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• MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will have a board meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday in the hearing room at the county courthouse basement and a staff meeting at 11 a.m. in the conference room at the administration building. • STRUTHERS CITY COUNCIL will have a special meeting at 8:45 a.m. Friday at the municipal building to advertise for bids for the paving of certain streets.

Moreno seeking aid for SOBE customers

U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno said there may be a way to obtain federal loan guarantees to help downtown Youngstown businesses that get steam heat from SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC to get their energy elsewhere and not have to rely on the troubled utility company. Moreno, a Republican, said he spoke Tuesday to Chris Wright, the U.S. secretary of energy, about the SOBE situation. “Maybe there’s some federal loan guarantees that can help pay for individual buildings to get their own power generation facility,” Moreno said. “The savings in costs would pay that loan because those ...

America250 in Canfield to feature train exhibit

CANFIELD — The War Vet Museum will be open for tours following the Fourth of July parade on Saturday with a display featuring several specialty trains and some new trackage. “We are expecting a good crowd this year as people celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday,” said Museum ...

Warrant issued for Girard man accused of threatening partner

LIBERTY — A temporary warrant was issued Monday for a Girard man accused of threatening to kill his significant other and two juvenile children. John Newman, 56, faces a charge of domestic violence in Girard Municipal Court. According to a police report, officers were called to a Churchill Road residence in reference to a domestic altercation, and dispatchers said the caller alleged her significant other was threatening her and was highly intoxicated. Dispatchers also noted multiple firearms in the residence. Upon arriving at the scene, officers immediately evacuated the ...

States may allow grace periods for receiving mail-in ballots

States that allow mail ballots to be counted after Election Day reacted with relief Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a Republican effort to outlaw the practice. A decision favoring the state of Mississippi over the Republican National Committee delivered an immediate reprieve to ...