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City water project bid arrives at half of estimated $4.3M

YOUNGSTOWN – The apparent low bid for the first phase of a significant and extensive wastewater improvement project came in at about half of the estimate. Four bids were opened Friday for the work with Marucci & Gaffney Excavating Co. of Youngstown submitting the apparent low bid of ...

Austintown police probe bomb threat

AUSTINTOWN — Police are investigating another threat against the township’s school system. A press release from the Austintown Police Department issued late Thursday states a school bus was isolated and the campus restricted while police investigated a bomb threat involving the bus. “A ...

Veterans Day events set around Valley

Veterans Day events in the Mahoning Valley: Saturday NILES - The Niles Historical Society will host an event in honor of Veterans Day 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in the Westenfield Room of the Ward-Thomas House property, 503 Brown St., Niles. Guests will be able to view photos and documents ...

Nov. 7 property transfers

Property transfers recorded Oct. 26-30 in Mahoning County and portions of Trumbull County: Austintown Rayvin Gorrell to Jessica and Bryan Enyeart, 4463 Nantucket Drive, $143,000 Jessica and Victor Foor to Dale Foor, 4626 Rita Ave., $40,860 Melissa K. and Scott E. Mathenay to Jamie M. ...

Tourism brings $1.1B to county

YOUNGSTOWN — More than a billion dollars. That’s how much economic impact tourism has on Mahoning County, according to a recent report shared by the Mahoning County Convention & Visitors Bureau. The biannual study conducted by the Tourism Economics group within Oxford Economics reports ...