YOUNGSTOWN – The office of controversial Mahoning County Clerk of Courts Michael Ciccone failed to pay more than 20 monthly electric and gas bills at area county courts – again raising questions about his ability to do even the most basic functions of his job. In total, there were 18 ...
BEAVER TOWNSHIP — More details have emerged in the arrest of a local businessman, and the song remains very much the same. A fourth-degree felony warrant that contributed to the arrest Friday of John P. Bartos III arose from a Beaver Township woman's claim that she paid him $6,000 for ...
WARREN — Commissioners are expected to vote to require short-term rental facilities with five or less rooms to pay the same lodging tax that larger hotels and motels currently have to pay. Trumbull now charges 5% lodging or bed taxes on short-term lease organizations that have five or more beds. Of that amount, 3% is used by the Western Reserve Port Authority, and 2% is used by the Trumbull County Tourism Bureau. There are 20 other counties across Ohio with this same type of policy, and two Trumbull communities, Howland and Liberty, have these same rules, according to Nicholas ...
One of the largest U.S. franchisees for Wendy's has filed for bankruptcy protection after the restaurant chain tried to terminate its franchise agreement. Meritage Hospitality Group, which operates 314 Wendy’s restaurants in 15 states, said in a statement last week it intends to keep operating its restaurants and paying its 9,000 employees during the bankruptcy process. Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Meritage filed its bankruptcy petition in federal court in western Michigan on Sept. 17. According to court documents, Wendy’s filed a notice of termination of the company’s ...
YOUNGSTOWN -- When it came to assessing Youngstown State University's state of affairs, YSU President Bill Johnson left the starting gate not with a trot, but with a gallop. "I'm glad to share with you that the state of Youngstown State University is very, very good," he said. That was among ...
YOUNGSTOWN — A Youngstown woman faces a likely prison stint after pleading guilty Monday to sex offenses involving a 3-year-old child. A news release from the Mahoning County Prosecutor’s Office states that Tekia Huggins, 34, pleaded guilty in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court to charges ...
