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Mahoning County saves time, money maintaining own vehicles

Mahoning County saves time and money maintaining its own vehicles

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Mayor seeks ‘accountability’ with time clocks for workers

In his ongoing effort to increase accountability among city workers, Mayor Charles Sammarone is having hand-detection time clocks installed at city buildings.

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Officials move ahead after Lyden’s departure

By PETER H. MILLIKEN milliken@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Mahoning County commissioners will consider naming an interim or acting replacement for J. Robert Lyden as sanitary engineer next week, said John A. McNally IV, chairman of the county commissioners.


Despite many broken promises on development, optimism abounds for manufacturing hub

By JAMISON COCKLIN and BURTON SPEAKMAN news@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN After the steel mills


Poland Village Clerk Srnec announces her plans to resign

By Ashley Luthern aluthern@vindy.com POLAND Longtime village Clerk-Treasurer Linda Srnec told


COLUMBIANA COUNTY Recorder fears layoffs, firing at office

By JAMISON COCKLIN jcocklin@vindy.com LISBON The Columbiana County recorder says his


MAHONING COUNTY Officials OK pact to inspect bridges

By PETER H. MILLIKEN milliken@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Mahoning County commissioners approved a


MAHONING COUNTY Director of OMB is appointed

By SEAN BARRON news@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Mahoning County commissioners have appointed a full-


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Boardman aims for two additional no-raise contracts for its workers

With the ink barely dry on one contract, the township now is negotiating with two other employee unions.

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History ripped to shreds

A small AND family-owned Cortland document-shredding company is helping Mahoning County solve its perennial problem of insufficient space for storage of paper court documents.

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Lowellville seeks upgrade of 911 network

By jeanne starmack starmack@vindy.com lowellville On a domestic call in November, Lowellville


Officials agree to continue offering inspection services

By JOHN W. GOODWIN JR. jgoodwin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Mahoning County commissioners agreed to


Commissioners OK $25K to keep Hope House open

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Mahoning County commissioners have allocated $25,000 in federal funds


Trumbull Co. officials to OK hiring dispatcher

Staff report WARREN Trumbull County commissioners are expected to approve the hiring today of a


State to review funding for worker in Campbell

By jeanne starmack starmack@vindy.com campbell The city’s municipal judge has ordered funding