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Council will be asked to increase project monies

YOUNGSTOWN — City council will be asked Wednesday to amend two contracts to increase the costs for projects. One request is to increase a contract with Declan Construction Inc. of Brookfield, which is doing work at nine city park locations using American Rescue Plan funds. Council ...

Austintown promotes officers, hires salt truck drivers

AUSTINTOWN — Personnel matters were on the agenda Monday at the regular township trustees meeting. The evening’s business opened with the swearing-in of five newly promoted police officers. “We are a very young department,” police Chief Valorie Delmont said. “And the most ...

Pair of water department contracts to be considered

YOUNGSTOWN — City council will consider Wednesday permitting the board of control to enter into two water department contracts: one to look at changing the billing structure from cubic feet to gallons and the other for a risk and resilience assessment and emergency response plan. Requests ...

US talks to end war in Ukraine show hope

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — U.S. and Ukrainian officials completed roughly four hours of talks Sunday aimed at finding an endgame to the war between Russia and Ukraine, just days before a U.S. envoy is due in Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Secretary of State Marco ...

Lordstown council revisits AI ban tonight

Lordstown Village Council will look to reconsider its ban on artificial intelligence centers during its 6 p.m. caucus today. It will consider three ordinances for emergency passage. The first involves amending and restating ordinance No. 19-2025 to include “an extraordinary matter ...