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Spaced out in Canfield

CANFIELD — Approximately 150 young explorers attended a space exploration-themed 4-H Cloverbud Camp on Tuesday at the event center at the Canfield Fairgrounds. The camp continues today. Alex Kennedy, urban 4-H educator, said the camp is aimed at children ages 5 to 8. The age range is where ...

Federal judge appoints receiver to oversee Schwebel’s

The specialist hired in March by Schwebel Baking Co. to restructure the faltering venture was appointed Monday to wind down operations of the baked goods business. U.S. District Judge John R. Adams named Jacen Dinoff as receiver in response to Spectrum Commercial Finance’s emergency motion ...

Hope emerges for customers of SOBE energy

By DAVID SKOLNICK Staff writer YOUNGSTOWN — An option for downtown Youngstown businesses to get off SOBE Thermal Energy System LLC’s steam heat system involving a state treasurer program, a credit union and a contracting firm is in its preliminary phase, but a resolution could be ...

Ohio EPA rejects blanket wastewater permit for all data centers

Citing public opposition, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency rejected a request for a blanket permit for data centers to discharge wastewater and decided to consider each project individually. In a Tuesday ruling, the state EPA wrote: “After carefully reviewing the significant volume ...

No major injuries reported from Valley tornado, storms

With reports of many trees down and roof damage to some homes in Liberty and Hubbard townships, officials from the National Weather Service in Cleveland are to be in parts of the Mahoning Valley today to determine the severity of a tornado that passed through the area. Trumbull County ...

NTSB releases report on fatal plane crash

A person on the ground saw the moments leading up to the single-engine, four-seat Piper Comanche aircraft that crashed east of Middlefield on June 30, killing the pilot and its two passengers. The person reported that she saw the plane cross above the tree line into her property. Then the ...