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Six charged in human trafficking sting are indicted in Mahoning County

YOUNGSTOWN — Six men who were charged in last month’s human trafficking sting by the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force were indicted Thursday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court on various charges. They are: ● Anthony R. Balista, 40, of Youngstown-Warren Road in Niles, attempted unlawful sexual conduct with minor, importuning and possessing criminal tools. ● Philip J. Kreuzwieser, 73, Redford Street, North Canton, compelling prostitution, attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, two counts of possessing criminal tools and one misdemeanor count of ...

Parents of murder victim deliver emotional remarks

YOUNGSTOWN — Before Jonthony Altreche, 21, of Youngstown, learned Wednesday that he was going to spend about 30 years in prison for shooting Ty’Rice Logan, 26, to death outside of the Miss Daisy’s bar on South Avenue near Pasadena Avenue on Dec. 10, 2023, Altreche heard from Logan’s ...

Local bread company to close

YOUNGSTOWN — Schwebel Baking Company, a Mahoning Valley institution founded in 1906, plans to end operations after the Fourth of July holiday, the company announced Wednesday in a news release. “The Schwebel’s brand has been known for the highest quality of bread, buns and other bakery products for over 100 years, and we are devastated to reach the point where liquidation is the only remaining option,” said Steve Cooper, Schwebel’s CEO. “We’ve worked with our advisers for several months to identify a buyer or investment source, however despite significant efforts to adapt ...

Vote for appraisal contracts set for Chill-Can parcels

YOUNGSTOWN — The board of control will vote Thursday on contracts for appraisals of the two remaining parcels the city doesn’t own at the dormant Chill-Can site as well as the former Anthony’s on the River property. The city owns all of the Chill-Can property but those two parcels, which are in the possession of Mitchell Joseph, the head of M.J. Joseph Development Corp. and its sister companies. Joseph abandoned the undeveloped project in 2020 on the lower East Side. The former Anthony’s location on Oak Hill Avenue is needed to gain access to one of the three low-head dams in ...

City council OKs $130K SOBE study

YOUNGSTOWN — City council agreed to pay up to $130,000 to a law firm for a study that will offer long-term solutions for SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC, a troubled utility company that provides steam heat to a majority of downtown buildings. Council also voted 7-0 Wednesday in favor of a resolution declaring the “existence of a local energy and public utility emergency arising from the financial crisis” of SOBE and “urging immediate intervention and assistance by the state of Ohio.” The resolution seeks the intervention of Gov. Mike DeWine, the Public Utilities Commission ...

Vote for appraisal contracts set for Chill-Can parcels

YOUNGSTOWN — The board of control will vote Thursday on contracts for appraisals of the two remaining parcels the city doesn’t own at the dormant Chill-Can site as well as the former Anthony’s on the River property. The city owns all of the Chill-Can property but those two parcels, which are in the possession of Mitchell Joseph, the head of M.J. Joseph Development Corp. and its sister companies. Joseph abandoned the undeveloped project in 2020 on the lower East Side. The former Anthony’s location on Oak Hill Avenue is needed to gain access to one of the three low-head dams in ...