Tony Leonardi, coordinator of jazz studies, will retire from the Dana School of Music after 22 years of service. Leonardi is credited with building a national reputation for YSU's jazz program.
Jim Cleamons, a former standout player for Ohio State and the Cleveland Cavaliers, has been named to replace the late Bill Dailey as YSU head basketball coach.
John George Hagelis, a pre-dental freshman at Youngstown College, was killed on November 30 when the biplane he was piloting crashed. A graduate of South High School, Hagelis served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World ...
Benny Lee Adams of Warren was convicted for the kidnapping, rape, and robbery of a Boardman woman in August 1985. Adams was sentenced to serve from 33 to 75 years in prison. Earlier, Adams was also considered a prime ...
Lori MacDonald is one of 320 students in the nation awarded the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. The YSU biology major and University Scholar hopes to earn a doctorate in microbiology.
Martin Luther King III was a keynote speaker for community leaders seeking to improve Youngstown's image. King believes that positive energy is an important ingrediant to success in such endeavors.
A smoldering cigarette butt left on an office chair covered with papers and files was the cause of a fire that occurred in the office of the Wicker Basket Restaurant manager. There was no damage estimate.