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Austintown announces bids for paving project

AUSTINTOWN — The township is reviewing formal bids for a large-scale paving project slated to begin as soon as the weather clears. Township Administrator Mark D’Apolito opened sealed bids from six contractors at Monday’s regular trustees meeting for a roughly $1.5 million road ...

Border czar pulls 700 federal officers out of Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Trump administration is reducing the number of immigration officers in Minnesota but will continue its enforcement operation that has sparked weeks of tensions and deadly confrontations, border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday. About 700 federal officers — roughly a ...

YSU leaders tout more growth at town hall

YOUNGSTOWN — If one who is engaged in a recreational activity has fewer opportunities or resources that will lead to the main goal, a key strategy may be to expand those resources. “With fewer fish in the pool, we need to cast a wider net,” Youngstown State University President Bill ...

Boil water alert lifted

YOUNGSTOWN — The boil water advisory issued Sunday for Youngstown water customers in the city, Liberty and Boardman is lifted. The advisory was issued after a water main break on Hubbard Road between Logan Avenue and Albert Street, which caused depressurization in a significant portion of ...

2 in corruption scandal seek to have lawsuit dismissed

YOUNGSTOWN — Developer Dominic Marchionda, two of his companies, and former city Finance Director David Bozanich have asked a judge to dismiss Youngstown’s $834,608 civil lawsuit against them because the city failed to timely serve them with the complaint. Douglas Ross — attorney for ...

Mahoning Ave. improvement project to begin in North Jackson

JACKSON — A major county project along Mahoning Avenue will begin in earnest in about two weeks with a bridge replacement. That work means a 60-day road closure in the immediate area — likely the first of many — but Mahoning County Engineer Patrick Ginnetti said the federally-funded ...