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Superintendent: Job’s not done for city schools

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YOUNGSTOWN — Earning a three-star rating of a possible five stars on the recently released state report card is a reason for the Youngstown City School District to celebrate, but not to rest on its academic laurels, a top official says. “The work is not done. We’re showing that we can do this work,” Superintendent Jeremy Batchelor said after the regular Youngstown Board of Education meeting Tuesday afternoon at Youngstown Rayen Early College High School. The district’s ranking was revealed after the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce released the report cards Sept. ...

Taylor Swift announces new song ‘Patient Zero,’ first since wedding

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NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift has announced a new song, “Patient Zero” — her first since her starry wedding this summer. It releases Friday. She made the announcement in true Swift fashion. On Tuesday morning, the pop powerhouse launched a cryptic countdown clock on her website, displayed atop a red curtain and due to end at 2 p.m. Eastern. Her dedicated fans, known as Swifties, quickly got to work attempting to decode whatever news was forthcoming, noting that her official Instagram bio was changed to read “And, baby, that’s sh0w business f0r y0u,” with each “o” ...

Trumbull commissioners considering annual vehicle purchasing program for sheriff

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WARREN — Trumbull commissioners are considering establishing an annual program allowing the sheriff office to purchase at least four patrol cars per year to replenish its aging vehicle force. Under the proposed program, the county will be able to purchase a minimum of four vehicles per year or one vehicle per quarter. Sheriff Michael Wilson told the commissioners there is a critical need to obtain new vehicles because some of the vehicles in the fleet have more than 200,000 miles on them. “We have 12 vehicles with more than 150,000 miles, 10 with more than 200,000, with five of ...

PUCO staff’s attorney wants requested changes to SOBE rate hike dropped

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An attorney for the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio’s staff argued that requests for an end date for the major emergency rate hikes approved by the commission for SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC and the inclusion of language that the increases are “subject to refund” aren’t valid. The two requests made by the city of Youngstown and the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel in a Sept. 14 joint filing should be rejected by the PUCO “because they are outside the scope of the commission’s rehearing entry,” wrote Julian Johnson, an Ohio assistant attorney general with ...

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CRUISE IN AND CRAFTS: Zion Lutheran Church, 3300 Canfield Road Youngstown, will have a cruise in and craft fair 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. All proceeds from the 50/50 and basket raffle will be for Zion’s debt reduction. There will be food trucks, basket raffle, 50-50, a classic car cruise and handmade crafts. PRESIDENTIAL SPEAKER: The National McKinley Birthplace Memorial Museum will host author Bill Clevelan, who wrote “Presidential Road Trips: 100 Places to Explore and Experience the History of American Presidents.” Clevelan was in Niles a year ago to conduct research for his ...

SOBE sends disconnection notices to four customers

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YOUNGSTOWN — SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC sent disconnection notices to four of its downtown Youngstown customers that haven’t paid their bills in at least the past 60 days. The disconnection notices state service may be disconnected as soon as Friday. The steam heat to the four buildings won’t be cut off Friday, but the disconnections would likely occur the week of Oct. 5, unless payments are made, said Michael Moran, attorney for John C. Collins, SOBE’s receiver. Those receiving disconnection letters were West 34 Investors LLC, the owner of Wick Tower; Erie Terminal Place ...