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Ramaswamy, Acton take positions on data centers

With data centers popping up in Ohio and creating controversy, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton, who are running for governor, are taking positions on them. Ramaswamy said Thursday that he has three nonnegotiable requirements for data centers — they must ensure that Ohio families who live near them receive free electricity by providing power or compensation that directly lowers residential electric bills, they must pay their full property taxes, and they must comply with strict air and water quality standards while prioritizing brownfield and industrial ...

Two people indicted on similar charges in unrelated killings

YOUNGSTOWN — Kayla Dawson, 26, and Issac Chatman, 29, were indicted Thursday on similar charges involving two people who were killed even though their cases are apparently unrelated. Dawson was indicted on voluntary manslaughter and a firearm specification and felonious assault with a firearm specification in the April 28 shooting death of Kyree Hornbuckle, 25, at Oakwood Avenue and South Maryland Avenue on the West Side. If Dawson is convicted, she could get about 20 years in prison. Chatman was indicted on voluntary manslaughter with a firearm specification in the June 7 ...

Fiber-optic company files FCC complaint against Mahoning, Stark

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County will hire a Washington, D.C. attorney to represent itself and Stark County in a federal case filed by a broadband company. At Thursday’s meeting, Mahoning County Commissioners approved a resolution authorizing the appointment of outside counsel, at the request of the Mahoning County Prosecutor’s Office. The petition, filed June 18, filed with the Federal Communications Commission by fiber-optic internet service provider Lumos, requests a preemption and declaratory ruling against Mahoning County and Stark County. The company objects to professional ...

Iran, US say deal on Strait of Hormuz is close

CAIRO (AP) — Iran said Wednesday it is in the “final stage” of drafting an agreement with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz, and U.S. President Donald Trump has said a deal could be announced this week. That could potentially reopen the critical waterway, ease pressure on the world economy ...

Elections board finalizes issues for November ballot

Mahoning County voters will consider more than a dozen issues in the Nov. 3 general election. Wednesday was the filing deadline for the fall ballot, and a list provided by the Mahoning County Board of Elections shows four additional levies, 12 renewals and eight liquor permit requests. County-wide voters will decide on a 2.4-mill, five-year additional levy for the Board of Developmental Disabilities. That measure would collect $15,522,964 annually and cost $84 a year for the owner of a $100,000 home. MCBDD has not requested new money since 2000, but MCBDD Superintendent Bill ...

Library board OKs contract with firm for assistance with 5-year plan

YOUNGSTOWN — The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County board of trustees has voted to accept a proposed contract with a firm to assist the library system with assembling and implementing its five-year, 2027-31 strategic plan. During its service and personnel committee meeting Tuesday afternoon at the Newport branch on the South Side, the board voted 6-0 to hire Fort Collins, Colorado-based ReThinking Libraries, in partnership with HBM Architects and Interior Designers of Cleveland, to work with the PLYMC on the plan to see what long-term improvements and changes the ...