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Hubbard sends forward legislation for $185K truck

Latest News November 6, 2026

HUBBARD - The city's street department could receive an equipment upgrade in 2027, but there are details officials need to review. At a meeting earlier this week, Councilman Mike Kerr, D-4th Ward, asked the law director to draw up the necessary legislation for an ordinance entering into a contract with the Village of Minster in Auglaize County for a used derrick truck. A derrick truck is a utility vehicle that combines a hydraulic crane, a rotating extendable boom and a powerful earth-boring auger. Service Director Ed Palestro said Thursday that their current truck, purchased in the ...

Commissioners reject Canfield annexation

Youngstown board awards street paving contract

Local News November 6, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN – The city’s board of control approved a contract that is nearly $300,000 under the estimated cost for an improvement project to three main streets. The board of control on Thursday voted 3-0 to award the $1,335,469 contract to Lindy Paving of New Galilee, Pa. Lindy and Shelly & Sands Inc. of North Jackson, with a $1,668,010.94 bid, were the only two companies that submitted proposals for the work by the Oct. 16 deadline. The city’s estimate for the work was $1,624,233. The streets being resurfaced are: Marshall Street from the bridge over the Mahoning River to ...

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Canfield superintendent eyes cost cutting after levy failure

Local News November 5, 2026

CANFIELD - The Canfield Board of Education will be taking a hard look at the recent levy numbers while discussing a path forward at a meeting Nov. 11. “As a board, we will start to have discussions around next steps and financial options at our meeting Wednesday,” said Board President ...

Infectious disease specialist addresses pandemic readiness

Local News November 5, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN - A comparison between how two major health crises more than 100 years apart should be handled, along with resistance to following such protocols, shows remarkable similarities, a healthcare specialist says. "Max Starkloff, a physician and health commissioner, wrote an editorial ...