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W.Va. unveils statewide plan for responsible data centers

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — While several states are rushing to place moratoriums on data center development, West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey and legislative leaders have unveiled a seven-point set of principles to guide the state’s data center program. Morrisey, officials with the Department of Commerce and leaders of the House of Delegates and state Senate hosted a news conference this week in the Governor’s Reception Room to unveil the West Virginia Responsible Data Center Development Plan. “I think it marks a defining moment for the future of the great state of West ...

Police blotters for Austintown and Boardman Aug. 15

Austintown Police activity reported Aug. 6-12: Aug. 12, 11:36 p.m. — Theft of a license plate reported at 3217 Starwick Court. 6:57 p.m. — Emmanuel Summers was arrested on Mahoning Avenue on warrants out of Lordstown and Girard. 11:20 a.m. — Theft of a bicycle, camping stove and clothing reported at Life Storage, 3690 LeHarps Road. Aug. 11, 6:53 p.m. — Alfredo Gonzales was arrested at Meijer on charges of theft and possession of criminal tools, and on multiple Boardman warrants. 3:53 p.m. — Randall R. Vickers was arrested at 6825 Ruby Court on an undisclosed ...

Nature center complex opens at Mosquito Lake State Park

BAZETTA — Cortland resident Stacey Stewart said she and her family come to Mosquito Lake State Park at least once a month to enjoy an activity or event and now will have the newly opened nature center as an additional place for her family to enjoy. Stewart and her son, Jonah Swiger, ...

Leader of fraud scheme from India gets 9 years

The two Chaudharys, Shreyas Baldevbhai Chaudhary and Trusha Chaudhary, learned their sentences this week in U.S. District Court in Cleveland, with Shreyas Baldevbhai Chaudhary, 25, who directed the $5 million fraud targeting the elderly, being sentenced to more than nine years in prison and Trusha Chaudhary, one of his accomplices, getting probation. Among the victims was a 77-year-old man from Salem, who gave up $61,000 to the scammers and nearly gave up another $50,000 but his bank suspected fraud and contacted the FBI, which set up a sting operation. The Columbiana County ...

Property transfers for Aug. 15

Property transfers recorded in Mahoning County for July 27 to 31 and portions of Trumbull County for Aug. 3-7: Austintown Brandon Barbe and Shelbie L. Barbe to Amy E. Jordan and Joshua M. Fannin, 6905 Winter Park Ave., $330,000 Mindy B. Marshall to David Deley, 5547 Cider Mill Xing, $325,000 Jon A. Pancoe and Theresa M. Pancoe to Caleb James Decker and Jennifer Renee Decker, 5452 W. Webb Road, $235,000 Greenford Christian Church to Lynn Louis LLC, 701 N. Four Mile Run Road, $580,000 Manhattan Group LLC, an Ohio limited liability company to Shawn Mayes and Mary Kay Mayes, 4852 ...

Youngstown considers $7.3M for sewage project

YOUNGSTOWN — City council will consider legislation Monday to authorize the board of control to spend about $3.8 million on initial site work and up to $3.5 million to relocate utility lines for an estimated $170 million wastewater improvement project. One ordinance would permit the ...