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Poland schools stall in releasing public records on salaries

After Poland approved a 6.9-mill emergency operating levy in 2003, Poland Superintendent Robert Zorn appeared meticulous about the district’s finances.

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Turnout is key to SB 5 vote

Opinion: Although a statewide poll shows that Ohioans would reject the new Republican-orchestrated law that


Vindy introduces Government Watch

Opinion: When government officials such as Mahoning County Engineer Dick Marsico or Prosecutor Paul Gains get


Trustees: $20M business relocation plan at risk with state cuts

TOWNSHIP TRIES TO SECURE INTERNATIONAL COMPANY By Elise Franco efranco@vindy.com Austintown


Liberty firefighters, police get raises in new contracts

By LINDA M. LINONIS linonis@vindy.com liberty Police and fire departments received raises


Patton’s absence revealing

Opinion: Most of the candidates running in next month’s primary for Youngstown council’s 4th and 5th wards


Weathersfield begins service cuts while bracing for funding losses

By MARY SMITH news@vindy.com MINERAL RIDGE Weathersfield Township trustees have started


Gov. Kasich says taxpayers got bad deal with casinos

Gov. Kasich says taxpayers got bad deal with casinos


Council requests auditor certify 2-mill, 3-year levy

By MARY GRZEBIENIAK news@vindy.com NEW MIDDLETOWN With one member dissenting, New Middletown


Canfield schools get set for August if levy fails in May

By kristine gill kgill@vindy.com canfield The board of education voted to add a renewal levy


Boardman trustees must show why special election necessary

Editorial: After concluding that a vote in May vote was too soon for a 3.85-mill police levy in Boardman that


Canfield trustees forgo stance on school levy

Canfield School District won’t get a levy endorsement from the township trustees.


New Middletown voters likely to see police levy on fall ballot

New Middletown voters likely to see police levy on fall ballot


Cop levy planned for ballot in August

After taking a police levy off the May ballot Feb. 28, township trustees introduced a resolution Monday to place a 3.85-mill, five-year additional police levy on an Aug. 2 ballot.


Kasich touts budget at YMCA

Gov. John Kasich marched a few exercise steps with the preschool set during a stop at a central Ohio childcare center Monday.

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