- Local churches say finding full time pastors is difficult
Despite a robust clergy in the United States, some local churches are finding it difficult to entice permanent, full-time pastors to their congregations. Reporter Leonard Crist takes a look at how some Valley churches are responding to these challenge.
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- McKelvey Lake faces stigma but residents look to future
For residents on Youngstown's East Side, there is more to McKelvey Lake than the negative reputation it has acquired over the years. Yet the stigma remains. Residents and 2nd Ward Councilman DeMaine Kitchen shared their thoughts with reporters Jessica Repucci and Josh Stipanovich on what the lake means to them and what the future holds for the body of water lost among the crime taking place in Youngstown.
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- ‘If you can’t find it at Rogers, they don’t make it.’
Every Friday, many people across Ohio and Pennsylvania take time out of their lives to visit the largest open-air flea market it the tri-county area. Reporters Lamar Salter and Aaron Workman travelled to the small town of Rogers, Ohio, to visit the Rogers Community Auction.
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- Murry Leads the Diocese of Youngstown
The Catholic Diocese of Youngstown has seen five Bishops in its 66 year history. Each Bishop has followed a specific type and cast until March 28, 2007 when Pope Benedict appointed the first African American bishop to head the primarily white congregation in Youngstown. George Murry is a black bishop in a racially segregated community. He carries with him a hope for the future of the Mahoning Valley and the consequences of every choice he has made along his path to becoming a man of the faith. Murry remembers family and friends telling him that race would be an issue for a black man entering the priesthood in the Catholic Church. Murry said his years in seminary school did not reflect these assumptions, yet his practice, in some cases, has.
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- Gravedigger talks life, death and E.T.
A man who has spent 31 years digging the graves of others has decided that he wants to be cremated. David Smith, foreman of Calvary Cemetery on the city’s west side, said he believes burial ceremonies are too hard on families. “I think a lot of people think more of cremation now. That would probably make me think of some of the stuff I’ve seen out here over the years…it’s a little bit easier especially on the families. It hasn’t changed much of my mind.” Smith said.
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