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Private company to handle busing needs for Youngstown schools

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YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Board of Education has approved a resolution to award a two-year contract to a longtime private company to handle the district’s transportation needs. During a special meeting Thursday at Youngstown Rayen Early College High School, the board voted 5-1-1 to ...

Canfield loses to University in district final on walk-off

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NORTH RIDGEVILLE — The Canfield baseball team just needed one or two more things to go its way on Thursday at North Ridgeville. The Cardinals came up just short, falling to University School 5-4 in the bottom of the seventh in the Division IV, Northeast 5 district final. “The kids played ...

Rep. Fischer aims to ease name-change ballot rules

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State Rep. Tex Fischer, whose eligibility as a candidate in 2024 was decided by the Ohio secretary of state because of a name change, introduced legislation that would not require candidates to use their former names on future ballots. Fischer, R-Canfield, said he hopes the state Legislature ...

Steelers’ Rico Dowdle happy to reunite with Mike McCarthy

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PITTSBURGH — Leslie Dowdle called it. Months before her son Rico entered free agency after running for more than 1,000 yards for Carolina, Leslie Dowdle rang Rico just minutes after the Pittsburgh Steelers announced that Mike McCarthy would replace Mike Tomlin as head coach in ...

Pause on data center tax breaks brings mixed views

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Gov. Mike DeWine’s order this week to pause all sales-tax exemptions for new data centers in Ohio has drawn staunch opposition and qualified support from two major state institutions. The governor on Wednesday directed the chair of the Ohio Tax Credit Authority to pause consideration of any ...