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U.S. Sen. Jon Husted makes stop in Mahoning County

BOARDMAN – U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, a Republican, said the choice between him and his Democratic challenger – Sherrod Brown, a former three-term senator – is the difference between Ohio continuing to move forward or going back. During a Thursday rally at Mahoning County Republican Party ...

Liverpool Township seeks voter approval of fire levy

LIVERPOOL TOWNSHIP - Liverpool Township Volunteer Fire Department is asking voters to approve an additional fire levy when they go to the polls Nov. 3. If approved, the 1.45-mill continuous levy is estimated to generate $127,425 annually. It will cost the owner of a $100,000 home $51 a year. Trustee Mike Bahen said the department supports two stations. Last year it received $119,000. Of that funding, the department made two truck payments totaling $58,000 leaving $61,000 for the year to pay all utilities and insurance for two stations, insurance on eight trucks and Workers ...

US is reviving shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing electricity demand and to power data centers

The United States is making an unprecedented attempt to revive three shuttered nuclear plants to meet rising energy demand, including from large-scale data centers. No commercial nuclear reactor is known to have resumed generating electricity after beginning the decommissioning process that takes one out of service, though some reactors have restarted after long outages. The Department of Energy is lending as much as $4.4 billion to restart the Palisades Power Plant in Michigan, the Crane Clean Energy Center on Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island and the Duane Arnold Energy Center in ...

On the calendar

SAT/10-17 Alliance Wildlife Center Joint Activity with Raptor Hallow at Raptor Hallow 2295 W. State St., Alliance, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Boardman DARE Singles Group, Bowling at Boardman Lanes, 6:30 p.m.; 330-729-0127 Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; $2 off dress slacks. Damascus Community breakfast, 7-10:30 a.m., Damascus Methodist Church, 300 Valley Road; by donation East Liverpool Tri-State Coon Hunters and Sportsmen Club Turkey Shoot, 10 a.m., 2601 Irish Ridge Road; for information call or text 330-386-8832 East Liverpool ...

Umbrella Alley transformed into Witches Way

Umbrella Alley, also known as Dawson Way, becomes Witches Way, getting a spooktacular makeover by Michael and Marybeth Gill, Michelle Hoppel Roberts, Robin Calhoun Shannon and Mary Beth Jones. (Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt)

Pepper: Trumbull, Mahoning could decide governor’s race

HOWLAND – David Pepper, the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, said the gubernatorial race will likely be decided by the results in Mahoning and particularly, Trumbull counties. Pepper said before a Trumbull County Democratic Party dinner on Thursday: “Trumbull County is almost the perfect bellwether these days for how you can do in Ohio. If it’s close to even or blue, that candidate will win the state if they’re a Democrat. So we view this area as sort of really center to winning the state.” Trumbull and Mahoning were two longtime Democratic stronghold counties ...