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On the record: Struthers council

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WHAT: City Council meeting Wednesday PRESENT: Michael Patrick, Lori Gomon, Bob Deagan, Robert Burnside, Dallas Bigley, Richard Bayus, Megan Pingley, James Baluck and Mayor Catherine Cercone Miller Council: * Heard monthly reports from K.O. Consulting, the treasurer, tax commissioner and mayor. * Passed an ordinance redefining the boundaries of the city's four wards. The new map will go into effect Jan. 1. * Had first reading of an ordinance allowing the mayor and city safety director to contract with Pavement Management Group for a three-year period starting in 2027. * Approved an ...

Canfield schools get help replacing aging Chromebooks

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CANFIELD - Canfield Rotarians presented a $10,000 check to the Canfield Board of Education at its meeting this week to help with the purchase of Chromebooks. Board member Nader Atway said Canfield Rotary does a lot in the community and has always supported Canfield Schools when there was a ...

Mayfield Village-based insurer earns $2.54B

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MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio (AP) — Progressive Corp. on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $2.54 billion. On a per-share basis, the company said it had profit of $4.37. Earnings, adjusted for investment costs, were $4.60 per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $4.46 per share. The insurer posted revenue of $23.19 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $23.36 billion, which fell short of Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $23.41 billion.

DeWine, others reveal details of E. Palestine training center

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EAST PALESTINE — New details of a state-of-the-art first responder training center to be built in East Palestine were unveiled during a news conference at the fire department Thursday. The project is the product of an ongoing collaboration among the state of Ohio, the village of East ...

On the record: Jackson trustees

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WHAT: Jackson trustees meeting Wednesday PRESENT: John Jakubec, Thomas Frost and Alan Hemphill Trustees: * Had a public discussion with Aaron Young, Mill Creek MetroParks executive director, about the Metroparks potentially taking possession of Liberty Park. * Discussed am email received from Nicholas Dierkes regarding an unauthorized squatter burning tires along Palmyra Road. Trustees notified the Mahoning County Land Bank, who requested that the county prosecutor’s office draft an eviction notice. * Received an update for salt dome pricing for storage for 2026 and 2027. Pricing ...

Ohio’s September unemployment rate increases to 3.4%

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Ohio's unemployment rate was 3.4% in September, up from 3.3% in August, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported Thursday . The state’s Ohio’s nonagricultural wage and salary employment decreased 5,000 over the month, from a revised 5,693,300 in August to 5,688,300 in September. The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in September was 196,000, up from 195,000 in August. The number of unemployed has decreased by 62,000 in the past 12 months from 258,000. The September unemployment rate for Ohio decreased 0.9 percentage points from 4.3% in September 2025. The U.S. ...