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City water project bid arrives at half of estimated $4.3M

YOUNGSTOWN – The apparent low bid for the first phase of a significant and extensive wastewater improvement project came in at about half of the estimate. Four bids were opened Friday for the work with Marucci & Gaffney Excavating Co. of Youngstown submitting the apparent low bid of ...

Austintown police probe bomb threat

AUSTINTOWN — Police are investigating another threat against the township’s school system. A press release from the Austintown Police Department issued late Thursday states a school bus was isolated and the campus restricted while police investigated a bomb threat involving the bus. “A ...

Veterans Day events set around Valley

Veterans Day events in the Mahoning Valley: Wednesday AUSTINTOWN - Austintown schools will have a Veterans Day ceremony 9 a.m. at the Austintown Fitch High School auditorium. Guest speaker will be Bill Johnson, president of Youngstown State University and a former U.S. congressman. The ...

Nov. 7 property transfers

Property transfers recorded Oct. 26-30 in Mahoning County and portions of Trumbull County: Austintown Rayvin Gorrell to Jessica and Bryan Enyeart, 4463 Nantucket Drive, $143,000 Jessica and Victor Foor to Dale Foor, 4626 Rita Ave., $40,860 Melissa K. and Scott E. Mathenay to Jamie M. ...

Hubbard panel seeks sewer-rate legislation

HUBBARD -- Officials noted Environmental Protection Agency requirements for lead service lines as part of the uncertainty faced in forecasting city finances. At a meeting earlier this week, Councilman Mike Kerr, D-4th Ward, asked the law director to draw up legislation for an ordinance ...

Commissioners reject Canfield annexation

CANFIELD — A plan to annex township property for residential development has been rejected. The Mahoning County commissioners on Thursday approved a resolution denying a proposal for the city of Canfield to annex 11.13 acres of township property for a housing project. After Canfield City ...