Youngstown Sparkle Market: $350K bailout grant fails on 3-3 council tie
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Youngstown City Council failed Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, to approve a $350,000 economic-stability grant for the struggling Sparkle Market in Cornersburg after a rare 3-3 tie, with Councilwoman Amber White (I-7th Ward) abstaining on advice from the city law department. A tie is not a majority, so the ordinance failed; any future … Read more