Schwebel Baking Company looks to enter an accelerated bankruptcy proceeding as part of its strategy to attract new ownership for the century-old business, according to paperwork filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court, Youngstown. The potential for a new buyer was revealed when U.S. District ...
Democrats in Maine begin search for new US Senate candidate PORTLAND, Maine — Democrats in Maine are beginning a sprint to nominate a new candidate for a pivotal U.S. Senate seat. The drive began after progressive nominee Graham Platner announced he’s withdrawing from the race after a sexual assault allegation. Democrats need to pick a candidate to replace Platner on the ballot by July 27, less than four months before the nominee will face longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a race Democrats need to win to take back the chamber. Potential candidates began to come into ...
YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County Board of Elections wants to relocate its warehouse and voting equipment — and eventually its early-voting center — to the former Bottom Dollar store and the rest of its operations to the planned county government center downtown. But DeMaine Kitchen, director of the city’s community planning and economic development department, said Wednesday the talk by the board of elections is premature. The plan requires an agreement for the city to sell the former grocery store to the Western Reserve Port Authority in order for the board to lease it as ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Sarah Brown-Clark, a former longtime Youngstown clerk of courts, lost a second lawsuit against the city in which she sought back pay she contends is owed to her. Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Maureen Sweeney dismissed the case Wednesday, writing that Brown-Clark’s “sole theory of recovery is breach of implied contract” isn’t a valid legal argument. Sweeney wrote: “Ohio courts have consistently held that political subdivisions cannot be bound by implied contract theories absent statutory authority” and Brown-Clark’s “complaint does not set forth ...
CANFIELD TOWNSHIP — Sunday’s storms led to multiple government entities declaring states of emergency on Monday, but what that means at the township, county and state levels is different, officials said. After touring the county and viewing the damage, Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. military launched massive new strikes against Iran early Wednesday, hours after three merchant ships were struck in the Strait of Hormuz. It is the latest exchange of fire to threaten the interim deal to end the fighting between the two countries. The ...
