Dan O'Brien

The MetroWest Daily News ASHLAND — Residents in Tuesday's annual town election convincingly approved a $2.75 million override to provide additional fiscal 2027 funding for the School Department.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The receiver managing the affairs of SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC has notified a Mahoning County Common Pleas Court that unless additional funding is secured, the district steam-heating company could cease operations by September or October.

A Wayland native who was making a long-shot bid for U.S. Senate has suspended his campaign.

WARREN, Ohio – Oil production from horizontal wells operating in Columbiana County soared to record highs during the first three months of 2026, according to the latest production results from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ Oil and Gas Division.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – A law firm under consideration by the city to assess the viability of SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC’s operations would perform a “deep dive” into the financially troubled district steam utility and make recommendations on how to move forward, Mayor Derrick McDowell said Monday.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Dylan Myers has worked as an apprentice machinist at Kiraly Tool & Die for just three months, but already his employer sees promise.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has recommended the commission approve emergency rates for SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC, action that would result in “significant bill increases for customers,” according to a filing Monday.

NORTH LIMA, Ohio – Cameron Schuster, a sixth grader at Poland Middle School, mouthed the word “wow” as supervisor Tyler Lee of Diamond Steel Co. helped him guide the controls of a large telescopic crane and ever so delicately maneuver the load block that dangled from its boom.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Western Reserve Transit Authority on Monday broke ground on its long-awaited $6.5 million modern bus barn – an investment that stakeholders say places the transportation system at the leading edge of technological innovation and advancement.