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Rep reports telephone, e-mail scams

HARRISBURG -- State Rep. Frank LaGrotta of Ellwood City, D-10th, is warning residents about a new

YOUNGSTOWN Officer wants to loosen prostitution-arrest law

Some South Side residents have threatened vigilante action against prostitutes, a councilman says.

MAHONING COUNTY Jury recommends 3 life terms

The jury could have recommended death for Anthony Anderson. By BOB JACKSON VINDICATOR COURTHOUSE

DOWNTOWN YOUNGSTOWN Proposal to reopen streets through plaza gains support

Reopening Federal Plaza streets will improve traffic circulation downtown, business people say. By

State seeks input on French Creek action

MEADVILLE, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is setting watershed

UJeff Kosec is seeking a seat on the Poland Board of Education. His last name was spelled

Fund-distribution bill

Fund-distribution bill SALEM -- It's now up to the Ohio Senate whether to approve a bill that

WINTER DRIVING What to do

Ohio Department of Transportation recommends these tips for safe winter driving: Winterize

MERCER COUNTY Panel to choose 3 Republicans as commissioner candidates

The court isn't required to abide by the committee's recommendations. By HAROLD GWIN VINDICATOR

DOWNTOWN YOUNGSTOWN Plan to open up plaza gains support

Reopening Federal Plaza streets will improve traffic circulation downtown, business people say. By

TRUMBULL COUNTY Indictments

The Trumbull County grand jury has indicted the following: Lewis C. Powell II, 42, Clearwater,

Neither history nor truth can be censored

Opinion: Neither history nor truth can be censored EDITOR: With reference to the young lady from the

Model railroad display

Model railroad display AUSTINTOWN -- Youngstown Model Railroad Association, which features one of

Public should be invited to meeting about airport

Opinion: When Thomas P. Nolan and Dino Theofilos -- note that we said "when" and not "if" -- meet with

YOUNGSTOWN Cold Metal adding equipment

New equipment is expected to create about 20 jobs at the Youngstown plant. By DON SHILLING

Canfield boys suffer 4-2 loss

Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin stopped the Cardinals in a regional semifinal. VINDICATOR STAFF REPORT

COMMANDMENT KEEPERS TEMPLE, 1331 BRIGHTON ST., YOUNGSTOWN, 9 TO 11 A.M. THURSDAY. FOOD ONLY, BRING CONTAINERS AND IDENTIFICATION.

Food and clothing distribution notices are to be submitted by 3 p.m. the day before they are to be

T-shirt slogans are run-ons

I don't really understand why this is exactly, but those who dwell in the cross country universe

BOARDMAN Target sets July opening for store in former Tops

THE VINDICATOR/YOUNGSTOWN BOARDMAN -- Target has been granted a township zoning permit to build a

TRUMBULL COUNTY Warren Little Raiders make goals a priority

This year's league operated in part with the help of a local pro football player who died over the

COLUMBIANA COUNTY ODOT crews prepare for wintry weather

A snowplow driver said motorists shouldn't follow his truck too closely. By NANCY TULLIS

Driver, 14, arrested

Driver, 14, arrested YOUNGSTOWN -- Police arrested a 14-year-old Pointview Avenue boy who ignored

CLEVELAND CSC being sold a piece at a time

Today's bidding included the thermal treatment and finishing operations. By CYNTHIA VINARSKY

HERMITAGE Man suspected in theft of disaster relief funds

Police said the man they arrested uses a number of aliases. HERMITAGE, Pa. -- Police said they

CLEVELAND CSC being auctioned piecemeal

An Ellwood City company that bid on part of the mill in July wouldn't say if it would try again

Ramadan truce would ratify bin Laden's 'holy war' claim

Opinion: It strikes us as the height of hypocrisy for anyone to suggest that if the United States does not

LEADERS YSU in NCAA rankings

TEAM STATISTICS (National leader in parentheses) Rushing Offense: YSU 7th, 259.00 (Georgia

LAWRENCE CO. Signs bash home rule

The Lawrence County Demo- cratic Party paid for the signs. By LAURE CIOFFI VINDICATOR NEW

Rapist given prison term

MERCER, Pa. -- A judge sentenced a man who brutally raped a disabled woman to a 10- to 20-year

MAHONING COUNTY Officials discuss transportation

The plan must meet needs of the poor, the elderly and students, an official said. By BOB JACKSON

MAHONING VALLEY Asian Indians help with fund-raiser

Gov. Bob Taft is among those scheduled to speak at the event Friday. By IAN HILL VINDICATOR

St. Elizabeth

St. Elizabeth Samuel Harris and Arlene Wilson-Harris, 2310 Elm St., Youngstown, boy, Oct. 30.

