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Downtown streets to get $2.7M for major upgrades

YOUNGSTOWN — The city’s board of control is expected today to award a $2,756,473 contract for major downtown improvements to sections of Boardman and Walnut streets, and increase the cost of a roof replacement project to the Covelli Centre by 10%. The board will vote to award the ...

City, state OK wastewater deal; feds need more time

YOUNGSTOWN — The city of Youngstown and the state of Ohio approved modifications to an agreement on a high-priced wastewater improvement dispute, but the federal government needs until late June before it can agree to the changes. In a status report filing with Judge Christopher A. ...

Weathersfield seeks company’s plans after its $4.2M purchase of property

Weathersfield Township officials are waiting to welcome the newest generation of miners to town. Unfortunately, Akron-based Magellan Scientific LLC hasn’t accepted its invitation, according to township administrator David Rouan. According to its website, magellanscientific.com, the ...

YSU campus mourns death of professor

YOUNGSTOWN — A Youngstown State University professor who spent two decades with the college has died. YSU President Bill Johnson sent a letter to students and staff on Wednesday announcing Associate Professor of Marketing Peter Reday’s death. The letter suggests Reday died following a ...

Teen arrested in robbery at playground

YOUNGSTOWN — A boy, 17, was taken to the Martin P. Joyce Juvenile Justice Center on Tuesday after police say he participated in the robbery of a jacket at a playground off of Glenwood Avenue on the South Side. The boy pleaded “denial” Wednesday in Mahoning County Juvenile Court, the ...

Jury finds Norfolk Southern responsible for $600M payout

YOUNGSTOWN — The jury in the Norfolk Southern civil lawsuit has found Norfolk Southern fully responsible for the $600 million it agreed to pay the people harmed by the Feb. 3, 2024, East Palestine train derailment. The jury found GATX, the company that provided the faulty rail car that ...