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'This is kid driven': Ravenna High School students help throw first Jo-Jo Festival downtown
The humble jojo was the star of the show as Ravenna celebrated its first Jo-Jo Festival downtown Friday. Students at Ravenna High School civics class partnered with Main Street Ravenna to present the first ever Jo-Jo Festival, a homage to the breaded, deep-fried potato wedge with a strong connection to Northeast Ohio.
Warm air surges into the valley this week
Sunday afternoon will feel like a summer afternoon. High temperatures will reach the low 80s, with partly to mostly cloudy skies. An isolated shower or thunderstorm cannot completely be ruled out, especially north of I-80. Skies will turn mostly clear overnight, and there will be a good deal of sunshine...
Years Ago Presented by Carmella's Cafe | April 28th
21 WFMJ archives / April 25, 1984 | Democratic presidential candidate Gary Hart talked to grim-faced unemployed steelworkers 40 years ago during a campaign stop in front of Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.’s Campbell Works, which closed in 1977. From left, Raymond Courtney, William Pike, John Ivan, and Stephen Furman.
A taste of Summer as we say hello to May
An overall dry and above-average temperature pattern is on the way for the final days of April and the start of May. Monday will be a largely sunny day with perhaps a small increase in cloud cover during the afternoon; the afternoon will feature high temperatures in the low 80s.
Crash with injuries reported on Western Row Road in Deerfield Township
DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A crash with injuries has been reported near the intersection of Western Row Road and Socialville-Fosters Road in Deerfield Township. At least one person is reported with facial injuries. Full extent of injuries or people injured has not been confirmed. Traffic delays are expected in...
Ravenna weighs 1-year moratorium on new cannabis dispensaries
Ravenna is set to place a moratorium of up to a year on marijuana related businesses that aren't already doing business in the city. Ravenna City Council is expected to vote in May on the moratorium on adult cannabis dispensaries in the city. It would exclude Supergood, which opened in 2022 as a medical marijuana dispensary and hopes to expand into the adult cannabis market.
DEA says drug take back begins in your home
Efforts to protect your family and friends from abuse of prescription drugs begins at home. Hundreds of thousands of people are getting the message as they dropped off unused or expired prescription drugs at police stations or pharmacies across the country. Boardman police were one of several law enforcement agencies...
May Day fest in Youngstown shines spotlight on worker's right, social justice and more
The Youngstown Solidarity Network and the Calvin Center for the Arts hosted a May Day festival on Sunday afternoon. The event brought people in the community together in a free celebration of labor, climate justice, human rights, social justice, and the honoring of Beltane. Beltane is a pagan festival, which...
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