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Declutter that electronic waste

Business News

Many consumers are guilty of filling drawers or closets with old laptops, cellphones, fitness trackers and other electronic devices once they are no longer needed. It’s hard to know where to recycle those items, or it seems costly and inconvenient. The world generates millions of tons of ...

Student loans headed to Treasury Department

Business News

NEW YORK (AP) — The Treasury Department will take over the management of student loans whose borrowers are in default, according to a new agreement announced Thursday. The U.S. Education Department’s handing off these student loans is the next step in President Donald Trump’s plans to ...

Judge awards $35K to ex-SOBE receiver

Local News

YOUNGSTOWN — A Mahoning County Common Pleas Court judge has approved a $35,246 final payment to Reg Martin, ousted receiver for SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC, for less than three months of work in which the utility company repeatedly failed to provide basic services. Judge Anthony ...

Should retirees take RMDs early in the year or wait?

Business News

Within a given year, is there any advantage to taking your required minimum distributions as soon as you can, or taking it down to the wire and pulling the distribution in late December? Or is it better to take monthly or quarterly withdrawals? Here are three timing approaches to consider, ...

Ohio court suspends law license of Poland attorney

Local News

The Ohio Supreme Court suspended the law license of Nick Graham of Poland, a former Warren city assistant prosecutor convicted of conspiracy in an alleged bribery scheme. Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy ordered Graham “suspended from the practice of law for an interim period” and ...