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Wollet honored for years of dedication in Poland Township

POLAND TOWNSHIP — Most of last week’s Poland Township meeting involved officials thanking trustee Joanne Wollet for her 12 years of service since the meeting was her final one. She did not run for reelection in the November election because she wants to spend more time with family. One ...

Council to consider $5.5M sewer contract

YOUNGSTOWN — City council will consider a request Wednesday to authorize the board of control to sign a $5.5 million contract with MS Consultants Inc. to provide construction administration for the first two phases of a sewer interceptor project at Mill Creek Park and to design the latter two ...

Legislation would allow WRPA to seek buyers of city-owned land

YOUNGSTOWN — City council is being asked to approve an amended contract Wednesday to permit the Western Reserve Port Authority to seek buyers for a number of city-owned properties, including the former Chill-Can plant site and the shuttered 20 Federal Place. The city has had an agreement ...

Girard ratifies new contract for police sergeants, captains

GIRARD — With a section removed that would have allowed the mayor to give time off to police officers without prior negotiations, city council on Monday voted 6-0 on a new two-year contract for police sergeants and captains. Members of council last week expressed concerns that Mayor Mark ...

Former Braking Point owner will face federal judge in probation hearing

YOUNGSTOWN — Ryan P. Sheridan, the former Braking Point Recovery Center owner charged with kidnapping in an Oct. 23 incident in Austintown, has a hearing at 3 p.m. Wednesday to determine whether the kidnapping allegations are a violation of Sheridan’s federal probation. U.S. District ...

Canfield Historical Society selling vintage Christmas cards

CANFIELD — As a fundraiser for the Canfield Historical Society, vintage-style Christmas cards and downtown prints are being offered at the society’s Bond House, 44 W. Main St. The cards were hand-printed using the vintage Mahoning Dispatch printing presses. “We started this project back ...