AUSTINTOWN A 21-year-old township man is in Mahoning County jail following a Sunday argument and fight. Marquis Barbel Jr., of 4232 Nottingham Ave., is ch
BOARDMAN For the second year in a row, a Mahoning Valley tradition is canceled because of COVID-19.
Organizers decided to cancel this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Boardman, said Casey Malone, president of the parade nonprofit.
Multiple factors went into the decision, made Monday evening. Guidelines surrounding COVID-19 contributed, as well as trying to avoid making plans, then undoing them and making refunds.
When the parade organizers canceled last year’s event, Malone said they didn’t think they would have a similar conversation for the 2021 parade.
“I really thought we would be back in order” in terms of the pandemic, which initially is what health officials projected for 2021. “I think a lot of people felt that way, and of course that was not the case.”
Staff report
AUSTINTOWN A township man will appear Jan. 27 before Judge Scott Hunter following his arrest on a charge of domestic violence threat.
Austintown officers were called to 1633 Moorefield Road about 9 p.m. Monday and were greeted by two children, who told them to run upstairs. There, officers found Steven Moses, 33, of Austintown, fighting with another teenager and a woman, according to a report.
The report indicates the bedroom was destroyed with a dresser knocked over, the contents spilled and holes in it. There was also a hole in the wall and a shattered television on the floor.
Moses, who police noted was intoxicated, said he confronted the woman about cheating and was jumped by other family members. The woman, however, said Moses took her phone and became angry about text messages. While arguing, he punched a hole in the wall.