The Valley's links to Ohio State Fair

The Valley's linksto Ohio State Fair
kWHAT DO a 17-year-old female weightlifter, an 18-year-old horse rider and an 18-year-old pig trainer have in common? All are representing the Mahoning Valley at the 150th Ohio State Fair, which opens Friday.
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LOCAL
YSU's link to Italy
kMIRROR IMAGES? Not quite. But Youngstown State University and the University of Salerno, Italy, have a lot in common -- so much so that they have become sister cities.
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BUSINESS
Popeyes moving in
kA GROUP of Chicago-area investors plans to build 10 Popeyes Chicken & amp; Biscuits restaurants in the Mahoning and Shenango valleys.
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Pipes get shipped
kTENSIONS ON the picket line in front of Wheatland Tube Co. rose sharply Wednesday as the company began hauling pipe out of the strike-bound plant.
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SPORTS
Valley Legends: Super Bowl veteran
kTODAY'S 23RD ranked Valley sports legend as determined by your votes has been in the NFL as a quarterback and coach for 24 years. Born and reared in Youngstown, he has accumulated three Super Bowl rings.
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WEATHER
Rain and more rain
kSHOWERS LIKELY tonight and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid-60s. Partly cloudy Friday with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs near 80. Chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday and Sunday.
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COMING TOMORROW
kPOLITICS: Jerry Springer's chances of running and winning a U.S. Senate seat from Ohio next year are as good as his show's going a month without discussing incest, adultery, prostitution or bigamy. So says Vindicator Politics Writer David Skolnick in his weekly op-ed column.
kUPNEXT: A Texas teenager is pursuing his passion: chasing storms.