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PUCO rejects request for end date for SOBE rate increases

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio rejected a request from the city of Youngstown and the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel to require an expiration date for large emergency rate increases for downtown steam heat customers. In a 4-0 vote Wednesday affirming its June 24 decision, the PUCO wrote the OCC and Youngstown request “did not demonstrate in their assignments of error that the finding and order was in any respect unjust or unwarranted.” The city and the OCC asked if an end date isn’t set for the emergency rate hikes that the PUCO require SOBE Thermal Energy ...

Western Reserve expands biomedical program for students

BERLIN CENTER - Students at Western Reserve High School are exploring science careers as the district expands its biomedical program with new lab equipment. Students recently had access to professional lab equipment thanks to the district’s partnership with Project Lead the Way. The ...

Youngstown man accused of damaging cars in Liberty

LIBERTY - A Youngstown man is facing charges after being accused of damaging vehicles in a local plaza area early Wednesday. Rodney Sanders, 37, pleaded not guilty to a charge of criminal damaging and appeared on a felony vandalism charge in front of Girard Municipal Court Judge Jeffery Adler ...

Struthers students team up with Boo Squad for food drive

STRUTHERS - Struthers Middle School students launched "the season of giving" early this year with a school-wide food drive to assist more than 100 families this holiday season. Students teamed up with the local nonprofit, The Boo Squad, to donate items for Thanksgiving meals for families ...

Canfield superintendent eyes cost cutting after levy failure

CANFIELD - The Canfield Board of Education will be taking a hard look at the recent levy numbers while discussing a path forward at a meeting Nov. 11. “As a board, we will start to have discussions around next steps and financial options at our meeting Wednesday,” said Board President ...

Infectious disease specialist addresses pandemic readiness

YOUNGSTOWN - A comparison between how two major health crises more than 100 years apart should be handled, along with resistance to following such protocols, shows remarkable similarities, a healthcare specialist says. "Max Starkloff, a physician and health commissioner, wrote an editorial ...