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Blast destroyed grocery store after owner received threatening letter

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100 Years Ago, 1926 transcribed as originally published in the Youngstown Vindicator: “Blast rocks city. Blame black hand for $500,000 loss.” “A blast of terrific force, suspected to have been caused by blackhanders or business rivals, shattered the three-story brick wholesale grocery establishment of the Youngstown Grocery Co., 340 E. Front St., destroyed the ruins by fire which followed the explosion, will probably cause the death of at least one man, injured five others seriously and scores slightly, blew out thousands of windows in downtown buildings and East Side ...

Warren Buffett takes next step in his succession plan

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway in the next step of the transition at the top of the $1 trillion conglomerate he led for more than six decades. Buffett, 96, will become chairman emeritus and will take on his new role immediately, the company said Friday. His oldest son, Howard, will become Berkshire Hathaway’s new chairman, part of a long-planned succession. Howard Buffett has been on the Berkshire Hathaway board since 1993. Warren Buffett, known by a legion of financial market followers as the Oracle of Omaha, will remain a ...

Property transfers for Sept. 19

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Property transfers recorded Sept. 8-11 in Mahoning County and portions of Trumbull County: Austintown Linda A. Weaver, trustee of the Linda A. Weaver Family Trust to Kelly Rutter and Brian David Rutter, 1257 Mulberry Run, $349,900 Edwin L. and Mercy P. Cracraft to CJ’s Staging and ...

Valley group sews up blue-ribbon awards

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CANFIELD — Most of the 60 members of That Quilt Group I Belong To gathered earlier this week at the Fair Park indoor pavilion to host its regular monthly meeting that included a glimpse of ribbon-winning quilts from this year’s 180th Canfield Fair. The group also reviewed some of its ...

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NEW TO BOARD: The Autism Society of Mahoning Valley recently named four new members to its board of directors. The new board members bring diverse professional experience in human resources, healthcare, workforce and economic development, and real estate, strengthening the Autism ...

Liberty adopts new rules for convenience stores

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LIBERTY — Liberty’s zoning commission is making headway with changes to its code, and entrepreneurs or residents looking to establish a convenience store or gas station in the community will be able to do so again. Trustees at this week’s meeting approved a resolution making gas stations and convenience stores a conditional use in the township’s zoning code, as part of its commercial zoning section, and set the criteria for their specific uses. The criteria states the business must have frontage on an arterial street or collector street and the minimum lot size must be 1.5 ...