Refinancing a home may be on the minds of many as mortgage interest rates continue to drop from the heights they reached just a short while ago. Data from the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey showed average 30-year fixed mortgage rates hovering around 6.51 percent as of late May ...
Shopping for a new home is an exciting experience. As prospective buyers shop around and attend open houses, they are likely to fine-tune their list of what they need and what they want in their next home. One choice buyers will be faced with is how much home to buy. Determining how much ...
YOUNGSTOWN – A study commissioned by the city administration calls for 14% annual sewer rate increases for the next five years to pay for more than $400 million in federally mandated wastewater improvements. The rate study’s findings, unveiled Thursday, were quickly opposed by council ...
YOUNGSTOWN — A day after the county auditor called him a financial liability, the Mahoning County clerk of courts is back in the spotlight. Michael P. Ciccone has been sued again for alleged racial discrimination. The lawsuit filed on Wednesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court by Ronald Winphrie accuses Ciccone of firing him without cause. The suit invokes the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment and the section of Ohio Revised Code that addresses unlawful discriminatory practices. Winphrie’s filing states that he worked as a deputy ...
CANFIELD –- A judge ruled that evidence a man who allegedly lunged at Democratic governor candidate Amy Acton possessed weapons at the time of the altercation cannot be used in his case. Mahoning County Area Court Judge Molly K. Johnson ruled Thursday in favor of a motion filed by the ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Two attorneys with decades of legal experience are competing for the open seat on the Mahoning County Domestic Relations Court in the Nov. 3 general election. Republican Mark DeVicchio of Boardman and Democrat Terry A. Grenga of Youngstown are seeking the six-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2027. The winner will succeed Judge Beth A. Smith, who is prohibited from seeking another term under Ohio's judicial age limit. The candidates’ party affiliations will not appear on the general election ballot. DeVicchio, 60, defeated attorney Kathleen Bartlett in the May Republican ...
