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Armstrong, NFL reach deal to broadcast exclusive football games
Armstrong Cable and the NFL Network will announce a deal Monday to bring eight National Football
Football playoff pairings announced
Here’s the schedule for the first round of the OHSAA football playoff pairings. Note that both
Choffin Career Center in Youngstown reopens Monday
YOUNGSTOWN — Choffin Career and Technical Center is reopening Monday after repairs were made to the
Boardman schools gets $67K US grant to enhance security
BOARDMAN — The township police force is so depleted that the number of school buildings in Boardman
Art auction planned to benefit YSU students’ medical mission to Mexico, Africa
An art auction will raise money to help finance two medical missions abroad. YOUNGSTOWN — Art
Wrecking ball takes aim at two more Youngstown schools
The two schools bring the number of old buildings to be demolished in recent years to 17.
Mercer County agencies stage drill to prepare for mass inoculation for flu
HERMITAGE— The Mercer County Department of Public Safety, the Mercer Area Agency on Aging and the
Seventeen teams qualify for football playoffs
Seventeen Valley football teams have qualified for the OHSAA playoffs. Playoff game times and
SENIOR CITIZENS | Meetings, activities announced
SENIOR CITIZENS 55 Plus • 55 Plus Club of Mineral Ridge will meet at 12:30 p.m. Thursday at St.
MASONIC GROUPS | Members will meet
MASONIC GROUPS MONDAY SBlt Mau Mil Club, an auxiliary of Miriam Chapter 278, OES, will meet at
GARDEN CLUBS | This week's meetings announced
GARDEN CLUBS monday SBlt Woodland will meet at 7 p.m. at the McDonald High School Library. Mary
Monday Musical benefit is a spoonful of love
YOUNGSTOWN — Board members of the Monday Musical Club, which is marking its 113th year, are
Garden variety gifts? Not at this open house
YOUNGSTOWN — The Shop in the Gardens at Fellows Riverside Gardens in Mill Creek MetroParks announces
Angels to work magic for Easter Seals
POLAND — The new Lake Club in Poland will be the site of the Magic of the Angels’ Christmas on Nov.
SENIOR MENUS
MAHONING COUNTY Celtic Healthcare offers hot, nutritious meals weekdays at seven locations in
Barnhart 60th is celebrated at dinner party
STRUTHERS — Mr. and Mrs. Donald Barnhart, 571 Como St., will be honored by family and friends as
Yankees beat Phillies 8-5 in Game 3, take 2-1 World Series lead
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The camera never blinked, but it did play a role in the two-run homer by Alex
State casino, local tax issues energize this off-year election
YOUNGSTOWN — A $30-million-plus campaign to legalize casino gambling at four locations in the state
No playoffs again for the Penguins
YOUNGSTOWN — For the eighth time in the last nine seasons, the Youngstown State football team won’t
US injects Valley with $59M stimulus
YOUNGSTOWN — Just where are the federal stimulus dollars going locally? A federal stimulus Web
Bucks steamroll New Mexico
COLUMBUS (AP) — New Mexico State didn’t offer much of what No. 17 Ohio State will see the next three
91 years of Valley newspaper now on federal Web site
By ELISE FRANCO CANFIELD — One of the Mahoning Valley’s oldest newspapers is now preserved in
Rain delays Game 3; Sabathia to start today
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — CC Sabathia actually likes starting on three days’ rest. “I hate to throw
Attorneys make misconduct case against Pritchard
The lawyer, who also serves as an Austintown trustee, faces possible suspension Monday.
East has a happy ending
CANFIELD — It was a successful season finale Saturday afternoon for the East High football program,
Ex-pastor indicted on rapes to get plea deal
The former Cornersburg pastor would not have to register his whereabouts as a sex offender.
A Devil of a day at regionals
BOARDMAN — This is a story about the McDonald High girls cross country team qualifying for the state
Yorgey finds home at Southside
YOUNGSTOWN — Light middleweight boxer Harry Joe Yorgey is a blue-collar, no-nonsense type of guy, so
Prescription-drug assistance available in Lawrence, Mercer
NEW CASTLE, Pa. —Help is available for Lawrence County residents who need prescription drugs that
Science show excites, amazes area kids
Smoke rings and hissing cockroaches were the order of the day. YOUNGSTOWN — Science can be
13 teams vie in watershed competition
MERCER, Pa. — Thirteen middle school teams from Trumbull, Crawford and Mercer counties attended the
Cheers for Ja’Braya
Two members of the group “Symphony” sing “Storm & Rain” at the funeral of Ja’Braya Howell, an East High School student who died after collapsing at cheerleading practice last month. Ja’Braya’s picture is in the background.
