Issue 6 was a renewal levy, but there's speculation that Mahoning County voters could see a new library levy next year.

There will be new faces in Mahoning County politics.

The Mahoning County Board of Elections had a busy day on Saturday opening absentee ballots.

Two write-in candidates will challenge incumbent Jay Williams.

In recent years communities all around Ohio have discovered "aggregation," where they can pool their local buying power and getting lower rates on utilities. Video

Directors warn if the local measure isn't approved next month, the library system will lose another $3.8 million in revenue.

In this off-year election, there are a number of races for local township trustees and school boards around the area. On top of the list in Trumbull County is a new license plate tax. In Mahoning County, it's a sales tax renewal. Video

Austintown Local Schools rally to let residents know "Our Time is Now." They're asking voters to pass a 2.9-mill school bond issue when they head to the polls on Tuesday.

After a spring and summer full of cutbacks, the Public Libraries of Youngstown and Mahoning County now facing the next chapter of their budget battle. It'll be Issue 6 for next week's election, and Wednesday an event was staged to symbolize what would happen if that issue didn't pass. Video

Voters will be faced with a slate of county-wide renewal levies and taxes along with races including for Youngstown mayor.