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Hubbard resident refutes data center misinformation

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HUBBARD — One resident noted city council’s potential to bring in millions of dollars and set their own rules when it comes to data center companies, as part of his comments to city council Tuesday. Council heard from Larry LaCivita, who said his family has lived in Hubbard for 125 years and has done nothing but give back to the community, adding that his grandfather was a school board president who was instrumental in the city getting its swimming pool. LaCivita’s parents, James and Phyllis LaCivita, were the previous owners of the Deer Creek Golf Course, purchasing its six ...

GOP begins 2-day midterm convention heavy on Donald Trump

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DALLAS (AP) — Republicans opened their highly unusual midterm convention in Dallas on Wednesday afternoon, a “Trump-a-Palooza” that is putting the president at the center of this fall’s midterm elections — whether the candidates running like it or not. Many party members, including ...

PUCO’s SOBE hearing canceled

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YOUNGSTOWN — At the request of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel and the city of Youngstown, a Public Utilities Commission of Ohio administrative judge canceled a Monday hearing to hear arguments against a significant rate increase for downtown steam heat customers. Instead, legal briefs will be filed by the OCC and the city in an effort to overturn the PUCO’s June 24 decision to increase rates for SOBE Thermal Systems LLC’s 23 customers, which make up most of downtown. Jacky Werman St. John, the PUCO administrative judge who was to hear the case in Columbus, agreed to the OCC and ...

Discussions resume with state treasurer to help SOBE customers

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YOUNGSTOWN — With SOBE Thermal Systems LLC’s receiver saying the troubled utility company will be out of money and out of business no later than November without an infusion of money or a buyer, talks started back up with the state treasurer to help its downtown Youngstown customers. Treasurer Robert Sprague’s office reengaged in discussions in the past week with SOBE customers, including the city of Youngstown, Laura Martine, the treasurer’s spokeswoman, said Wednesday. Andy Resnick, the city’s spokesman, said: “The SOBE matter remains a top priority for the ...

Man charged after woman hit in head with ashtray

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YOUNGSTOWN — A city man is accused of striking a woman in the head with a glass ashtray after she refused his request for sex. Police arrested Bernard A. Hasley, 57, early Wednesday on a first-degree misdemeanor charge of assault. A Youngstown police report states officers responded shortly after 12:30 a.m. to a fight at a home in the 2500 block of Oak Hill Avenue. They found a woman bleeding from her forehead. The woman told police that Hasley had invited her to the home and then led her to his bedroom, and pursued a sexual favor. The report states Hasley became angry when she ...

W.Va. takes step in campaign to host federal nuclear campus

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After a campaign led by Gov. Patrick Morrisey, West Virginia is now being added to a list of states up for consideration for a nuclear lifecycle innovation campus, though environmental advocates have concerns. Morrisey, flanked by state Office of Energy Director ...