Newcomers Zachary Hittman and Alicia Haase are vying to take over the District 1 Common Council seat being vacated by Steve Kurkowski.

Valorie Delmont will succeed Chief Robert Gavalier as the department’s next executive officer. Gavalier retires at the end of the month after a 44-year career, all spent with Austintown.

On Feb. 7, city leaders in Barcelona revealed their latest gambit to prevent real estate speculators from snapping up affordable apartments and converting them into medium-term rentals that escape ...