Lower gas rates set for Youngstown

Lower gas rates set for Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN

City officials have negotiated a reduced natural-gas price for residents and small businesses.

Those enrolled in the program will pay a fixed rate of $6.39 per MCF (1,000 cubic feet) of natural gas between May 1 and Nov. 30. IGS Energy, the city’s gas supplier, will send letters to city customers late this week about the reduction.

The city’s current rate is $7.46 MCF.

“Our expiring rate ... was an excellent rate for our residents this past winter, and we are delighted to have been able to strike an even lower rate going forward,” Mayor Jay Williams said.

Those who are currently in the city program don’t have to do anything to receive the lower rate, he said.

Also, those served by another supplier can enroll in the city/IGS program by calling IGS at (800) 280-4474.

Six escape from Warren house fire

WARREN

A woman and her five children escaped without injury from a fire Saturday afternoon that caused an estimated $40,000 damage to their home and another $5,000 to the contents.

Firefighters were called to 1837 West Market St. at 2:40 p.m. and were on the scene for about two hours. The cause of the fire was electrical failure in the attic of the two-story wood-frame structure, firefighters said.

The occupants of the house, Heidi Bristol and her children, were assisted by the Trumbull County Chapter of the American Red Cross.

Help with heating ends Thursday

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Emergency HEAP assistance ends Thursday.

Mahoning Youngstown Community Action Partnership will continue to schedule appointments for the Emergency Home Energy Assistance Program through its Interactive Voice Response system.

Potential applicants must call to make an appointment before coming in to complete an application. The 24-hour, seven-day-a-week toll-free number is (866) 223-1125. A limited number of walk-ins will be taken, starting at 7 a.m. for individuals whose services already have been disconnected and customers with less than a 25 percent supply of bulk fuel.

Those customers whose services are off need to call the utility company and set up service and bring their account numbers with them.

Those whose electric service is off and going back on in their name at the same residence must pay the $35 reconnection fee before coming with the receipt.

Good Friday march set in Youngstown

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The Midwest Spirituality Center of Youngstown, in cooperation with Pax Christi and the Dorothy Day House, will sponsor a Good Friday prayer and peace procession at 4:30 p.m. starting at the Lambros Federal Building on Market Street downtown and proceeding to the Dorothy Day House, 620 Belmont Ave.

The vigil will mark Good Friday as a day to remember, to repent, to pray and to march for peace and justice.

The group will include several stops along a modern-day Way of the Cross, including a county courthouse, a federal building and a soup kitchen.

For more information, call Terry Vicars at (330) 770-8502.

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