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YOUNGSTOWN — Councilman Julius Oliver is definitely running for mayor and heavily leaning toward filing as a Democrat to challenge incumbent Jamael Tito Brown in that party’s primary. “I’ve got petitions for both” Democrat and independent, Oliver, D-1st Ward said. “My team this weekend is meeting, and I’ll have a final decision by Monday.” He added: “I’m gauging the people and seeing what they want. As far as the citizens are concerned, they want me to run as a Democrat, and I listen to the people. I’m 100 percent for what the people want. Most likely I’m going to run ...

Robin Lees, Youngstown’s police chief for the past seven years, was fired by Mayor Jamael Tito Brown because of differences about the department’s direction. YOUNGSTOWN — Mayor Jamael Tito Brown fired Robin Lees, police chief for the past seven years, because of differing opinions about the department’s direction. Lees said his last day will be Jan. 15. He said Thursday that Brown “was looking for a different approach. He’s looking for a change in direction is the best way I could describe it.” Lees added Brown “knows what I bring to the table, and he wants to go in a d...

YOUNGSTOWN — Mayor Jamael Tito Brown has fired Robin Lees as police chief, effective Jan. 15. Lees said he recently spoke to Brown, who said he wanted to go in a different direction at the police department. “He was looking for a different approach,” Lees said. “He’s looking for a change in direction is the best way I could describe it.” Lees said he planned to leave as chief at the end of the year before his ouster. Lees joined the city force in December 1978, and rose to lieutenant before retiring in early 2011. Shortly after John A. McNally was elected mayor, he asked Lees to r...

YOUNGSTOWN — Councilman Julius Oliver said he’s 99 percent sure he’s going to run for mayor while Tracey Winbush, a Republican member of the Mahoning County Board of Elections, said she’s definitely going to seek the office. Oliver, D-1st Ward, said he’s practically certain he’s going to run for mayor this year, but hasn’t decided whether to do so as a Democrat or an independent candidate. Oliver was elected in 2019 to his second four-year term. He’s been critical of the local Democratic party as well as Mayor Jamael Tito Brown, a Democrat who is running this year for a second...