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Engineer: Road tax goes the distance for taxpayers

AUSTINTOWN — Mahoning County Engineer Patrick Ginnetti made the first of many stops this week on his campaign to ensure roads and bridges get the attention they need. He gave a presentation on Mahoning County’s 0.25-percent sales tax before the Austintown Township Board of Trustees during ...

County leaders close doors on Clerk Ciccone

YOUNGSTOWN — Embattled Mahoning County Clerk of Courts Michael P. Ciccone had his access to all courthouse entrances, except the main one, suspended by county commissioners for violations of security rules and protocols, according to a letter they sent him. In an unprecedented move, the ...

Valley airport gets $5M lift in US aid

Trumbull and Mahoning counties will receive $7.9 million from four federal appropriations bills signed into law with $5 million going to the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport to finish upgrading its runways. In addition to the $5 million for the airport, the bills will provide $1.5 million ...

65 fewer deer killed in third year of hunt

YOUNGSTOWN — The third year of deer reductions in the Mill Creek MetroParks ended a week ago with 146 deer removed through hunting and U.S. Department of Agriculture sharpshooters — 65 fewer than the 211 killed last year and the 204 that were killed the year before that. Mill Creek ...

Donation steels labor and industry museum endowment

YOUNGSTOWN — For Martha I. Pallante, seeding a special endowment fund was about more than being invested in its growth and potential: It also was personal. “I remember when I complained about the orange goo on the cars. My dad said, ‘As long as there is the goo, people are ...

Joyce, Rulli boost campaign funding edge

Candidates trying to defeat Congressmen Dave Joyce and Michael Rulli, the two Republicans who represent the Mahoning Valley in the U.S. House, will have to overcome the financial advantages the incumbents enjoy. Joyce of Bainbridge, who represents the 14th Congressional District, raised ...