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Oil stocks sharply higher after US action in Venezuela

Business News

Shares of major U.S. companies in the energy sector are sharply higher Monday after President Donald Trump announced plans to take control of Venezuela’s oil industry, saying that it would be American companies helping to revitalize it following the capture of President Nicolas ...

Tax exemption for downtown building set for consideration

Local News

YOUNGSTOWN — City council will consider legislation Wednesday to give a 15-year, 100% tax exemption and allow the financing of energy upgrades through a special assessment to the former 13-story downtown Mahoning National Bank Building undergoing an $18.5 million improvement project. The ...

Hubbard mayor could miss up to a year

Local News

HUBBARD — Council President Michael Mogg said Mayor Ben Kyle will be out of commission for “quite a while” after he and other family members were involved in a crash on New Year’s Day while vacationing in the Bahamas. Mogg, who became acting mayor Friday night after receiving a text ...

Man gets probation after pleading to felonious assault

Local News

YOUNGSTOWN — Jordan C. Holt, 20, of Boardman, was sentenced Monday to one year of probation and no prison time after pleading guilty to attempted felonious assault, a third-degree felony. He was indicted on two rape counts that could have resulted in a long prison sentence if ...

Fraud spoils new year for Boardman residents

Local News

BOARDMAN — Multiple residents have reported fraud on their credit cards or bank accounts since Jan. 1, having been bilked collectively out of roughly $10,000. On Friday, a resident in the 200 block of Indianola Road reported that a Citizens Bank check she had written for $40 on Dec. 22 was ...

Lordstown OKs moratorium on data centers

Local News

LORDSTOWN — Village council passed as an emergency an ordinance that places a 180-day moratorium on the granting of any new permits for future data centers in the community. More than 50 people attended a public hearing Monday that allowed for citizen input before council’s vote. Council ...