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Johnny Galloway passes from the scrum. He had a strong game on his return from injury. They foraged voraciously at breakdowns in the second half even when Varsity commanded most of the ball and ground away with their hefty scrum. Varsity's backline had only wing Korie Winters lively on attack and their defence, badly missing injured midfielder Hamish Northcott, was breached too easily by Turbos Stewart Cruden, James Tofa and Andre Taylor to set up two early tries. COB's only failing was average line kicking. COB coach Bryan Matenga said when he heard there had been a falling out at Feildi...

YOUNGSTOWN — The city’s design review committee approved exterior plans for three projects: the Penguin City Brewing Co., Stambaugh Auditorium and Ohio Urban Renaissance. Penguin City bought a former Republic Steel warehouse at 460 E. Federal St. for $575,000 in December and is planning a $3.7 million renovation. The 32,704-square-foot location should open in September or October, Annissa Neider, the project’s architect, told the committee at a Tuesday meeting. The exterior work includes painting, replacing broken windows and panels, installing a front patio with fencing, improving the...

YOUNGSTOWN – A firm hired by the city envisions a $34.5 million overhaul of 20 Federal Place with apartments mixed with office space on four floors and a bowling alley, bar and malt shop in the basement. But it wouldn’t be the city, which has owned the downtown building for more than 16 years, making the improvements. Instead, Steadfast City, the St. Louis firm hired to create the vision, would search for developers interested in the building starting April 1 and with one expected to be selected by mid-October, said Doug Rasmussen, the company’s president. The city purchased the buildi...

YOUNGSTOWN — City council will consider legislation Wednesday to retain its planning consultant for another year at a rate of up to $75,000. Based on discussion at Monday’s council finance committee meeting, the contract is expected to be approved Wednesday. The professional services contract is with Hunter Morrison, who has served as the city’s planning consultant since August 2019. The contract calls for Morrison to be paid $75 per hour, up to $75,000 for the year, retroactive to Jan. 1. While the city is already two months into this contract, it is acting quicker than it did last yea...

YOUNGSTOWN — The city’s Design Review Committee approved new signs for three downtown businesses: the OH WOW! children’s science and technology center, a restaurant at the Wick Tower and a boutique. The committee voted Tuesday in favor of all three while postponing a vote until next month for a request from Valley Foods System at 335 E. Boardman St. for a chain link fence around a portion of its parking lot. The city’s planning consultant said a barbed-wire fence downtown would make the site look like a “prison.” The proposal from OH WOW! The Roger and Gloria Jones Children’s Ce...