Mahoning County News

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown Friday said nearly 2,500 Ohioans have unclaimed tax refunds owed to them by the Internal Revenue Service.

By MARY ANN GREIER U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson announced Friday he plans to support the proposed health care reform bill.

With 25 percent of precincts reporting in Mahoning County , the Mahoning County sales tax is still losing with 46.2 percent in favor of it, but renewal tax levies for the library system and Children Services are on their way to strong victories.

The Mahoning County Democratic Party has a new political director. Richard Ouzounian was named to the position Thursday by party chairman Dave Betras.

Voters in Mahoning County soundly rejected the half percent renewal of the county sales tax.

YOUNGSTOWN a ' With 61.1 percent of precincts counted, the Mahonng County 0.5 percent permanent sales tax is losing, 26,023 against and 19,908 in favor.

Mahoning County's final election reports caused some upset among incumbants -- including a renewal sales tax.

With 100 percent of the votes in, Dave Mannion and Jerry Ritchie have won the Smith Township trustee race with 48.38 percent and 43.68 percent respectively.

After more than 25 years of practice, local attorney Warren "Bo" Pritchard could soon lose his license.

The executive director of the Mill Creek MetroParks resigned in August and left with what some are saying is a rather large severance package, but the two board members who voted in favor of that deal are still not saying why.

YOUNGSTOWN a ' A city man will not be put to death for his role in a 2005 murder, but he likely will never live as a free man again.

YOUNGSTOWN a ' Two men are in Mahoning County jail for their reported role in the armed robbery of an 83-year-old woman earlier this month.

When voters in Mahoning County go to the polls next week, they could have a say in their future utility bills.

Another county-wide issue involves Mahoning County's public libraries. The system is asking voters to approve a 1-mill renewal levy, a measure that's taken on even more significance this year in light of huge cuts in state funding for libraries, which were reduced by 30 percent to help balance Ohio's budget.

Voters only have a few days left to decide how they'll vote on some key ballot issues.

The Mahoning County treasurer wonders if the state of the economy is the reason there are nearly 3,000 parcels of land on which taxes are overdue for the first time.

YOUNGSTOWN a ' A 22-year-old city man is in Mahoning County jail for his reported role in the robbery of a South Side convenience store.

YOUNGSTOWN a ' One of three people accused of gunning down a city man during a botched robbery in 2008 will spend the next 18 years of his life in prison.

A Columbiana County commissioner still is worried people may vote against renewal of the 1 percent county sales tax because of misleading ballot language.

Officials don't want to speculate on what might have been going on behind closed doors at Brian and Betsy Spin's Brookpark Drive home in Canfield.