While it’s been 20 years since a Democrat was last elected Ohio governor, this year’s race between Republican Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton is hotly contested. During separate endorsement interviews with this newspaper, the two candidates discussed their priorities, their plans ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Property taxes continue to dominate the county’s political discourse, but the candidates for Mahoning County commissioner have their eyes on other problems too. By and large, they both want to improve economic development, address rising property taxes and make better use of county resources, but they have different views about how county government should operate to get the job done. Commissioner Carol Rimedio-Righetti is retiring at the end of the year, and wants fellow Democrat Lauren McNally to take her place. Republican Christine Oliver hopes to play spoiler on ...
YOUNGSTOWN – The Mayor Derrick McDowell administration is asking city council to allow revenue collected from those caught by unstaffed cameras speeding in school zones to pay for half of the Flock Safety’s annual bill. The city’s entire $168,000 bill to Flock Safety in the final year ...
The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle have received several emails since the newspapers published an Oct. 10 article about a homeless woman living outdoors in the Youngstown-Warren area. The story related how the woman sleeps outside and moves around, visiting businesses at times, trying to keep a low profile to reduce the potential of becoming a victim. She described some of the challenges she faces as a “woman out here alone” and some of the heartwarming things people have done for her. Other details had to be left out of the story to avoid endangering her further, such as where ...
YOUNGSTOWN – City council will consider legislation Wednesday to obtain 13 parcels needed for a major wastewater project through eminent domain. The residential properties are on Gibson Street, Franklin Avenue and Myrtle Avenue and range in size from 0.062 of an acre to 0.172 of an ...
EAST PALESTINE — New details of a state-of-the-art first responder training center to be built in East Palestine were unveiled during a news conference at the fire department Thursday. The project is the product of an ongoing collaboration among the state of Ohio, the village of East ...
