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Pennsylvania man dies in I-680 crash

BOARDMAN — A Pennsylvania man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Friday night on I-680 near Route 224. The highway was closed for three hours in both directions near milepost 12. According to a press release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol Canfield Post, Alex Lowry, 39, of McKeesport, ...

Ohio map favoring GOP 12-3 approved

The Ohio Redistricting Commission unanimously voted for a new congressional map for the 2026, 2028 and 2030 elections that favors Republicans 12-3. The current map, in existence since the 2022 election, has 10 Republican members of Congress and five Democrats with the latter political party ...

Downtown customers consider buying troubled utility company

YOUNGSTOWN — A group of SOBE Thermal Energy System LLC customers trying to save the struggling utility service is considering purchasing it because having it go out of business would be devastating. The talk of buying the system is preliminary, said Ryan Kelly, co-owner of the Ohio One ...

GENERAL ELECTION RACES AND ISSUES | Mahoning County

The following candidates in contested races and levy issues are on Tuesday’s ballot. An * denotes incumbents. ​​Unless otherwise noted, all township trustee races are two to elect, boards of education are three to elect, and village and city councils are four to ...

Federal judge weighs forcing SNAP benefits

BOSTON — A federal judge in Boston on Thursday seemed skeptical of the Trump’s administration’s argument that SNAP benefits could be suspended for the first time in the food aid program’s history because of the government shutdown. During a hearing over a request by 25 Democratic-led ...

Jackson-Milton’s playoff run ends in straight-set loss

BURTON — The Jackson-Milton volleyball program’s season came to a close on Thursday, falling in three sets, 25-15, 25-16, 25-16, to Monroeville in a Division VII, Region 25 semifinal matchup. Each time the Blue Jays found themselves in a hole, they would claw back into the game. They went ...