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Ex-clerk of courts loses 2nd suit against Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN — Sarah Brown-Clark, a former longtime Youngstown clerk of courts, lost a second lawsuit against the city in which she sought back pay she contends is owed to her. Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Maureen Sweeney dismissed the case Wednesday, writing that Brown-Clark’s “sole theory of recovery is breach of implied contract” isn’t a valid legal argument. Sweeney wrote: “Ohio courts have consistently held that political subdivisions cannot be bound by implied contract theories absent statutory authority” and Brown-Clark’s “complaint does not set forth ...

Cleanup after storms moves into high gear

CANFIELD TOWNSHIP — Sunday’s storms led to multiple government entities declaring states of emergency on Monday, but what that means at the township, county and state levels is different, officials said. After touring the county and viewing the damage, Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday ...

US pounds Iran with new strikes

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. military launched massive new strikes against Iran early Wednesday, hours after three merchant ships were struck in the Strait of Hormuz. It is the latest exchange of fire to threaten the interim deal to end the fighting between the two countries. The ...

Officials break ground for new home in Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN — It may be merely a large hole filled with recent rainwater, but it’s pleasing Marguerite Douglas a whole lot. “Having these new homes means we’re growing,” she said. Douglas was referring to the beginning of building a new 1,600-square-foot home in the 200 block of ...

Nation and world at a glance for July 8

Manhattan high-rise to be stabilized after columns buckle, evacuation NEW YORK — Workers have begun stabilizing a Manhattan high-rise after buckled columns and sagging floors at the site forced evacuations in and around the midtown construction site. Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office said late Tuesday that a team had gone floor-by-floor and observed no additional movement of the damaged columns. The office said on-site contractors were given the greenlight to move forward with emergency repairs. The building is a former Pfizer headquarters and is being converted to luxury ...

City panel orders downtown business to remove barriers

YOUNGSTOWN — The city’s design review committee gave Valley Food Systems 30 days to come up with an alternative to the concrete barriers that surround the perimeter of its parking lot. The committee voted Tuesday to deny a request from the company to keep the barriers in place and said Valley Food had 30 days to remove them. This isn’t the first time the committee rejected a request from the company regarding its parking lot. On Feb. 2, 2021, the committee declined to approve Valley Food’s request to erect a 360-linear-foot chain link fence with barbed wire on the top to ...