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11:30 am: Liberty Wal-Mart faces new hurdle

August 20, 2008

LIBERTY -- Wal-Mart officials are downplaying a disagreement that could temporarily delay the construction of the proposed store in Liberty Plaza on state Route 193. Wal-Mart altered a water tap agreement sent to it by Youngstown city officials that would have required the giant discount store chain to, among other things, have 25 percent of its Liberty workforce to be Youngstown residents. In addition, according to Youngstown Mayor Jay Williams, the store chain took out a portion of the contract that said it would be responsible for water costs during construction, as well as a portion that indicates the work on the project would be subject to inspection. ``If it (the Liberty Wal-Mart) has been delayed it is because of the incompetence of someone in Liberty or someone out of Wal-Mart,' Williams said during a hearing a the Chevy Center Tuesday night. ``All Wal-Mart had to do was fill out the water tap application.

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9:30 am: Tropical Storm Fay meanders north

August 20, 2008

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) _ Tropical Storm Fay meandered north along the Florida Atlantic coast Wednesday but did not immediately head out over the ocean, lessening the chances it will gain strength and become a hurricane.

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Cop call-offs raise issues over staffing

August 20, 2008

WARREN — Following a Sunday shift in which only two officers were on hand to patrol the city, Warren’s safety-service director said there would be a safeguard to keep cops on the road.

But the police chief is skeptical.

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Strike up the bands

August 20, 2008

Band nights

More band nights are scheduled

for the following evenings:

Today — Hubbard High School

stadium, 7:30 p.

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Falls death ruled homicide

August 20, 2008

NEWTON FALLS — The Cuyahoga Coroner’s Office has ruled homicide in the death of a Newton Falls man who fell from an apartment porch after he was confronted by a neighbor early Saturday.

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Residents critical of natural gas increase

August 20, 2008

YOUNGSTOWN — More than 100 Valley residents expressed both anger and fear Tuesday about a proposed increase of Dominion East Ohio Gas rates during the second Public Utilities Commission of Ohio meeting in the Mahoning and Trumbull counties.

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