WARREN — A woman serving a 15-years-to-life prison sentence for the rape of an 8-month-old girl captured on her own cellphone will have to wait 10 years for another shot at parole. Felicia Banks Beemer, 36, has been denied parole and must remain in prison for at least 10 more years, ...
NILES — City officials said a water rate increase would impact communities across the Mahoning Valley and a one-hour conversation wasn’t enough time to reach a conclusion. City council members ahead of Wednesday’s regular meeting heard from Mahoning Valley Sanitary District representatives, who are proposing a purchasing bulk rate of 37 cents per 1,000 gallons used. The rate would be the wholesale cost to the city, not the final rate directly billed on an individual resident’s utility bill. Brenda Duffett, MVSD’s finance manager and board secretary, said none of them ...
Public Broadcasting Systems Western Reserve and Ideastream Public Media have signed an agreement to merge to strengthen public media across northeast Ohio and western Pennsylvania, the companies announced this week. The companies said they plan to continue, without interruption, the programming, educational services, cultural content, local news coverage and community service provided across the stations. All staff from both organizations are being retained, with no layoffs planned. Once the transaction is complete, the combined organization will operate as Ideastream Public Media. ...
LIBERTY — A Youngstown man has been charged after a woman accused him of throwing her off a porch after a verbal argument Monday. Cody Gamertsfelder, 51, pleaded not guilty to a charge of domestic violence before Girard Municipal Court Judge Jeffery Adler on Tuesday. According to a police report, officers were called to a Catherine Street residence after Gamertsfelder said his wife was out of control and had locked herself in the bedroom. Dispatchers received a separate call a short period later from a neighbor, who said the woman had called him and said Gamertsfelder had just ...
McDONALD — Officials with Oppidan said a proposed data center possibly to be located at the former McDonald Steel property will mean 250 full-time jobs and $7.3 million in property taxes for the village, but residents are concerned with emissions, noise and environmental issues if such a ...
AUSTINTOWN — A pending agreement between the township and school district could stretch the police budget further. The Austintown Board of Education reviewed a proposal at its meeting Wednesday to allow the Austintown Township Police Department to fill its cruisers on campus, using an unleaded fuel pump owned by the schools. However, no vote was taken. Township trustees approved the plan at Monday’s meeting, and they said it will save the township as much as $60,000 per year. “We can buy fuel locally from Lyden Oil, we’ll buy in bulk, more frequently, and let the police ...
