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SOBE hearing set for Sept. 14

A Public Utilities Commission of Ohio judge will hear arguments Sept. 14 from the city of Youngstown and the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel urging the commission to revisit its decision to greatly raise steam heat rates for most of downtown Youngstown. Jacky Werman St. John, a PUCO administrative law judge, on Thursday issued an order for the Sept. 14 hearing at the commission’s office in Columbus. Her order came a day after the PUCO voted 5-0 to grant requests for a rehearing on its June 24 approval of emergency rate hikes to the 23 downtown customers that receive steam ...

RACE FOR GOVERNOR: Vance visits Ohio plant to support Ramaswamy

MIDDLE-TOWN, Ohio (AP) — Vice President JD Vance returned to his hometown on Friday to campaign for Republican candidates Vivek Ramaswamy and Jon Husted at the steel plant where his grandfather worked. Vance has highlighted his Rust Belt roots while trying to boost GOP candidates ahead of the November midterm elections. He also has focused on promoting the Trump administration’s economic policies and efforts to try to expand U.S. manufacturing. As he took the stage at the Cleveland-Cliffs Middletown Works facility, known as Armco Steel when his grandfather James Vance worked ...

Ribbon cut on $11.4M expansion at MCCTC

CANFIELD — Officials have cut the ribbon on the new $11.4 million LEAD Center at the Mahoning County Career & Technical Center. LEAD stands for Leadership, Employment, Advancement and Discovery. The new 40,000-square-foot center significantly expands MCCTC’s career-technical education ...

St. Vincent, YMCA partner to aid those in need

YOUNGSTOWN — The Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the Central YMCA teamed up Thursday to provide essentials to those in need at a community outreach event at the Y downtown. “It’s all about people in need, and neighbors helping neighbors,” said Joe Vivacqua, board vice president for St. Vincent’s Mahoning District Council. “We’re providing a full lunch, clothing, books for kids and adults, and we’re happy to do it.” This event marks a milestone as the first joint event between the two organizations. “It’s the first event with the YMCA, and we’re very proud ...

Austintown Senior Center expands health services

AUSTINTOWN — Many senior citizens in the township can now rely on the Austintown Senior Center for a little extra help staying healthy. On Thursday, the center cut the ribbon on its new Telehealth, Health and Wellness Room. The converted office space provides technology for telehealth ...

Disc golf course coming to McDonald

McDONALD — This fall residents will have the opportunity to play disc golf as a course will soon be under construction at Woodland Park. Mayor Ray Lewis said that Turbo Putt Disc Golf has donated installing the 9-hole disc golf course with installation to be in a few weeks. He said there is no cost to the village for the course. The course will take players through different parts of the park, including the wooded areas and near Billy Goat Hill. Those areas will be incorporated into the course without being touched. “I have never played disc golf, but am excited to be able to ...