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SOBE sends more disconnection notices, but will wait to act

YOUNGSTOWN — In addition to tenants at Wick Tower, SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC sent 10-day disconnection notices to two other downtown Youngstown customers for failing to pay bills though the troubled utility company isn’t seeking to turn off anyone’s steam heat or hot water. SOBE ...

Library officials respond to yet another challenge on Poland site

YOUNGSTOWN — The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County has responded to another challenge from the group opposing relocation of the Poland branch. A news release distributed to local media on Tuesday calls for the PLYMC Board of Trustees to reconsider its decision to build a new ...

Scouts from Valley celebrate successes

POLAND — Area Scouts have completed more than 19,000 service hours in the past year while working on their Eagle Scout projects — an average of 500 hours per project. That tidbit of information was given Tuesday morning at the 21st annual Celebration of Scouting Breakfast at The Lake ...

US strikes new targets in Iran

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. has completed new airstrikes on Iran after the crash of an American helicopter off Oman that it blames on Tehran. The U.S. military’s Central Command said in a statement it had “struck Iranian air defense, ground control stations and ...

SOBE threatens to cut heat to tenants

YOUNGSTOWN — SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC, which is responsible for providing steam heat for a majority of downtown Youngstown, sent a disconnection notice to tenants at Wick Tower over a disputed utility bill. SOBE sent the 10-day “service disconnection notice” Monday to tenants at ...

Youngstown school board considers tax break for high-rise downtown

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Board of Education has received a request from a consulting firm for a 15-year, 90% Community Investment Area tax exemption regarding developing the former Mahoning Bank Building. During its regular meeting Tuesday at Youngstown Rayen Early College High School, ...