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Youngstown City Council members to host 2 more listening sessions on ARP funds

Youngstown City Council members to host 2 more listening sessions on ARP funds

The data gathered from the sessions will be used in the city’s planning process for the funds.
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UPDATE | Ohio EPA gives final OK for 800-acre Warren brownfield, soon to be owned by port authority

UPDATE | Ohio EPA gives final OK for 800-acre Warren brownfield, soon to be owned by port authority

Once ready for development, it will be the largest such site in the state's portfolio, port authority CEO John Moliterno said in May.
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Restaurant to host event to support Monica Deavers for Austintown trustee

Restaurant to host event to support Monica Deavers for Austintown trustee

The candidate is the owner of Charly’s Family Restaurant.
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Ohio AG joins coalition seeking to overturn Roe v. Wade

Ohio AG joins coalition seeking to overturn Roe v. Wade

A brief has been filed with the U.S. Supreme Court over the 1973 ruling that legalized abortion.
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Feds outline prosecution of MS-13 gang killings in Ohio

Feds outline prosecution of MS-13 gang killings in Ohio

“They brought terror to this community using machetes; we removed them from this community using evidence, legal process and the rule of law,” said Vipal Patel, acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio.
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Delta variant of COVID spreads as easily as chickenpox, CDC says. ‘Not crying wolf’

Delta variant of COVID spreads as easily as chickenpox, CDC says. ‘Not crying wolf’

“The measures we need to get this under control — they’re extreme,” CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said.
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Your Morning Matters: On Steinbeck, Slezak and noble creatures

Your Morning Matters: On Steinbeck, Slezak and noble creatures

New federal funding will keep a transit program for Trumbull's senior and disabled riders running through next year — but what about 2023?
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What does high COVID transmission mean? Map shows you areas where CDC recommends masks

What does high COVID transmission mean? Map shows you areas where CDC recommends masks

The CDC said this week that fully vaccinated people who are in areas with substantial or high COVID-19 transmission levels should wear face masks in public indoor settings.
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Can mixing COVID vaccines boost protection against delta variant? What early data shows

Can mixing COVID vaccines boost protection against delta variant? What early data shows

Federal and international health officials advise against the method.
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Mahoning County commissioners call for vote on 0.25-percent sales tax for roads. Here's what readers are saying

Mahoning County commissioners call for vote on 0.25-percent sales tax for roads. Here's what readers are saying

Nearly half of those polled by Mahoning Matters said they "will never support this tax increase." More than a third, however, said the amount was "about right."
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