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ODOT construction work gets under way

Staff report The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Mahoning County over the next several weeks. All scheduled work is weather permitting. INTERSTATE 680 PAVEMENT REPLACEMENT PROJECT, YOUNGSTOWN •The ramp from Mahoning Avenue eastbound to Interstate ...

Regionalization talks continue

CHAMPION — Water representatives across the Mahoning Valley warned that regionalizing water would come at an extra cost, as local officials discussed the topic Thursday evening. The 12-person Water Advisory Panel had a special hour-long meeting at the Champion Township Administration ...

Youngstown man released from detention after return from China

110 Years Ago, 1916 transcribed as originally published in the Youngstown Vindicator: “Yuen Lee has returned home. Young Chinese [man] back in Youngstown – was prisoner four months. Went to visit native land and was held up on return – born in San Francisco.” “After four ...

20 Fed saga drags on

YOUNGSTOWN – The 7th District Court of Appeals ordered a judge to dismiss claims by the last tenant at the Youngstown-owned 20 Federal Place building against three co-defendants, including the former mayor, but rejected a motion by the city to have the entire lawsuit dropped. In a July 23 ...

County plans legal action over delays on W. Reserve Road work

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County will seek restitution through the courts for costly utility delays on the Western Reserve Road widening project. Mahoning County commissioners Thursday approved a last-minute addition to the agenda — a motion by Mahoning County Engineer Patrick Ginnetti to ...

City OKs $272K for clearing big snow

YOUNGSTOWN — The city’s board of control approved paying $271,694.19 to five contractors that assisted with snow removal during a late January blizzard and increased funding amounts for those applying for assistance through three housing programs. The board of control approved the items ...