfield stays in-house for new varsity girls basketball coach

4 weeks ago | mahoningmatters.com | Jeff Reinhart

Hempfield is keeping its girls basketball coaching job in-house. Chris Hanusa, who has been coaching in the Black Knights' boys and girls programs for the last 15 years, has been tabbed to run the girls varsity squad. Hanusa succeeds Matt Sullivan, who guided Hempfield the last two seasons. The Knights went 7-13 in Section 1 games and 15-29 overall over that clip. Hanusa spent the last two seasons coaching Hempfield's junior high girls team.
Penn Manor high jumper, a late arrival to track and field, hoping to reach lofty heights

4 weeks ago | mahoningmatters.com | Jason Guarente

Ethan Kloppmann's first attempt at the high jump was memorable for all the wrong reasons. It's funny to look back at it now. "He wasn't really the best," said Solanco's Tucker Kyler, one of Kloppmann's rivals in the Lancaster-Lebanon League. Kyler was being diplomatic. Kloppmann was more honest. "It was pretty bad," he said. "You wouldn't want to see it."How bad?
We spent all day at a reading retreat at the Hollinger House; here’s what it was like

4 weeks ago | mahoningmatters.com | Mickayla Miller

Every night, before I go to bed, I have my nose in a book for at least half an hour. Reading is typically a solitary activity, one that requires a reader's attention to details, eyes glued to a book's pages. IF YOU GORead Rose Books has two more reading retreats scheduled for this year, on June 8 and Sept. 28. While they are both currently sold out, co-owner Elizabeth Peters says that more tickets may be released ahead of the events. Admission to the events costs $60, plus a $1.50 ticketing fee.
Basketball players, coaches, officials honored at ACBF banquet

4 weeks ago | mahoningmatters.com | Warren Dillaway

CONNEAUT - The sport of basketball took center stage Sunday afternoon at New Leaf Event Center as the Ashtabula County Basketball Foundation honored a wide variety of accomplishments during the organization's banquet. Twelve men and women were honored for their service and accomplishments in basketball, and many young players received accolades for their more recent success.
Cleveland sports teams support safe driving in Ashtabula County

4 weeks ago | mahoningmatters.com | Warren Dillaway

HARPERSFIELD TOWNSHIP - Representatives from Cleveland's three major sports teams showed up Monday to promote a message of good decision making at SPIRE Academy. The teams threw their weight behind a rally at SPIRE Academy for hundreds of high school students as they prepare for prom season. The event was sponsored by Ohio Safe Communities and school districts in four counties.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legends, Grammy winner headlining Canfield Fair 2025

4 weeks ago | mahoningmatters.com | Kelcey Norris

JAC Live announced the entertainment schedule for this summer’s Canfield Fair, with two major musical guests booked and set to take the stage. and award-winning country musician Brad Paisley are closing out the last two days at the Canfield Fair. It’s Ohio’s largest county fair, and third largest in the U.S. starting Aug. 27 through Sept. 1 featuring activities like the demolition derby and championship truck and tractor pull. Paisley’s scheduled to start the show at 7 p.m. Aug.
Pet groomer helping adoptable animals with on-the-go services around northeast Ohio

4 weeks ago | mahoningmatters.com | Kelcey Norris

After finding his passion working with animals, a local pet groomer started his own business bringing quality care straight to animals in the Trumbull County and surrounding areas. Josh Danso is bringing 22 years of experience as a dog groomer to his new business: On Point Mobile Pet Grooming. He started bathing dogs in high school, then got a job opening salons across the country with Pet Supplies Plus.
Philly’s ‘Shark Tank’ auditions brought 1,000 hopefuls who pitched kale chips, teddy bears, and more

4 weeks ago | mahoningmatters.com | Henry Savage

Hundreds of entrepreneurs lined up outside Rivers Casino in Fishtown last week - not to gamble at the blackjack tables, but to pitch their big ideas in hopes of appearing on ABC's Shark Tank. Casting producers for the Emmy Award-winning business reality show stopped in Philadelphia on Friday, April 11, in search of the next Scrub Daddy, Fila Manila, or Black Paper Party - all local brands that previously scored deals on the show.