CANFIELD – Text messages criticizing Republican Christine Oliver during her failed bid for Mahoning County commissioner were sent by her own campaign consultant, according to a Canfield police investigation. Oliver said Thursday, two days after she lost by 11.5% to Democrat Lauren McNally, ...
YOUNGSTOWN – A double-digit increase for Youngstown water customers is coming in January on top of proposed 14% annual sewer rate hikes for the next five years for city residents. Water Commissioner Harry L. Johnson III said Wednesday at city council’s public utilities committee meeting that bulk water rate increases from the Mahoning Valley Sanitary District – 17.43% starting Jan. 1, 2.1% in January 2028 and 7.92% in January 2029 – are forcing the city to pass along a part of that to its customers. Johnson said the figures are still being finalized, but it will be for two ...
YOUNGSTOWN – The 1898 Foundation awarded a $30,000 grant to the city to help fund the youth winter golf lessons program at the Henry Stambaugh Golf Course indoor simulator facility. The money will fund the youth golf lessons program for children ages 7 to 13 that runs from today to Feb. 2. To sign up for the program, call the city’s parks and recreation department at 330-742-8711.
BOARDMAN — Township leaders are mulling their next steps after voters defeated a safety services levy on Tuesday. A 2.75-mill additional levy to support Boardman’s police and fire departments failed by 148 votes, 8,927 to 8,779 – or roughly 50.4% to 49.6% - according to complete and ...
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio rejected a request from the city of Youngstown and the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel to require an expiration date for large emergency rate increases for downtown steam heat customers. In a 4-0 vote Wednesday affirming its June 24 decision, the PUCO wrote the OCC and Youngstown request “did not demonstrate in their assignments of error that the finding and order was in any respect unjust or unwarranted.” The city and the OCC asked if an end date isn’t set for the emergency rate hikes that the PUCO require SOBE Thermal Energy ...
BERLIN CENTER - Students at Western Reserve High School are exploring science careers as the district expands its biomedical program with new lab equipment. Students recently had access to professional lab equipment thanks to the district’s partnership with Project Lead the Way. The ...
