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If you were paying attention in history class, you’ll recall the Underground Railroad wasn’t a railroad at all. Rather, it was a fluid network of locations where freedom seekers sought refuge from slave catchers on their way to a life out of bondage. “What came to be called the Underground Railroad were the networks of assistance that emerged in response to the reality that freedom seekers ...

Ohio has approved $806,247 to fund STEM Science Lab renovations at Youngstown State University.

The State Controlling Board on Monday approved a measure for funding coming to YSU to be used for renovations at the institution.

The planetarium at Ward Beecher Hall at YSU was damaged last year following a fire.

The underground railroad was a secret collection of safehouses used by runaway slaves before the Civil War to escape bondage. Harboring escaped slaves was a...