Mahoning County Advocacy Watch

Northside Youngstown neighbors are pressing city leaders to stop neighborhood decline through existing housing codes.

• Crandall Park South group...

• Council pushes internal savings like overtime cuts and efficiency checks before any rate hike.
• Project costs ballooned from $170M to over $400M...

• Mahoning County court decides if Donovan Miller gets retrial for 2011 killing of Quest Waggoner.
• Defense highlights newly obtained jail calls...

Two reports detail Ronald Winphrie’s racial discrimination suit against Mahoning County Clerk Michael Ciccone, but differ in depth and context.

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Columbiana County Land Bank is shifting from widespread demolitions to building and renovating homes through new state funding.

• Early work:...

The closed Schwebel Baking Company facility in Youngstown will see its bread equipment and vehicles sold off next month.

• Timeline: Online auction...

Birdfish Brewing in Columbiana is hosting today's 4-9 p.m. fundraiser for the Joanie Abdu Comprehensive Breast Care Center, marking a decade of...

Mahoning County's 2025 state audit raised alarms over missing oversight in key offices.

• Clerk of Courts: No bank reconciliations for seven accounts...

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Lordstown need not review the $3.6B Bristolville 25 data center proposal while its moratorium remains in effect, as the...

Mocha House is relocating from the Eastern Gateway building at 120 E. Boardman Street to the former West 34 space in Wick Tower before demolition...

Mortgage rates at 7.4% on a median $400,000 home add over $3,000 in annual financing costs, sharply reducing affordability nationwide. This national squeeze aligns with falling housing starts and builder sentiment at decade lows.

A new Channel 4 show stages a fake residential facility where disabled actors follow protocols drawn from 1930s Nazi propaganda, testing whether...

A Youngstown building was purchased for possible data center use.

• City awareness: Leaders taken by surprise
• Zoning/permits: No details reported yet
• Resident effects: Unknown at this time

The Mahoning County Board of Developmental Disabilities serves about 1,500 individuals through a person-centered approach focused on quality of...

Key details from the DOJ-EEOC resolution:

• $5 million settlement with Instacart addresses allegations of preferring temporary visa holders over U.S....

Federal workers often hesitate to file grievances, EEO complaints, or whistleblower cases due to fear of retaliation and career damage. While...

• Mahoning County BOE teams with sheriff's office and 900 poll workers for on-site deputy coverage
• Fast-track phone system with sheriff and parties...

A Franklin County judge struck down a GOP budget rider that eliminated the Air Nuisance Rule, preserving Ohioans' right to sue polluters and use...

• Urgent need: 175 children in care but only 42 foster homes, with priority for teens 13-18 and sibling groups.
• Trauma reduction focus: Agency...

A small landlord with nine units says over half his tenants have stopped paying, putting five evictions in motion, yet he remains reluctant because...