POLAND — Area Scouts have completed more than 19,000 service hours in the past year while working on their Eagle Scout projects — an average of 500 hours per project. That tidbit of information was given Tuesday morning at the 21st annual Celebration of Scouting Breakfast at The Lake ...

YOUNGSTOWN — SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC, which is responsible for providing steam heat for a majority of downtown Youngstown, sent a disconnection notice to tenants at Wick Tower over a disputed utility bill. SOBE sent the 10-day “service disconnection notice” Monday to tenants at ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Board of Education has received a request from a consulting firm for a 15-year, 90% Community Investment Area tax exemption regarding developing the former Mahoning Bank Building. During its regular meeting Tuesday at Youngstown Rayen Early College High School, ...

POLAND — Restaurateur Michael Alberini is in trouble with the law again, and he apparently did not handle it well. A Poland Village police report states that Alberini made several violent threats toward the officer who arrested him for operating a vehicle impaired Sunday. Alberini ...

LIBERTY — The township’s fire chief noted the importance of being meticulous in grant applications, as he reported the department is going after funds to upgrade equipment. Fire Chief Doug Theobald, as part of his report at Monday’s trustees meeting, said June is grant-writing ...

GIRARD — City officials plan to crack down on both youths and adults riding on electric bikes and scooters and not following the rules of the road. Police Chief John Freeman told city officials at the council meeting Monday of the many calls and complaints about people on electric bikes and ...