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Youngstown gets $30K grant for youth winter golf lessons

YOUNGSTOWN – The 1898 Foundation awarded a $30,000 grant to the city to help fund the youth winter golf lessons program at the Henry Stambaugh Golf Course indoor simulator facility. The money will fund the youth golf lessons program for children ages 7 to 13 that runs from today to Feb. 2. To sign up for the program, call the city’s parks and recreation department at 330-742-8711.

Boardman officials regroup after levy fails

BOARDMAN — Township leaders are mulling their next steps after voters defeated a safety services levy on Tuesday. A 2.75-mill additional levy to support Boardman’s police and fire departments failed by 148 votes, 8,927 to 8,779 – or roughly 50.4% to 49.6% - according to complete and ...

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 ...