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City OKs payment changes for street projects

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YOUNGSTOWN — The city’s board of control approved two six-figure change orders for projects — one that reduces the cost of Mahoning Avenue street work by $687,795 and the other that increases the neighborhood paving program price by $420,298. The board of control, whose members are the ...

Grocery store owners give back to their communities

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For Eric and Sarah Senges, their grocery stores are more than just a place to shop — they are a community hub. The Senges own and operate Grocery Outlets in Boardman, New Castle and the recently opened Austintown location. Money spent by shoppers not only gets the groceries, but also ...

Library leads issues for Poland candidates

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POLAND — Voters will choose from five candidates to fill four council seats in the Nov. 4 election. While each has separate reasons for running, they all have strong feelings when it comes to the issue of the Poland branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County. Chris ...

Child reports man tried to lure her into vehicle on South Side

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YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown police arrested a man on a warrant Tuesday while investigating a report of a child who said a man in a white Chevrolet Suburban-type vehicle tried to lure her into his vehicle on Ravenwood Avenue on the South Side that morning. The girl said she was walking her ...

McDonald proceeds with water, sewer rates increase

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McDONALD — Village council on Thursday gave the initial reading for increasing water and sewer rates for customers effective Dec. 1. Councilman Don Smith, chairman of the finance and capital improvement committee, said the water rate will increase from $7.50 to $9.75 per 1,000 gallons, and ...

Judge touts drug court’s success

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YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge John Durkin said he remembers standing before Mahoning County commissioners 28 years ago to ask for their help to start a drug court. At the time, it was only the second such program in the state (the first one was statutorily created in ...