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Union looks to change pact date
By ROBERT GUTTERSOHN rguttersohn@vindy.com POLAND Both Poland schools Superintendent Robert
SB 5 jeopardizes provisions of Poland teachers’ contract
By ROBERT GUTTERSOHN rguttersohn@vindy.com POLAND Both Poland schools Superintendent Robert
Ohio auditor places Liberty schools in fiscal watch
By jeanne starmack starmack@vindy.com liberty The state has placed the school district in
Liberty schools face fiscal mess
The school district is facing the prospect of fiscal-emergency status, and its treasurer has resigned, leaving unanswered questions about why she didn’t give the state records for audits.
Canfield board member sounds sour note over $50 music fees
A fee to be charged to band and choir students beginning next year is a point of contention with one school board member.
Judge appoints special prosecutors in probe of Trumbull Co. engineer
A judge has appointed two special prosecutors to determine whether to file charges against David DeChristofaro, the county engineer.
Valley Dems lambaste Kasich over budget, SB 5
Elected Democratic officials from Youngstown and Mahoning County, along with local union leaders, criticized Gov. John Kasich for his state budget proposal and for Senate Bill 5.
Campbell schools adopt pay-freeze contracts
The board of education accepted new two-year contracts with teachers and Ohio Association of Public School Employees workers.
Weathersfield workers have their wages frozen
By MARY SMITH news@vindy.com MINERAL RIDGE Weathersfield Township trustees say all township
450 Warren teachers praised for adopting 3-year pay freeze
By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com WARREN Michael Notar, Warren schools business manager, praised
Poland votes to rescind school levies
The Poland Board of Education voted 4-0 to rescind both the renewal levy and the 4.9-mill emergency levy in August’s special election.
VXI parking will cost city more money
It’s going to cost the city more money to provide parking spots for VXI Global Solutions employees than originally proposed.
Boardman trustees OK hiring fire chief
George D. Brown, current Howland Township fire chief, will join the Boardman fire department as chief June 8.
Youngstown city council hires deputy clerk
By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN By a 4-3 vote, city council agreed to hire a
In Hubbard, a muddled mess
Suzanne Wilcox says water from a detention pond from a nearby business causes her Orchard Avenue property, across the street from Roosevelt Elementary School, to flood when it rains. The veterinarian said city officials have failed for years to correct the problem, and the city's assistant engineer can't even locate the area's site and drainage plans in his disorganized office.