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Lordstown hears request for nondisclosure agreements

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LORDSTOWN — A village resident is asking officials to consider passing legislation against nondisclosure agreements in order to provide more public transparency. Resident Jeff Alderman said at Monday’s council meeting that council should consider legislation that would not allow a ...

Hubbard council discusses utilities post snowstorm

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HUBBARD — With the streets still white from January’s snowstorm and temperatures still frigid, city council had infrastructure updates and advice for residents braving it. At Monday’s regular meeting, Councilman Mike Kerr, D-4th Ward, said there have been a few water breaks — not ...

Youngstown man arrested after gunshots fired in Liberty

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LIBERTY — A concerned call from a neighbor resulted in a Youngstown man getting arrested on gun charges Saturday afternoon. Calvin Taylor, 49, pleaded not guilty Monday in Girard Municipal Court to a charge of using a weapon while intoxicated. No plea was entered for a felony charge of ...

Former city department heads paid severance

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YOUNGSTOWN — The city’s board of control approved severance payments to four former department heads who were not retained when Derrick McDowell replaced Jamael Tito Brown as mayor. The severance payments, approved Monday 3-0 by the board, are mostly for unused sick time, paid at 35% of ...

Tressel visits KSU-Trumbull to champion WorkOhio

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CHAMPION — Job seeking is notoriously daunting, time-consuming and can be emotionally draining. The goal of a new initiative in Ohio is to simplify and personalize the job-seeking process by providing a seamless means to find a job or career training. Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel visited Kent ...

Community news

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KIDS CAREER FAIR: A Kids Career Fair will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Mahoning County Career & Technical Center in Canfield. The event is hosted by MCCTC, Valley STEM and City Machine Technologies Inc. The free event will include a hands-on day of exploration. Children can try ...