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State Sen. Al Cutrona, R-Canfield, is seeking reelection to the 33rd Ohio Senate District seat, facing Democrat Michael Kripchak in the Nov. 3 race vindy.com/news/local-news/20…
Amy Acton and Sherrod Brown, the Democratic gubernatorial and U.S. Senate candidates, respectively, will have a rally Tuesday in the Mahoning Valley vindy.com/news/local-news/20…
In the Mahoning County commissioner's race, Democrat Lauren McNally spent nearly four times as much money as Republican Christine Oliver during the pregeneral election period vindy.com/news/local-news/20…
Column: Ramaswamy’s ad with Acton’s estranged mother crosses the line vindy.com/opinion/2026/10/ra…
A day after the county auditor called him a financial liability, the Mahoning County Clerk of Courts Michael P. Ciccone was sued again for alleged racial discrimination vindy.com/uncategorized/2026…
A judge ruled that evidence a man who allegedly lunged at Democratic governor candidate Amy Acton possessed weapons at the time of the altercation cannot be used in his case vindy.com/news/local-news/20…
A study commissioned by the Youngstown city administration calls for 14% annual sewer rate increases for the next five years to pay for more than $400 million in federally mandated wastewater improvements vindy.com/news/local-news/20…
When it comes to a proposed artificial intelligence data center on Logan Avenue, Youngstown Mayor Derrick McDowell said the city will look at its zoning and permitting options vindy.com/uncategorized/2026…
The Mahoning County Sheriff's Office is investigating an alleged assault by three men on a female protester at the Oct. 12 President Donald Trump rally at Youngstown's Covelli Centre vindy.com/news/local-news/20…
Democrat John Boccieri, a former congressman and state legislator, and Republican Heather Fronk, a political newcomer, are facing off in the 58th Ohio House District election vindy.com/news/local-news/20…
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NEW: Ramaswamy confirms ad featuring Acton's estranged mother is from his campaign dispatch.com/story/news/poli… via @DispatchAlerts
A Public Utilities Commission of Ohio administrative law judge ruled SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC cannot cut off steam heat to two downtown Youngstown buildings despite their failure to pay major rate hikes approved by the commission vindy.com/news/local-news/20…
U.S. Reps. Dave Joyce and Michael Rulli, the two Republicans who represent the Mahoning Valley, each raised more than $250,000 in the third quarter of the year, dwarfing what their Democratic challengers collected for their entire campaigns vindy.com/news/local-news/20…
The two candidates for attorney general -- Democrat John Kulewicz and Republican Keith Faber -- said for Ohio voters, the choice comes down to experience vindy.com/news/local-news/20…
I’m at the Ohio attorney general debate at YSU, which has been one bumble after another. The media parking lot was closed, but I’m Youngstown savvy enough to find a good spot. The place isn’t half full, but the few media members here are as far away as possible. (more)
The Youngstown Press Club is the sponsor and I’m a member & they’ve got primo seats. I should have just gone through them. Then the YSU person working upstairs with media got me out of my seat to show me where post-debate interviews will be and it’s 10 feet away.
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The Mayor Derrick McDowell administration is asking Youngstown council to allow revenue collected from those caught by unstaffed cameras speeding in school zones to pay for half of the Flock Safety's annual bill vindy.com/news/local-news/20…
Youngstown council will consider legislation Wednesday to obtain 13 parcels needed for a major wastewater project through eminent domain vindy.com/news/local-news/20…
Ramaswamy, Acton discuss property taxes, data centers, death penalty, more vindy.com/news/local-news/20…