LORDSTOWN Overseers are also backers of levy

All three local commission members participate on the levy committee. By DENISE DICK VINDICATOR

AGENDA

AGENDA THURSDAY Planning and Monitoring Committee of Mahoning and Columbiana Training

Canfield township to seek bids for improving road

CANFIELD -- Township trustees will move ahead with the bidding process for improvements to Gibson

YOUNGSTOWN Man found dead after shooting

The victim was found in bushes behind a North Side house. By PATRICIA MEADE VINDICATOR CRIME

DIVISION III BOYS SOCCER Mooney's comeback halted in overtime, 3-2

The Cardinals dropped the regional semifinal game to Gates Mills Hawken. By BILL SULLIVAN

Austintown worker says she stole drugs

AUSTINTOWN -- A 39-year-old Ohltown Road woman told police Tuesday that she took a bottle of

GAIL WHITE Leaving an abuser -- it's not as easy as it seems

"An act of domestic violence occurs every 15 seconds in Pennsylvania," says Janette Price, executive

WORLD SERIES Yankees vs. Diamond-backs

Saturday: Arizona 9, New York 1. Sunday: Arizona 4, New York 0. Tuesday: New York 2, Arizona 1,

GIRARD SCHOOLS Lawyers try to put off trial

Officials said they did not know when judges would rule on the motions. By PEGGY SINKOVICH

LORDSTOWN GM to import model design

Local officials continue to wait for GM to give the go-ahead for renovating the Lordstown plant.

GATEWAY CONFERENCE FOOTBALL For YSU, it's win or no chance of playoffs

Next stop for the Penguins is Southern Illinois, which last year rallied from a 20-0 deficit. By

FOOTBALL TICKETS

FOOTBALL TICKETS Southington/Tiffin Calvert tickets -- for Saturday's Division VI regional

Stolen tapes found at local video store

SHARON, Pa. -- Police said the victim of a burglary in which numerous Nintendo game tapes were

FLU CLINICS UPMC Horizon

Friday: 8 a.m. to noon at 0Shop 'n Save, 248 W. State St., Hermitage. Monday: 8 a.m. to noon in the

SHERLOCK FLAP Official explains motel bills

The county commissioner said she has nothing to hide and did nothing illegal with a county credit

Police arrest 2 in Niles trafficking

Police arrest 2 in Niles trafficking NILES -- Police have arrested two men on drug charges as part

Official explains bills for motels

The county commissioner said she has nothing to hide and did nothing illegal with a county credit

CENSUS AND NONSENSE

Opinion: Chicago Tribune: An effort to use statistical sampling to make up for undercounts and overcounts in

MAHONING COUNTY

MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Richard W. Ranshaw Jr., 44, of 6466 Ridgeview Ave.,

LOCAL

LOCAL Curbstone/YSU banquet Nov. 7 YOUNGSTOWN -- The Curbstone Coaches/YSU Basketball Tipoff

MAHONING COUNTY Killer gets 3 life terms in prison

The judge said that all but one juror voted for the death penalty. By BOB JACKSON VINDICATOR

LAWRENCE COUNTY Home rule signs dot the roadsides

The Lawrence County Democratic Party paid for the 1,000 signs. By LAURE CIOFFI VINDICATOR NEW

POLAND New 'Chapters' opens for patrons of library

The library is scheduled to open in late November. By JoANNE VIVIANO VINDICATOR STAFF WRITER

Summary of police activity:

Summary of police activity: CANFIELD Oct. 23 Theft: Jewelry valued at $1,650 was reported

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