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Trump challenges order to fund SNAP

BOSTON (AP) — Residents in some U.S. states began to receive their full SNAP food aid Friday as an appeals court left in place, for now, an order requiring President Donald Trump’s administration to fund the monthly benefits amid a U.S. government shutdown. A judge had given the ...

From the front lines to the home front

CANFIELD — The War Vet Museum has passed the 45,000-artifacts point and among the items are correspondences from veterans serving on other shores who wanted to stay in touch with their families. “We have hundreds, if not thousands, of letters and postcards sent home by veterans serving ...

Ciccone owes more than $3,000 in property taxes to county

Embattled Mahoning County Clerk of Courts Michael P. Ciccone, a Republican, owes more than $3,000 in delinquent property taxes — most of it for the Austintown house where he lives. Meanwhile, the leaders of the county Republican and Democratic parties will announce as soon as next week that ...

Bids for downtown riverfront park fall below estimate

YOUNGSTOWN — The apparent low bid for a riverfront project on the city’s lower West Side is more than $200,000 less than the estimate for the work. The bids will be reviewed and the apparent low bid from Marucci & Gaffney Excavating Co. of Youngstown will be presented either Nov. 20 ...

Southern Park Mall’s unpaid taxes, bounced checks irk official

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Commissioner Carol Rimedio-Righetti said the unexpected late opening of the Southern Park Mall on Monday morning and lack of information from the owners of the mall to explain it are concerning. Righetti said government officials have assisted with the mall ...

VETERANS DAY EVENTS IN THE MAHONING VALLEY

Veterans Day events in the Mahoning Valley: Saturday BEAVER — 11 a.m. program at the Beaver Township safety building. Sunday BOARDMAN — noon concert and lunch at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 119 Stadium Drive, honoring veterans with music and verse. BRACEVILLE — 2 p.m. ...