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Teen on bike critically injured by car
NEW CASTLE, Pa. — A 15-year-old girl on a bicycle was struck at an intersection and critically injured, Pennsylvania State Police reported.
Teens will not drive her from her home, woman vows
NEW CASTLE, Pa. — Roberta Penwell-Kellish will not be driven from her community by unruly teenagers and drug houses.
Potholes patched and lanes restricted on I-680 southbound Thursday
YOUNGSTOWN — Interstate 680 southbound between Interstate 80 and Meridian Road will have various
Decision delayed three weeks on Poland apartments
POLAND — Residents must wait at least three weeks for a decision of whether four apartment buildings
6-week-old Ohio baby bitten by rats
WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — Three people have been charged with felony child endangering for failing to
Boardman firefighters investigating blaze
BOARDMAN — Firefighters are investigating a fire that damaged a home at 67 S. Cadillac Drive this
Pa. budget fight headed to leader-run talks
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A faint glimmer of hope emerged today that Pennsylvania’s three-week-old
Ohio justices to hear appeal on partly deaf juror
COLUMBUS (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal involving a hearing-impaired
More renovations scheduled for Oakhill Renaissance Place
YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County Building Commission has awarded a $631,275 contract for renovations
Sen. Brown’s Youngstown speech pushed back
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown was to honor Youngstown on the floor of the Senate to honor Youngstown’s
Lawrence County jail will house Pa. prison inmate overflow
NEW CASTLE, Pa. – Lawrence County Commissioners have approved a one-year agreement to house 50 state
Liberty schools get clean audit
LIBERTY — The audit for Liberty Local School District is available online at
Dentist sued for dropping tools down man’s throat
WINTER PARK, Fla. (AP) — A Florida dentist is being sued for allegedly dropping tools down the
Yahoo jazzes up home page with major makeover
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo Inc. is sprucing up its Web site’s home page with a long-promised
Sen. Brown to herald Youngstown on Senate floor
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Avon, D-Ohio, will deliver a floor speech this
Trumbull commissioners to approve bonds for housing complex renovations
WARREN — The Hampshire House apartments on Fifth Street Southwest, a housing complex that has seen
Another casino issue to be on the ballot
COLUMBUS — Casino backers submitted enough valid petitions to put the issue before voters in
Coroner says a 5-year-old Ohio boy shot himself
HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — A coroner in has ruled that a 5-year-old boy died of a self-inflicted gunshot
Two Ohio teachers chosen for space ride
CINCINNATI (AP) — Two Ohioans are among seven teachers nationwide who have been chosen for a ride in
Judge dismisses NRA suit over Pittsburgh gun law
PITTSBURGH (AP) — An Allegheny County judge has dismissed the National Rifle Association’s suit over
3 men sought in armed home invasion in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh police are looking for three men, two of them armed, who burst into a
Special vanity plates in decline in Ohio
COLUMBUS (AP) — The downshifting in the economy has been accompanied by a decline in sales of Ohio
Signatures counted for Ohio casino campaign
COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio’s elections chief is counting signatures to see whether a proposal to place
Two premier Ohio higher education programs cut
COLUMBUS (AP) — A tuition freeze at public universities and a program to put Ohio college students
Small business event Wednesday at YSU
YOUNGSTOWN – Representatives from U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown’s office will host an economic recovery
Pa. man charged in fake bomb scare at Cedar Point
SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) — Authorities have charged a Pennsylvania man who they say left a fake bomb
Trumbull sanitary engineer’s controller dies
NILES — Robert DeChristofaro Jr., 53, of Niles, controller for the Trumbull County Sanitary
Petition drive started to oppose clemency for murderer Jason Getsy
The state parole board last week recommended that Getsy, 33, who killed 66-year-old Ann Serafino and
Unemployment rates up in the Mahoning Valley
The unemployment rates in local counties worsened last month. The state today released these rates
Pa. adds 217 acres to buffer near Flight 93 site
SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Game Commission and The Conservation Fund will pay $130,000
Pa. man charged with taking ‘up-skirt’ pictures at store
IRWIN, Pa. (AP) — A western Pennsylvania man is charged with invasion of privacy and disorderly
Annual car show Sunday in McDonald
McDONALD—The McDonald Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 194 will have its annual “Thunder in the
Rose society lists winners of June show
YOUNGSTOWN — A wide variety of entries were submitted for the two-day Mahoning Valley Rose Society
Salem Storybook Museum plans home and garden tour
SALEM — Salem Storybook Museum is sponsoring “A Burchfield Summer” home and garden tour as its major
GINA MARINELLI | COREY MOWEN
Gina Marinelli Corey Mowen COLUMBIANA — The wedding of Corey Mowen of Columbiana and Gina
KRISTINA VRONA | MICHAEL BINDER
KRISTINA VRONA MICHAEL BINDER GIRARD — The wedding of Kristina Marie Vrona and Michael Frederick
REUNIONS | Former classmates, families plan to meet
• Austintown Fitch High School Class of 1969 will have its 40th reunion from 6 to 11 p.m. Sept. 5.
