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Pair of water department contracts to be considered

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YOUNGSTOWN — City council will consider Wednesday permitting the board of control to enter into two water department contracts: one to look at changing the billing structure from cubic feet to gallons and the other for a risk and resilience assessment and emergency response plan. Requests ...

Taking the oath in Campbell

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CAMPBELL — As the city’s new mayor, Bill Valentino says he has every intention of doing his part to move the city forward, but also in the spirit of a longtime close friend and colleague. “He taught me three things: knock on people’s doors, talk to them and give them your phone ...

SOBE loses another lawsuit by default

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YOUNGSTOWN — A judge granted a $424,458 default judgment against SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC, the beleaguered downtown utility in the hands of a court-appointed receiver, filed by a Niles company for nonpayment of a bill. Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Maureen Sweeney granted ...

Lordstown repeals data center ban

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LORDSTOWN — Last month, village council approved a ban on data centers in the community. After a 30-minute executive session with lawyers, that decision was repealed Monday. Council also removed from the agenda a motion to place a 180-day temporary moratorium on granting and issuing new ...

Hubbard resident presses council about recording meetings

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HUBBARD — A city resident emphasized the value of transparency and accountability as he questioned city council about the status of regularly scheduled meetings being recorded and published during the meeting’s public comments portion. Michael Banic, a resident, returned to city council ...

Man to appear for pretrial on menacing, panic charges

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LIBERTY — A Youngstown man is set to make a pretrial appearance in court Dec. 10, after his alleged actions led to a hospital being temporarily locked down. Kenneth Lawrence, 23, pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated menacing and inducing panic in Girard Municipal Court last ...