Michael Dockry News Today

As we stand today on the threshold of 2024, change is in the air for the Mahoning Valley on many fronts, not the least of which is local government leadership.

Traditional ecological knowledge has long been dismissed by Western culture as stories or legends, rather than real science. But there's new interest in tapping into the wisdom about plants, trees, wildlife and climate that Native American people have collected over time.

The criminal case involving former Austintown Township Trustee Steve Kent and his ultimate removal from office has been disturbing, to say the least. Kent, a

AUSTINTOWN — Township trustees are expected this morning to appoint longtime former township administrator Michael Dockry to fulfill the remaining term of Tru

AUSTINTOWN - Township trustees are expected Wednesday to appoint longtime former township administrator Michael Dockry to fulfill the remainder of the term of T

“The way we do it, the forest just gets better and better.”

The Menominee tribe of Wisconsin has sustainably harvested its woods for nearly 170 years, providing a model for foresters worldwide. Amid climate change and other threats to the forest, the tribe continues to follow a traditional code: Let the healthy trees keep growing.

The proposal to return land at the Cloquet Forestry Center and the findings of the TRUTH project could lead to stronger relations between the University and Minnesota and Minnesota’s Tribal Nations.

The proposal to return land at the Cloquet Forestry Center and the findings of the TRUTH project could lead to stronger relations between the University and Minnesota and Minnesota’s Tribal Nations.

The Menominee tribe has sustainably logged its forest in Wisconsin for 160 years. But that careful balance faces a crisis: too many trees and too few loggers.