Plane Crash Kills McRoyal Industries President, Wife
Monday, August 19, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The president of McRoyal Industries, John K. Lallo and his wife, Dianna, have been tentatively identified as the victims of a small plane crash that occurred Sunday shortly after they took off from a small airport in Jackson County, Mo.
The single-engine plane was registered to Air McRoyal and housed at the Youngstown/Warren Regional Airport.
According to published reports, Lallo reported engine trouble; the plane crashed less than a half mile from the runway.
YSU's Dunn Puts Focus on Enrollment, Partnerships
Monday, August 19, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Youngstown State University is one of the state’s open access institutions, but that doesn’t mean “open enrolment for every student that comes through the door,” says the university’s new president, Randy Dunn.
“It’s time for us to start defining what open access means,” Dunn told the YSU community during his first State of the University address this morning.
Home Savings Fills Parking Meters this Week at YSU
Monday, August 19, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Home Savings & Loan Co. this week is inviting students and faculty of Youngstown State University to park for free at all of the parking meters that surround the campus. The free parking program was undertaken by Home Savings to commemorate the first week of classes.
16-County Region Ranks High for Headquarters Jobs
Monday, August 19, 2013CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Northeast Ohio ranks fourth in the nation when it comes to employment at corporate headquarters, reports the quarterly Cleveland Plus Economic Review, released Sunday by Team NEO. From 1990 to 2013, what the development organization describes as "headquarters employment" has grown nearly 160%, compared with the US national average of 22% growth.
Valley Congressmen Split Over Government Shutdown
Monday, August 19, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Likelihood of a government shutdown this fall over federal spending and, in particular, funding implementation of the Affordable Care Act, appears to be growing, reports show, a prospect that divides the two congressmen who represent the Mahoning Valley.
Details Posted About Lawrence County Racino
Monday, August 19, 2013YOUNGSTOWN Ohio -- The proposed Lawrence Downs Casino and Racetrack Resort in Mahoning Township, Pa., would have 1,250 slot machines, 41 table games and 10 poker games, according to the developers' application posted at the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board's website.
The application was submitted by Endeka Entertainment and Penn National Gaming Inc., partners in the $160 million harness racing an casino venture.
Grove City College to Dedicate STEM Hall
Monday, August 19, 2013GROVE CITY, Pa. -- Grove City College will dedicate its new 68,000-square-foot building dedicated to science, technology, engineering and mathematics at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 19.
STEM Hall, built at a cost of $39.5 million, will house 12 laboratories, a vivarium for plants and animals used in research and 18 offices for faculty plus study space for students.
More than one in three of the 2,500 students at Grove City are enrolled in the Hopeman School of Science, Engineering and Mathematics, the school says.
Facebook Photos Reveal Workers' Comp Fraud
Monday, August 19, 2013COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A former New Bremen man has learned it’s not a good idea to post photos of some things on Facebook. Michael Mallory was ordered to pay the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation $7,644 in restitution and investigative costs after the bureau came across photos of his work for an Arizona employer and lesiure on the social media site while he was receiving benefits as a result of an injury in Ohio
A’s Attic to Open in Adamas Jewelry and Gifts
Monday, August 19, 2013BOARDMAN, Ohio -- A’s Attic will hold an open house Aug. 24 in Adamas Jewelry and Gifts from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m..
The “A” in “A’s Attic” is the first initial in the names of sisters Alise, Alexis and Alyssa Rafoth, who came up with the concept of providing trendy merchandise for babies through teens.
“It is very difficult to find trendy and cool gift ideas that teens would love,” said Alise Rafoth, who will be a junior at Canfield High School.
'3 Minutes With' Rayola Dougher, American Petroleum Institute
Monday, August 19, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- In today's "3 Minutes With," Rayola Dougher, senior economic adviser for the American Petroleum Institute, discusses employment opportunities for young people in the Utica and Marcellus shale plays and the plays’ potential economic impact. She spoke Thursday at a forum targeted to educators (READ STORY).