YOUNGSTOWN — With a rented steam plant used by SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC to provide utilities to 27 downtown buildings in danger of being repossessed, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio staff asked for an investigation into SOBE’s “ability to continue to provide adequate services ...

By ED RUNYAN Staff writer YOUNGSTOWN — A Mahoning County grand jury has indicted Michael D. Carkido, 51, of Bishop Woods Court, Poland, on theft in office, a third-degree felony, for allegedly misusing township funds while serving as Boardman Police Department mechanic. Carkido’s ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County Coroner’s Office has identified the woman who was shot to death inside her apartment in the 2600 block of Tyrell Avenue on the West Side early Sept. 6 as Ahlycia Brown, 22. A coroner’s press release states that the coroner’s office was notified of her ...

If you go . . . WHAT: Opera Western Reserve — “Faust” WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20 WHERE: Powers Auditorium, 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown HOW MUCH: Tickets range from $30 to $80 and are available at the DeYor Performing Arts Center box office, online at experienceyourarts.org and by ...

CHAMPION — Trumbull Career and Technical Center interactive multimedia instructor Kris Doran has been named Ohio Career Tech Education Teacher of the Year. The Girard resident was selected for the award by the Ohio Association for Career and Technical Education. He was chosen among all the ...

HUBBARD TOWNSHIP — Nearly a week after the township’s former police chief claimed in a lawsuit he was unfairly fired and mistreated because of his disabilities and for reporting threats made by a township trustee, a second one has been filed against the township. Chris Gifford, a former ...