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MAHONING COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS will have a special meeting at 4:30 p.m. Monday at the offices, 245 Oak Hill Ave., Youngstown. LIBERTY TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the township hall. GIRARD CITY COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the city municipal building.

Leaders of tax reform group picked

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Gov. Mike DeWine named his co-chairmen of a property tax reform working group, but his fellow Republicans in the state Legislature say it doesn’t change their plans to override three of his vetoes. DeWine on Thursday announced that Bill Seitz, a former Ohio House and Senate member, and ...

Rep. Fischer plans bill to limit property taxes

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State Rep. Tex Fischer plans to shortly introduce legislation for a 2026 constitutional amendment to limit property tax bills. The proposal would cap property tax bills at 1.25% of a house’s total appraised value and at 1% for seniors who have lived in their houses for at least five ...

Judge continues bond for rape suspect

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YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Maureen Sweeney on Thursday denied a request by the Mahoning County Prosecutor’s Office to revoke the bond of a man charged with rape. Matthew Nicholson, 46, of Columbiana, is charged with three counts of rape, one count of sexual ...