A partial explanation
Editorial: A partial explanation “We were afraid we were going to get sued.” There, was that so tough to
college football | Top 25
No. 1 Florida 41, George 17 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Black pants, black helmets and another team-wide
Ford workers reject contract concessions
Rejection will leave Ford at a disadvantage to General Motors and Chrysler, analysts say. DETROIT
area bowling scores
area bowling scores Highlights Susan Mineo had C-G Pro Shop/Ladies Trio’s high series of 736 at
Smith guides Howland over JFK
WARREN — Howland coach Dick Angle watched nervously as freshman running back Deveon Smith was
BOOKS DIGEST
LOCAL YSU professor contributes to world’s largest atlas YOUNGSTOWN — Craig Campbell, a
Go & Do || Things to do around the Valley
Today Dances Bob Turcola’s Dance, 3 to 7 p.m., Bessemer Croatian Club, 601 E. Poland Ave.,
‘Carmen’ could take company to new level
opera western reserve The OWR is becoming entrenched in the Valley’s cultural scene. Opera
nhl ROUNDUP Saturday’s Games
Flyers 6, Hurricanes 1 PHILADELPHIA — Braydon Coburn scored twice and Scott Hartnell and Matt
nfl preview | Today’s games
CLEVELAND (1-6) at CHICAGO (3-3) Game time: 1 p.m. TV/Radio: (27) (19) (WKBN-AM 570) (WNCD-FM
International opera star Casanova to sing at concert
SHARPSVILLE, Pa. — This summer, the Pierce Opera House reopened after 80 years of silence with a
There’s reason we’re here; think about it
Opinion: I’ve only lived in Youngstown two months. In a place where the question, “Where’d you go to school?”
WOOD VS. PELLETS
More homeowners look to stoves for heat Stoves as secondary heating sources are growing in
Don’t let incompetence affect sales tax support
Editorial: We don’t know the extent of voter disgust over the incompetence of the Mahoning County Board of
Public option to apply to only 2 %
WASHINGTON (AP) — What’s all the fuss about? After all the noise over Democrats’ push for a
Is our Mafia history a factor?
Opinion: To hear the mastermind of State Issue 3 tell it, Youngstown was under consideration for one of the
Search continues for victims of midair collision
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Crews were searching the Pacific’s chilly waters overnight for nine people lost two
Cleveland police arrest suspect in killings of six
The case appears to be one of the worst mass killings in Northeast Ohio history. CLEVELAND —
Americans’ trust in their government is at a 12-year low, a new poll finds.
Americans’ trust in their government is at a 12-year low, a new poll finds. NEW YORK (AP) — Third-
big ten roundup | Saturday’s other games
Iowa 42, Indiana 24 IOWA CITY, Iowa — Ricky Stanzi overcame a career-high five interceptions to
Lax regulatory laws invite abuses by Wall Street firms
WASHINGTON — Why didn’t Wall Street firms tell potential investors that the bonds they were selling
How Goldman Sachs secretly bet on the US housing crash
Scheme enabled bank to pass losses to others, investigation finds By GREG GORDON WASHINGTON —
Fear of H1N1 spreads, creating shortages of gels, face masks
Hand-sanitizer sales rose 177 percent in September. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Teresa Edwards has Purell
Clark, Beachum lead Penn State
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Penn State’s defense clamped down after Northwestern lost starting quarterback
GAME TIME Browns at Bears
GAME TIME Browns at Bears When: Today, 1 p.m. TV/radio: CBS Channels 27 and 19; WKBN-AM 570,
driving with ...
