radioNOVO News for New Castle/Youngstown/Butler/Hermitage 05-20-2026

Good morning,Election officials in Lawrence County report a smooth but slow night as primary voter turnout hovered at just over eighteen percent. Incumbent Republicans Aaron Bernstine, Marla Gallo Brown, and Michele Brooks all secured their nominations for November. The election also marked the county’s first successful pilot test of new electronic poll books to log in voters.Meanwhile, a major legal battle is brewing over unpaid bills at Sharon Regional Health System. Turkey Run Landscaping has filed a civil lawsuit against the hospital's non-profit owner, Tenor Health Foundation. The suit alleges Tenor owes over seventy-eight thousand dollars for twenty-four-seven winter snow removal, claiming the small business was repeatedly ignored when asking for payment.And local schools are navigating student First Amendment rights following a wave of youth immigration walkouts. Legal experts are reminding administrators that public school students maintain peaceful assembly rights, and that punishments for missing class cannot be heightened based on controversial political topics.More news on our radioNOVO app -- Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.