ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Inside Greece's Orthodox churches, candles are a symbol of faith and simplicity, slender and traditionally made of beeswax, and placed in large candleholders filled with sand. Outside, buyers are looking for a wow-factor to go with Easter gifts: They are sold with ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge's decision to strike down a national mask mandate was met with cheers on some airplanes but also concern about whether it's really time to end one of the most visible vestiges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The major airlines and many of the busiest ...
WARREN — Council members are exploring whether they should seek legislation assigning a set amount of the American Rescue Plan Act money, such as $500,000 per ward, so they can decide how best to use the funds in their areas. Youngstown City Council last week increased the amount each council member has control of spending from $1 million to $2 million. Youngstown received $88 million in ARP funds over a two-year period. Several Warren council members — Greg Greathouse, D-3rd Ward, Ashley Miner, D-5th Ward and Gary Steinbeck, D-at Large — have expressed concerns about ...
After 10 straight weeks of declining COVID-19 case numbers in Ohio, there was an 11 percent increase this week. But the number is ever so slightly higher than where it was two weeks ago. There were 41.3 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents for the period between March 24 and Wednesday compared to 37.2 cases per 100,000 last week, according to data provided Thursday by the Ohio Department of Health. Ohio had 41.2 cases per 100,000 residents two weeks ago, 49.4 cases per 100,000 residents three weeks ago, 70.4 cases per 100,000 residents four weeks ago and 104.7 cases per 100,000 ...
WARREN — After hiring a law firm to advise on American Rescue Plan Act spending, Trumbull County commissioners on Wednesday petitioned the county common pleas court to exempt those costs from a statutory limit on the amount commissioners can spend on outside legal counsel in one year. Commissioners voted in late February to hire Baker, Dublikar, Beck, Wiley & Matthews to provide legal counsel regarding the spending of the county’s allotted $38 million in federal ARP funds. The firm will charge commissioners $170 per hour for work done by a partner, $155 per hour for work done by ...
BAZETTA — Township trustees and department heads are reviewing how to use $289,479 in American Rescue Plan funds with a focus on park improvements, including work on Imagination Station. Fiscal officer Stacy Marling said the township received $289,479 in 2021 and will receive the same amount in August. The money must be spent by 2026, but the funds need to be committed by 2024, per federal guidelines. Trustee Bob McBride said at a recent meeting improvements needed at the park include drainage work, an additional parking lot and expansion of existing parking areas, a walkway, and a ...
