🌱 Patch AM: Why PUCO’s rehearing could change downtown Youngstown utility bills

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In today's newsletter:

• Why PUCO's rehearing could change downtown Youngstown utility bills
• How Mahoning County's tax breaks are reshaping Youngstown-area roads and jobs
• Hubbard and Youngstown families remember Matthew Thomas Fisher's life

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 81 and low of 54 degrees.
• Friday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 82, low: 61.
• Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• PUCO Agrees to Rehear SOBE Emergency Rate Case (businessjournaldaily.com) — Youngstown officials just won a key step in their fight over steep emergency rate hikes from SOBE Thermal, as state regulators agreed to rehear the case. The rehearing could affect heating and cooling costs for 23 downtown customers, including City Hall, and determine how long the struggling utility can keep operating.
   

• Benefits from tax breaks in Mahoning outlined (vindy.com) — Mahoning County officials say tax abatements and TIF districts, including those covering Youngstown, are largely delivering on promised investments, jobs, and infrastructure upgrades. From enterprise zones in Youngstown to road and sewer projects funded by Hollywood Gaming and Truck World TIFs, the report outlines how millions in private investment are reshaping key corridors and services around the Valley.
   

• Matthew Thomas Fisher, Hubbard, Ohio (wkbn.com) — Family and friends in the Youngstown–Hubbard area are mourning Matthew Thomas Fisher, a Youngstown-born YSU graduate who built a long career with Walt Disney World. Loved ones can pay respects at Kelley-Cummins Funeral Home in Hubbard on Saturday, August 29, where calling hours and a memorial service will honor his life and deep family connections.
   

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Tuesday August 25
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Thursday August 20
• Grade K Orientation
  McDonald Local McDonald, OH 44437
  4:00 pm
• Tennis - Liberty
  McDonald Local Woodland Park, 600 Ohio Ave, McDonald, OH 44437, USA
  4:30 pm
• Varsity/JV Volleyball @ Canfield
  McDonald Local Canfield High School, 100 Cardinal Dr, Canfield, OH 44406, USA
  5:30 pm
• Jr. High Football - Scrimmage - Hubbard
  McDonald Local 501 W 2nd St, McDonald, OH 44437, USA
  6:00 pm
Friday August 21
• Grade K Small Group Testing (Day 2 of 3)
  McDonald Local McDonald, OH 44437
• Varsity Football vs. Youngstown
  Boardman Local 7777 Glenwood Ave, Youngstown, OH 44512, USA
  7:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• Jr. High Volleyball - Tri Match
  McDonald Local Girard Junior/Senior High School, 1244 Shannon Rd, Girard, OH 4
  10:00 am
• Stream Stomp →
  Yellow Creek Park, 17 Lowellville Rd, Struthers
  11:00 am
• Varsity Football @ Valley Christian High School
  McDonald Local Mineral Ridge High School, 1334 Seaborn St, Mineral Ridge, OH 4
  7:00 pm
• Fyath/Øutlier/Singled Out →
  Westside Bowl, 2617 Mahoning Ave, Youngstown
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ✨✨✨This summer, while waiting for a safe place to have the first of two major spine surgeries, I've learned a great deal about humility.
  I've learned what it feels like to depend upon the kindness of strangers because I have no family or close friends here in the Mahoning Valley whom I… (Nextdoor Mary Ann)
• If you want a cupcake or brownie...
  the ladies I met in here today really know what they're doing. I have never randomly stopped into a bakery before. Glad I did! Just off the green in… (Nextdoor Lockwood Village)

• Molly Maid posted a job opening for Residential House Cleaning Professional in Youngstown. Apply here.
• Aimbridge Hospitality posted a job opening for Residence Inn Youngstown Boardman Poland - Weekend Breakfast Attendant in Youngstown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Youngstown here.

🗞 Nearby News

Campbell

• 'More than a store.' New Goodwill locations coming to East Liverpool, Campbell (mahoningmatters.com)
• City man accused of hurting girlfriend (vindy.com)
• High School Sports Roundup from Aug. 18 (vindy.com)

Struthers

• Struthers mayor touts city's revitalization efforts (wkbn.com)
• Boardman restaurant owner back in the county jail (wfmj.com)

Boardman

• Offensive success powers Poland over Boardman for first win (vindy.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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