Tournament planned
Tournament planned WASHINGTONVILLE — Washingtonville VFW, 575 Leetonia Road, is having a
$11K profit buoys Covelli
The city’s operating profit for the arena is $253,423 for the first six months of the year.
Board drops plan to realign middle schools
BOARDMAN — The school board here has scrapped an idea to realign its two middle schools and instead
How do you handle a hungry bear?
CANFIELD — A mischievous black bear managed to visit several residents’ yards, decks and garbage
Poland Township residents get no quick fixes for flooding woes
The sanitary engineer’s office covers up to half of the cost of a backflow preventer at homes.
Ironbirds roll past Scrappers; Bellows homers
ABERDEEN, Md. — Mahoning Valley third baseman Kyle Bellows hit his team-leading third homer of the
BMXer makes state-ment on way to California
The Champion High graduate traveled by car to the next site of competition during a summer of
Boardman patrolmen reject 2-tiered pact
Contract terms will be determined by an arbitrator whose decision is binding. BOARDMAN —
Reflections of Fast Times
The Boardman resident was inducted into the Cloverleaf Speedway Hall of Fame. BOARDMAN — At
Rondinelli wins Mack tourney
STRUTHERS — Down to its final out in the bottom of the seventh inning, Rondinelli Tuxedo scored
Austintown police pursue spray-painting hoodlums
Vandals targeted about 15 properties in a neighborhood over the weekend. AUSTINTOWN — Township
R&A will stand firm on age issue for Open
Time is running out on Tom Watson, who turns 60 in two months. TURNBERRY, Scotland (AP) — Tom
Vick now a free man
His next meeting is with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — The electronic
Cavs sack ticket agency
Ticketmaster has been dumped for Veritix, owned by Cavs owner Dan Gilbert. CLEVELAND (AP) — The
State Theater too big for ‘Poppins’
CLEVELAND — If you somehow manage to score a seat (preferably center right) in the first eight rows
Local digest
ATV rider injured CANFIELD — The Canfield Joint Fire District responded to an emergency call to
Canfield, Austintown blotter
A summary of recent criminal activity in Canfield city and Austintown: CANFIELD CITY July 10
MLB ROUNDUP
MLB ROUNDUP Monday’s other games AMERICAN LEAGUE Rangers 6, Red Sox 3 ARLINGTON, Texas —
Rubio needs help with buyout
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When Matt Delzell takes a look at Ricky Rubio through his sports marketer’s
Mahoning County court filings
MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Scott M. Danchise, 31, of 255 S. Osborn Ave., Youngstown, and
All in the family
Fire Chief Andy Frost Jr., left, and Assistant Fire Chief Andy Frost III have worked together at the Austintown Fire Department for more than 20 years. Frost Jr. began his career in 1966 and said he is proud of his son’s successes.
‘Ashes’ author’s death doesn’t end bitterness
McCourt gave a lecture in Warren last year. DUBLIN — Bitterness over Frank McCourt’s memoir
President meets crew of Apollo 11
WASHINGTON (AP) — The same question that could have been asked 40 years ago moments after Neil
new on home video | This week’s DVD releases
Movies and TV shows available on DVD today: “Coraline” (PG, 100 minutes): The movie, adapted from
St. Rose Festival begins Thursday
Nightly music, rides and foods will be part of the annual church festival. GIRARD —The Girard St.
Airport director departing for S. Calif.
The current director was hired from the service provider Winner Aviation. VIENNA — Steve
U.S. logs deadliest month in war
KABUL (AP) — A roadside bomb killed four American troops in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, driving
GETTING IT RIGHT
A story Monday on renovation of a house in Salem gave the wrong location of Fort Bragg, N.C.
Affirmative action coming to an end
Opinion: SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Discrimination in employment on the basis of race, sex, skin color, ethnicity,
Studios bid on right to distribute Jackson footage
Studios bid on right to distribute Jackson footage LOS ANGELES — Sony Corp.’s movie studio has bid
Business news in brief
NATION NRG shareholders to vote today on Exelon proposal COLUMBUS — After a nine-month fight,
Contador targets other Tour riders
SION, Switzerland (AP) — The tension with Lance Armstrong is all but gone in the crisp mountain air
Green Day rolling into Pittsburgh
NEW YORK (AP) — Riding the success of their latest CD, “21st Century Breakdown,” punk rock trio
Dunham returning to Youngstown
Time magazine recently called Jeff Dunham “perhaps the most popular stand-up comedian in the U.S.,”
Airlines’ survival depends on their ability to shrink
Like most businesses, airlines want to grow. But during these difficult economic times, their
Congress should increase funding for troops, vets
Miami Herald: Four years ago, the Department of Veterans Affairs was facing a $1 billion shortfall.
