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Innovations Conference 2018: Collaborating for a Healthier Mahoning Valley will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Jan. 18 at the Jewish Community Center.

Larry Graham purchased the house at 9904 Anderson Avenue in 2015, according to public records. But on a recent chilly fall afternoon, he wasn’t there. In fact, the house he’d tried to buy for $13,000 looked as if it had been abandoned months ago.

After losing his job Oct. 30, Jason Ray, a resident of the East Side, is looking for a new direction in the workforce. “I have a lot of experience in industrial work and at warehouses,” he said Thursday.

The city of Youngstown received a two-part grant totaling $1 million to help combat crime for the South Side Revitalization Project. 

Community Legal Aid is offering free, public workshops this month to anyone who may need legal assistance or who has an interest in various legal topics. All programs are taught by attorneys. Some are by appointment or preregistration. Community Legal Aid events can be found at www.communitylegalaid.org/events.