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City board reviews tax breaks

YOUNGSTOWN — The city’s Tax Incentive Review Council recommended Youngstown council renew the six existing tax abatements, but because Penguin City Brewing Co. missed a June 2025 deadline to complete an expansion project, its abatement never took effect. The TIRC met Tuesday for its annual meeting and agreed to recommend city council continue six existing tax abatements. Those abatements have saved the businesses $445,394.56 in property taxes while they’ve paid $154,982.50 in property taxes as of 2025. Penguin City was approved in February 2025 for a 75%, 10-year tax abatement ...

Liberty OKs superintendent’s contract

LIBERTY — Brian Knight’s leadership of Liberty Local Schools will continue into 2030 as the district’s board of education OK’d a new deal at its Monday meeting. The board approved a five-year, 260-day contract for Knight, effective Aug. 1, 2027, through July 31, 2032, at an annual salary of $111,970. The contract states that Knight will receive a raise of no less than 1.25% in years two and three of the deal, and a 1% increase in year four. Knight, who previously served as the district’s high school principal for two years, was selected for superintendent in April 2024, ...

Cardinal fire district gains new full-timer

The Cardinal Joint Fire District swore in a new full-time firefighter/paramedic at its Monday meeting. Will Ferrando took the oath as he returned to the department he started with more than 14 years ago. “I was part time at Canfield, then went full time in the Boardman Fire Department,” ...

Band Night schedule

Today — Mathews, 7 p.m. Saturday — Girard, 7 p.m. Monday — Lakeview, 7 p.m. Sept. 9 — Niles, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 12 — Canfield, 7 p.m. Sept. 12 — Mineral Ridge, 7 p.m. Sept. 19 — Boardman, 7 p.m. Sept. 19 — Warren, 7 p.m. Sept. 26 — Poland, 7 p.m. To include a band night, email to society@trbtoday.com.

Youngstown treasurer touts school district’s proactive stance

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown City School District’s four-year financial forecast is wrapped in a strong layer of security, with an added garment of proactivity, a school official says. “For three of the four years, we’re funded, and we intend to be proactive to prepare for the future,” Treasurer Michael A. Rock said after Tuesday afternoon’s regular board of education meeting at Youngstown Rayen Early College High School. “If you do something now, it helps you in the future.” Rock was referring to the district’s unreserved fund balances for fiscal years 2027, 2028 ...

49ers owner York enters guilty plea in area arrest

Staff, wire report San Francisco 49ers owner John “Jed” York was arrested on two misdemeanor charges at an East Palestine trailer park over the weekend. Court records show that York initially was charged with engaging in prostitution, but Columbiana County prosecutors amended that to ...