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Holiday tree placed on Central Square

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YOUNGSTOWN — An emphasis on togetherness and trying to improve the city in the wake of an explosion at the Realty Tower May 28 that shook the downtown area played into a Poland resident and local business owner’s decision to donate this year’s Christmas tree. “I’m not actually ...

City OKs paying $70,000 to settle lawsuit

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YOUNGSTOWN — City officials agreed to a $70,000 settlement with a Florida company it hired to process credit and debit card transactions for the water department, but stopped being used when the city found a different vendor charging lesser fees. Wonderware Inc., doing business as ...

Document offers explanation behind Struthers boy’s killing

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YOUNGSTOWN — A recently released document offers the closest thing to an explanation for the senseless 2020 murder of 4-year-old Rowan Sweeney that anyone yet has offered. A document called a “proffer” in the criminal case of Kimonie Bryant, 28, suggests that Bryant and co-defendant ...

Inspection reveals new issues at city hall

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YOUNGSTOWN — Even though the fire escape replacement project at Youngstown City Hall finished in September, the city remains unable to pass a fire department inspection for other concerns. A Wednesday inspection pointed out a few issues with the interior and exterior of city hall that ...