Bonuses won’t enhance teaching
Opinion: TUCSON, Ariz. — Lately we have seen increased interest in paying teachers based upon “merit” rather
China’s influence up in Latin America
Opinion: The latest figures showing that China is emerging from the global crisis sooner — and more
CIT board OKs plan to stay out of bankruptcy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The board of CIT Group Inc., one of the nation’s largest lenders to small and
Clinton’s conciliatory stance in India reflects U.S. concern
Editorial: Although the frontline of America’s war on global terrorism is Pakistan and Afghanistan, India’s
“Ruby & the Rockits” (8:30 p.m., ABC Family): The new sitcom isn’t much of a
“Ruby & the Rockits” (8:30 p.m., ABC Family): The new sitcom isn’t much of a stretch for David
Economic indicators rise in June
NEW YORK (AP) — More plans to build homes, higher stock prices and fewer people filing first-time
More money equals better grades
Opinion: WASHINGTON — In nearly every sector of the American economy, human nature and financial incentives
Signs of strength extend rally
NEW YORK (AP) — Signs of strength in several corners of the economy are helping extend the stock
Spacewalk No. 2 unfolds on 40th moon anniversary
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The astronauts aboard the shuttle-station complex celebrated the 40th
Notable and Quotable
Opinion: “We hope and pray for our son’s safe return to his comrades and then to our family, and we
Cronkite, a role model across generations
Opinion: Walter Cronkite was born in Missouri, educated in Texas and grew up to become the most trusted man
This day in history
Today is Tuesday, July 21, the 202nd day of 2009. There are 163 days left in the year. On this date
Complaints ordered kept away from car museum
The three men formerly were connected to the Packard museum. WARREN — A judge has granted a
MONDAY LOTTERIES
MONDAY LOTTERIES OHIO Monday night: Pick 3, 7-3-6 Pick 4, 0-6-2-8 Classic Lotto, 6-13-14-
Obama challenges health-care critics
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama pushed back hard against Republican critics of his health-
Harvick isn’t so happy anymore
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — They called him “Happy Harvick” at the start of his NASCAR career, when
HACKERS’ PARADISE
It’s a long way from No. 1 to No. 18 Nullarbor Links golf course in Australia covers 842 miles
East-West vulnerable. South deals.
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Gates announces Army to be increased by 22,000
Gates announces Army to be increased by 22,000 WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates
Shaq to star in reality TV series
CLEVELAND (AP) — Shaquille O’Neal would deluge Michael Phelps in a cannonball competition. What
Surplus food
Surplus food People’s Chapel Church of God, 2145 Hillman St., Youngstown. Food, 11 a.m.
For doctors, apologies paying off
DETROIT (AP) — When a treatment goes wrong at a U.S. hospital, fear of a lawsuit usually means
Agenda Wednesday
Agenda Wednesday Boardman Township trustees, 4 p.m., township government center, 8299 Market St.,
Holy lawsuit, Batman! Man sued over figurines
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — It’s enough to make Batman retreat to the Batcave. A Florida man has been
Cotto, Pacquiao will fight in November
Miguel Cotto is next on Manny Pacquiao’s hit list for what’s likely to be the biggest fight of the
Driver arraigned on several felonies
YOUNGSTOWN — The city man accused of causing a car accident that took the life of a 4-year-old child
Reunion set for naval reservists
VIENNA — Old friendships will soon be renewed – and anniversaries will be celebrated. A reunion
Army and Irish set for game in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — Charlie Weis remembered when he met with George Steinbrenner at Legends Field during
Youngstown YMCA hires Kleeh
Kleeh is a certified public accountant. YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown YMCA has hired Greg Kleeh to
2 Mahoning Valley projects lead contest for share of $300,000
More than 6,500 people have voted. YOUNGSTOWN — A pair of Mahoning Valley government-
2nd try set for sales-tax hearing
YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County commissioners conducted a public hearing on renewal of the half-
McDonald school board to seek emergency levy
The owner of a $100,000 home would have to pay an additional $12.58 a month, the superintendent
Mets owner gives vote of confidence to Manuel
WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel’s job is safe. Mets general manager Omar
Host Italy is not expecting to win much at world meet
ROME (AP) — Italy’s hopes for medals at the swimming world championships in their pool are mostly
Pirates won’t bring up Ian Snell
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates badly need a reliable starting pitcher. Despite Ian Snell’s
One house to be rented, other closed
One of the addresses will be used as rental property. YOUNGSTOWN — City prosecutors have
Police continue probe of fire
Under state law, the state fire marshal is called whenever fireworks are involved in an
Man says torture lasted for hours
YOUNGSTOWN — A Girard man told police he was kidnapped and brutally beaten but found himself facing
Early release for Stahlman denied
WARREN — A judge has denied early release for Ronald Stahlman, convicted in April of involuntary
Teach daughter how to manage on her own
Dear Annie: I have a pretty, petite 24-year-old daughter who is quite immature for her age. She
Readers offer more car rental hints
Dear Readers: We recently shared some helpful hints to keep in mind when renting a car, and here are
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