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Local bread company to close

YOUNGSTOWN — Schwebel Baking Company, a Mahoning Valley institution founded in 1906, plans to end operations after the Fourth of July holiday, the company announced Wednesday in a news release. “The Schwebel’s brand has been known for the highest quality of bread, buns and other bakery ...

City council OKs $130K SOBE study

YOUNGSTOWN — City council agreed to pay up to $130,000 to a law firm for a study that will offer long-term solutions for SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC, a troubled utility company that provides steam heat to a majority of downtown buildings. Council also voted 7-0 Wednesday in favor of a ...

Vote for appraisal contracts set for Chill-Can parcels

YOUNGSTOWN — The board of control will vote Thursday on contracts for appraisals of the two remaining parcels the city doesn’t own at the dormant Chill-Can site as well as the former Anthony’s on the River property. The city owns all of the Chill-Can property but those two parcels, ...

Vote for appraisal contracts set for Chill-Can parcels

YOUNGSTOWN — The board of control will vote Thursday on contracts for appraisals of the two remaining parcels the city doesn’t own at the dormant Chill-Can site as well as the former Anthony’s on the River property. The city owns all of the Chill-Can property but those two parcels, ...

Iran peace deal could be in jeopardy, top Iran diplomat says

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s top diplomat said Tuesday that the tentative deal to end the war with the United States would require Israel to withdraw from Lebanon — a condition Israel has already rejected and that could sink the agreement, leading to the resumption of all-out ...

Nation and world at a glance for June 17

B-52 took sharp turn before crashing, killing 8 on board LOS ANGELES — A flight tracking website shows that the B-52 that crashed during a test flight at an Air Force base in California took a sharp turn before plunging to the ground. Limited tracking data shows it plummeted at a ...