Allegiant Air adding flights from Youngstown
January 5, 2009 by Michael Metzinger
Filed under Local
Some good news in a tough economy right now for our area, Allegiant Air will add a 3rd flight between Youngstown and Orlando on Wednesday’s beginning June 10th. Now let’s hope we fill these flights so we can see flights down to Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa, or Ft. Myers!
To get your tickets down to Florida for $79 one way, head over to AllegiantAir.com.
Sunny Start to New Week
January 4, 2009 by Craig Ziobert
Filed under Weather
As you head back to work and for many, school this week, it will start off very nice as we will see sunny skies with highs around freezing on Monday. The next storm system to affect the area will come through on Tuesday night and into Wednesday, bringing another round of rain and eventually back over to snow for the end of the week. I will have more on this storm tomorrow, but until then enjoy your Monday; even though it will be the first Monday back to a normal schedule after the holiday season!
New Airline for Youngstown?
January 4, 2009 by Michael Metzinger
Filed under Local
I can confirm a rumor I spotted on another site about a new airline that will fly 3 times per day between Youngstown and Cincinnati starting as early as March. I emailed the source of the rumor and they provided me the information to confirm it.
I am not sure whether or not KYNG should accept the offer because they will risk their $575,000 SCASD grant. What do you think, should they take the risk and try with this carrier?
Rainy Sunday
January 3, 2009 by Craig Ziobert
Filed under Weather
We had a beautiful Friday and Saturday here in the Mahoning Valley but that is all about to change as we are watching a system begin to spread moisture into the area from the west. This moisture will begin to affect the area towards daybreak Sunday. The main part of the day Sunday should be primarily rain, but it may start off as a period of freezing rain, but we shouldn’t have to worry about much in the way of ice accumulations. In any case, if you will be driving early Sunday morning, just take an extra bit of caution.
Nice 1st Half of Weekend
January 2, 2009 by Craig Ziobert
Filed under Weather
As we close out the holiday season, weather for your Friday and Saturday will be very pleasant. However, this cannot be said for Sunday. However, for today and tomorrow we will see partly cloudy skies with temperatures in the mid 30s both days. The next system will spread precipitation into the area Sunday, but we will discuss this in a later post. Have a great Friday and Saturday!!!
I wanted to share a news story that I heard on The Weather Channel this morning. Alaska is having the coldest weather they have had in decades. Fairbanks, AK whose average high is 0 degrees this time of year has been in the -20s and -30s for the past week, and forecast highs over the next 5 days are similar. Just one more city I want to share is Ankorage, AK - whose average highs are near 20 this time of year, have seen highs over the past few weeks around zero; and forecast highs in the next 7 days are between 0 and -10 degrees. Just thought America would like to know this.
Sun to Start 2009!
January 1, 2009 by Craig Ziobert
Filed under Weather
While we will see a few snow showers overnight, we won’t add much to the near 2 inches we saw on New Year’s Eve. For the first day of 2009, we will actually see a good deal of sunshine, but will be cold as temperatures will only get to 31 degrees. Tomorrow night into Friday morning, we may see another quick shot at some flurries and snow showers, but again - nothing major. Have a great New Year’s Day!!!
Happy New Years
January 1, 2009 by Michael Metzinger
Filed under National
From all of us at MVRed.com, we’d like to wish you and your families a Happy, Safe, and Prosperous New Year!
Few Snow Showers to End the Year
December 30, 2008 by Craig Ziobert
Filed under Weather
A weak low pressure system will swing through the area overnight tonight into Wednesday morning, but won’t bring us much in the way of snow accumulations. Most locations in the Mahoning County area will only see up to an inch of accumulation. We will see breezy conditions as well, as winds will be sustained around 30 mph at times overnight into Wednesday morning. Windy conditions will prevail for the afternoon, possibly gusting to 35 or 40 mph at times, but will only be sustained around 20. For your New Year’s Eve celebrations tomorrow night, it will be partly cloudy, but cold as temperatures around midnight will be in the upper teens.
The Valley: A Look at Mahoning County
December 30, 2008 by Michael Metzinger
Filed under Local
Over the next few months I want to take a closer look at the Mahoning Valley and the issues facing our communities. To start off our series, “The Valley”, I studied the populations of the 15 townships and municipalities of the county and the population trends in all 15 of them.
To the left I created a visual map of Mahoning County with a color coded key that designates the general population of that particular township in 2009. As you can clearly see the vast majority of people living in Mahoning County live in the eastern portion of the county. Approximately 92% of the population in Mahoning County lives in the townships of Austintown, Canfield, Beaver, and those eastward to the Pennsylvania border. Of those 8 townships/municipalities, 5 have a population decreasing, while just 3 [Beaver-Canfield-Springfield] have a population that is growing.
What Does It Mean?
Well the chart to the left tells it all, our county is losing a substantial number of people each and every year. Just 3 out of 16 municipalities have a population growing, and the growth is those communities is minimal at best. The other 13 municipalities are losing their total population by the thousands and it will likely show by the 2010 Census.
The 2000 Census found that there were 257,555 people living in Mahoning County. If the Census estimates for the past few years are any sign of what the population of the county will be in 2010, then we could be in for a loss of around 5%. The current 2010 Census estimate has Mahoning County around 245,760.
If the population is around 245,760, then the County would have lost just under 12,000 people between the years of 2000 and 2010. That would be worse than the loss from 1990-2000, but better than the losses from the late 1960s to around 1990.
Historical Population at a Glance
1950- 257,629
1960- 300,480
1970- 303,424
1980- 289,487
1990- 264,806
2000- 257,555
All of these numbers mean one thing: the economic situation in the Mahoning Valley has yet to improve the past 50 years. Something needs to be done to stop this free-fall before we are below 200,000 by the time I am 40! We can’t continue down this inevitable path that will send this area down the drain, we need to change the way things are done to make our community a better place. Doing nothing will not fix the problem, but doing at least something should help stop the bleeding!
In our next article in “The Valley” series, we’ll take an in-depth look at the school districts in Mahoning County and analyze the strongest schools and the weakest schools that are found here. And a little hint: we have some of the best and one of the very worst!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Another Breezy Night
December 29, 2008 by Craig Ziobert
Filed under Weather
Windy conditions will be the prevailing weather story tonight, as no precipitation is expected. Temperatures will drop to 28 degrees by Tuesday morning, but will rebound to near 40 tomorrow. Tomorrow night, we will see our first decent snow for awhile - we may get 2 inches or so. But that’s a story for tomorrow’s post. Have a great Tuesday!
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