driving with ... Dave Blaney Today: NASCAR’s top series heads to Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway
Boardman | Leaf pickup schedule through Dec. 2
From Nov. 9 through Dec. 2, the Boardman road department will conduct its annual leaf-collection
SATURDAY’S RESULTS
SATURDAY’S RESULTS FOOTBALL AREA East 34, Chaney 6 Howland 21, Warren JFK 12 LaBrae 21,
Benefit bingo
Benefit bingo WARREN — T.N.R. of Warren is sponsoring a vendor bingo from 6-9:30 p.m. Saturday at
Pakistani soldiers close in on Taliban
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani soldiers closed in on two major Taliban strongholds in South Waziristan
Wife says they’ve ended marriage to save their friendship
Dear Annie: My husband and I recently separated after 20 years of marriage. I love him, but not like
Rock ’n’ roll royalty jam for hall’s 25th
NEW YORK (AP) — U2 brought three generations of chart-toppers — Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen and
Clinton says Israel is making concessions
Clinton says Israel is making concessions JERUSALEM — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham
Toll of U.S. wounded in Afghanistan: 1,000 in 3 months
WASHINGTON — More than 1,000 American troops have been wounded in battle over the past three months
Abdullah plans boycott to put off Afghan vote
KABUL (AP) — President Hamid Karzai’s challenger plans to call for a boycott of next weekend’s
BHRT causes pains in breasts
Q. I took bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) to handle my horrible hot flashes. After
COLUMBIANA, TRUMBULL COUNTY COURT FILINGS
COLUMBIANA COUNTY New complaints John Gottschling v. Angela Rambo, personal injury. Growmark
Common drug for anemia brings risk of stroke, study says
A new study raises fresh safety concerns about widely used anemia medicines, finding that the drug
Penguins drop 2-1 game to Wild
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Niklas Backstrom made 34 saves and the Minnesota Wild won on the road for the
Fight night
Fight night Saturday’s bout Who: Harry Joe Yorgey (22-0-1, 10 KOs) vs. Alfredo Angulo (16-1, 13
Serratore explodes in third, propels Phantoms past Fargo
FARGO, N.D. — Tom Serratore’s three-point third period boosted the Youngstown Phantoms to a 6-3 road
Area colleges | Roundup
Mount Union 56, John Carroll 7 UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS — Top ranked Mount Union posted a win in its
playoff picture | How area football teams stand
Clinched No. 1 seed: Cardinal Mooney, McDonald Clinched home game: Canfield, Columbiana,
“A Place of Execution” (9 p.m., PBS): The latest offering under the “Masterpiece
“A Place of Execution” (9 p.m., PBS): The latest offering under the “Masterpiece Contemporary”
playoff PICTURE First round projections
These are tentative projections. Official results will be released today. Division II, III and V
Tate, No. 25 Notre Dame crush Washington State
SAN ANTONIO — Before Notre Dame raced onto the dome-away-from-home turf, a Jumbotron montage
cross country State qualifiers
BOYS DIVISION II Individual: Joey Schlueter (West Branch). DIVISION III Maplewood: Tom
Bristol upends South Range in OT, 3-2
SALEM — The Bristol High boys soccer team won the Division III District soccer championship Saturday
LaBrae wins, Campbell in playoffs
STEUBENVILLE — The LaBrae High football team ended their season on a winning note Saturday night —
Woeful Browns face reeling Bears
CHICAGO (AP) — Contrary to popular opinion around Chicago, that cringe-inducing beating last week
‘Her Fearful Symmetry’
New Niffenegger novel set in Victorian Valhalla “Her Fearful Symmetry” by Audrey Niggenegger
Super again? Not quite, but Steelers are surging
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The early season slide is over. Troy Polamalu is back from a four-week injury
Johansson, Schreiber to star in Miller’s ‘View’
Johansson, Schreiber to star in Miller’s ‘View’ NEW YORK — Scarlett Johansson will star opposite
NASCAR wary of Talladega crash
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Michael Waltrip pulled up to the back of Jimmie Johnson’s car, settled in on
big east roundup | Saturday’s games
No. 5 Cincinnati 28, Syracuse 7 SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Zach Collaros threw four touchdown passes, the
Cavs topple Charlotte in West’s season debut
CLEVELAND (AP) — Delonte West scored 13 points in his delayed season debut, Mo Williams added 24 and
Highgate CEMETERy \ A look at its history
Highgate Cemetery was one of seven cemeteries built in London around 1839, after Victorians realized
Mooney continues district reign
POLAND — Cardinal Mooney High won a boys soccer district championship for the ninth consecutive
