BOARDMAN, Ohio -- In freezing temperatures, bitter winds and precipitation that alternated between a cold mist and even colder rain Tuesday afternoon, Jim and Ellen Tressel never stopped smiling and never stopped ringing the familiar red bells in front of a Salvation Army red kettle.

They stood outside the Barnes & Noble Bookstore at the Shops at Boardman Park as part of what the president of Youngstown State University called “one of the great traditions in America. …

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- As Youngstown State University Theater prepares to open its second production of the season, its inaugural production is winning national praise, reports Scott Irelan, chairman of the theater and dance department. The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival awarded the production of “The Spitfire Grill” with certificates of merit for direction, overall ensemble work and overall production value, he says.