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Youngstown council spending of $1.1M delayed due to absences

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YOUNGSTOWN — City council will have to wait until May 15 to vote on spending about $1.1 million in American Rescue Plan money after it was unable Wednesday to approve the legislation by emergency measure. Council needs at least six of its seven members to vote on passing ordinances by ...

Third finalist for YSU provost promises candid conversations

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YOUNGSTOWN — The last of three candidates for Youngstown State University provost spoke to members of the campus community Tuesday. Carolyn Smith Keller, associate provost and professor of social sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, addressed about 20 faculty, staff, and ...

Two Trumbull commissioners discuss lawsuit

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WARREN — Two of Trumbull County’s three commissioners met privately Wednesday to consult with their lawyers in connection to a lawsuit filed against them by the third commissioner and a group called Open Government Advocates. The lawsuit by Commissioner Niki Frenchko and the open ...

Ex-pastor testifies in civil trial over misconduct allegations

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YOUNGSTOWN — The Rev. Denis G. Bouchard, former pastor of Queen of the Holy Rosary Parish on Scoville Drive in Vienna, testified Wednesday as the final witness in a defamation trial in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court. The trial was the result of the lawsuit Bouchard filed against ...

Niles pauses legislation to expand building

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NILES — At the beginning of Wednesday’s meeting, city council chose to amend its agenda, removing legislation regarding the potential expansion of the city building. The motion to remove the ordinance from the agenda was made by Councilman Aaron Johnstone, D-2nd Ward. The ordinance, ...