Crumbles Bakery to have ribbon-cutting

Crumbles Bakery to have ribbon-cutting

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Crumbles Bakery will have a ribbon-cutting at 5 p.m. Thursday at 5512 Youngstown-Poland Road to mark its opening.

The baker is a part of Turning Point Residential, which serves individuals with special needs in Mahoning and Columbiana counties.

The baking, packaging, managing, sales and shopping that are necessary for Crumbles Bakery to operate are all completed with assistance by individuals in the No Limits program. All individuals attending the program have the opportunity to work in the bakery. All items are homemade and available to the public from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday through Friday.

Gas prices drop

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The average price for a gallon of regular-grade gasoline in Northeast Ohio has dropped 11 cents since last week to reach $3.47 on Tuesday, according the automotive group AAA.

Motorists in all but four states are paying less at the pump than one week ago. These declines have been most dramatic in the Midwest, where retail prices have tumbled by a dime or more in six states.

Tuesday’s national average was $3.54 per gallon. In Youngstown, the price of gas has dropped 8 cents since last week to reach $3.41 per gallon.

Brown calls on VA to reduce backlog

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U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown today will call on the Department of Veterans Affairs to make immediate changes to eliminate its backlog of nearly 490,000 claims filed by disabled veterans and their caregivers for services and benefits they have earned.

Brown is bringing VA leadership to the Mahoning County Veterans Service Commission to meet with Ohio veterans. He will announce a plan to prevent and reduce the backlog during a news conference at 11:15 a.m. at the Veterans Service Commission office, Oakhill Renaissance Place, 345 Oak Hill Ave., on the city’s South Side.

Chesapeake execs leave company

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Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy Corp. says four top executives have left the company as part of an ongoing reorganization effort.

Chesapeake CEO Doug Lawler announced the moves Monday.

Lawler says Steve Dixon, chief operating officer and executive vice president; Jeff Fisher, executive vice president; Steve Miller, senior vice president; and Marth Burger, senior vice president, “are leaving the company to pursue other opportunities.” He told The Oklahoman newspaper the changes are part of an ongoing effort to reduce expenses and improve performance.

Aubrey McClendon, Chesapeake co-founder and former CEO, left the company in April, while senior vice presidents Tom Price and Henry Hood left the company in May.

Vindicator staff/wire reports