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Mahoning Ave. improvement project to begin in North Jackson

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JACKSON — A major county project along Mahoning Avenue will begin in earnest in about two weeks with a bridge replacement. That work means a 60-day road closure in the immediate area — likely the first of many — but Mahoning County Engineer Patrick Ginnetti said the federally-funded ...

State House hopeful bolts Democratic Party

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YOUNGSTOWN — Brandon Kovach, who was planning to run for the open Ohio House 58th District seat as a Democrat, has disaffiliated himself from the political party and will instead seek the position as an independent. “I didn’t leave the party — the party left me,” Kovach said. ...

Offenses of man called ‘disgusting,’ ‘heinous’

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YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Assistant Prosecutor Kristie Weibling provided a roadmap of the evidence prosecutors planned to present in the rape trial of Dustin Ruiter, 50, in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court. Weibling said Ruiter began to sexually abuse one girl in 2018 and then a second ...

3 defendants added in case of $127K scam against woman

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WARREN — A superseding indictment in a 2024 federal criminal case adds three additional defendants to a criminal enterprise that allegedly stole more than $127,000 from a Warren woman over age 60 through a “phantom hacker” scheme in which the perpetrators typically pose as a customer ...

Move to undo Ohio’s new marijuana restrictions clears hurdle

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The Ohio Secretary of State confirmed Tuesday that Ohioans for Cannabis Choice submitted enough valid signatures to move forward with an effort to give voters a chance to say no to Senate Bill 56 in November. The announcement followed the Ohio attorney general’s approval of the petition ...