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PUCO permits Youngstown to intervene in SOBE case

YOUNGSTOWN — The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio does not oppose Youngstown’s motion to intervene in the court case involving SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC’s receivership, but wants a judge to reject the city’s cross-claim against the beleaguered utility company. In a response ...

Annexation sought for private school

By BRANDON CANTWELL Staff writer LIBERTY — Akiva Academy representatives hope to continue under one charter, as they requested the Liberty Board of Education release property partially within the district. On Monday, board members heard from Melissa Bateman, the Youngstown Area Jewish ...

Security forces, cartel gunmen continue to clash in Mexico

TAPALPA, Mexico (AP) — A day after the Mexican army killed the country’s most powerful drug lord, the picturesque town where it happened was a study in contrasts. Tourist shops in Tapalpa were open Monday, and workers were on the job. But gunshots also rang out, and in the street was a ...

4 apply for city’s 6th Ward vacancy

YOUNGSTOWN — Four people applied to seek city council’s appointment to the vacant 6th Ward seat with the legislative body planning to select someone by its March 4 meeting. The person selected, which requires a vote of at least four of the six sitting council members, would succeed ...

Winter storm slams East Coast

NEW YORK (AP) — A massive snowstorm pummeled the northeast United States from Maryland to Maine on Monday, forcing millions of people to stay home amid strong wind and blizzard warnings, transportation shutdowns, and school and business closures. The storm dumped up to 2 feet of snow in ...

Mahoning chief deputy clerk files for appeals court seat as write-in

YOUNGSTOWN — Katherine E. Rudzik, the Mahoning County Clerk of Courts’ chief deputy clerk and a registered Republican, filed to run as a write-in candidate in the Democrat primary for a seat on the 7th District Court of Appeals. Rudzik, of Poland, is the only candidate to file as a ...