Mid-American conference roundup Saturday’s games
Kent State 26, Western Michigan 14. KENT — Spencer Keith threw for 373 yards and two touchdowns to
We’d feel differently about war if we were all invested
Opinion: We’d feel differently about war if we were all invested EDITOR: Last Sunday, our son John sent
Government can’t do it all
Opinion: Government can’t do it all EDITOR: I think we have two huge problems in all levels of our
MVC roundup | Saturday’s other games
Southern Illinois 33, Indiana State 0 TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Redshirt freshman quarterback Paul
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS For the week ending Oct. 24
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “The Lost Symbol” by Dan Brown (Doubleday) 2. “Scarpetta” by Patricia
Armed forces digest
VETERANS Business symposium KENT — The seventh annual Veterans Business Symposium is Nov. 10
hKitchen art
hKitchen art Before bistro-style kitchens became popular, you didn’t have to argue about art
Seeing shades of gray in plight of Delphi retirees
Opinion: Seeing shades of gray in plight of Delphi retirees EDITOR: I have ambivalent feelings about the
Hoyt exhibition reveals work of ceramic modernist
NEW CASTLE, Pa. — In the 1940s, an original brand of modernism was brought to the ceramic industry
linen closet
linen closet Tips for organizing With the chilly weather and the need for heavier bed coverings
Albom’s ‘Faith’ is spiritual equivalent of ‘Morrie’
“Have a Little Faith: A True Story” by Mitch Albom (Hyperion, 272 pages, $23.99) In his latest
if you go
if you go What: “The Shape of Life” exhibition of the works of Eva Zeisel Where: Hoyt Institute
Thrift, necessity can create interesting pieces
Recycling and reusing is not a new idea. In the 18th century, well-to-do European and American
Judging from the response we got to this month’s “Good Gourd!” theme, kids are
Judging from the response we got to this month’s “Good Gourd!” theme, kids are just wild about
Trumbull New Theatre offers ‘God’s Favorite’
Trumbull New Theatre offers ‘God’s Favorite’ NILES — Trumbull New Theatre will present the Neil
AVOIDING N1H1
Tips for traveling safely during flu season Trips are being booked closer to departure dates than
Column that gave insider's seat on NFL life gets pulled
Opinion: Liberty High School football coach Jeff Whittaker liked seeing his former player, Bradley Fletcher,
ski trips \ Get the most for your money
CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. (AP) — A few ski areas have already opened both in the West and the East.
Surprise party honors Blazquezes’ 50th anniversary
COLUMBIANA — Mr. and Mrs. Louis Blazquez of Columbiana celebrated their golden wedding anniversary
HANDS ON | Volunteering
HandsOn Volunteer Network of the Valley, a United Way Agency, is the local resource for volunteer
Surrogate ‘uncle’ needed for teen
Q. My 13-year-old daughter seems obsessed with boys, any boy. She will talk to a boy on the phone
Playhouse puts comic spin on ‘Dracula’ vampire story
You can’t blame “Dracula” for beginning to show his age. The stage adaptation of Bram Stoker’s
Agenda Monday
Agenda Monday Hubbard City Council, 8 p.m., council chambers, 220 W. Liberty St. Caucus at 7 p.m.
Cortland hopes to buy school playground
CORTLAND — There’s a chance that the playground next to the former Cortland Elementary School won’t
Fugitive of the Week
Fugitive of the Week Joseph J. Sanders The FBI/Mahoning Valley Violent Crimes Task Force is
3 adults honored as 4-H volunteers
CORTLAND — Three volunteers for the Trumbull County 4-H program were recently honored for their
Film tells of Leo Frank and century-old crimes
NEW YORK — It’s a century-old miscarriage of justice that still haunts anyone who knows of it, and
PASSING THE BAR | New lawyers
These Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana county residents passed the Ohio bar exam that was
Woman’s Jeep flips, crashes into house, police say
NEW CASTLE, Pa. — A Grove City, Pa., woman flipped her car and crashed into a house on Harlansburg
Free firewood available
Free firewood available YOUNGSTOWN —Mill Creek MetroParks is offering free firewood to whoever can
world series Scores & schedule
Oct. 28: Philadelphia 6, New York 1 Oct. 29: New York 3, Philadelphia 1, series tied 1-1.
Man robbed, shot
YOUNGSTOWN— A South Side man was hospitalized after two men robbed and shot him outside a Brooklyn
Ring relations
Ring relations Last spring, Harry Joe Yorgey wanted to find a trainer who could lead him to a
CURRENT PRICES || Antiques & collectibles
CURRENT PRICES Around the nation Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets,
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