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Students offer ideas to improve Youngstown academics
ACT and OGT preparation classes, a high-quality and rigorous curriculum and a transition plan from eighth to ninth grade are just some of the suggestions ...
Stories published April 20, 2010
Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.
British airspace reopens
Britain has reopened its airspace this evening as British Airways said a flight had arrived at London's Heathrow Airport, according to the New York Times.
All-American Conference adds Fitch and Jefferson
The All-American Conference voted on Tuesday to add Austintown Fitch and Jefferson Area to its
Specter, Sestak duel on the air in Pa. Senate race
Specter, opponent duel on the air in Pa. Senate race
Judge grants Michael Pavlik Jr. early release from jail
Judge grants Michael Pavlik Jr. early release from jail
Millionth fan expected at Covelli Centre tonight
Tonight at the Covelli Centre, the millionth fan will pass through the gates and be awarded a very
Hubbard man pleads guilty to sex charge with minor
Hubbard man pleads guilty to sex charge with minor
Warren Fire Dept. gets federal funds to purchase equipment
WFD uses federal funds to purchase equipment
10 apply for part-time McDonald school superintendent's post
10 apply for part-time McDonald school superintendent's post
Space shuttle Discovery, crew of 7 back on Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Shuttle Discovery and its astronauts returned safely to Earth on today
Alyssa Lenhoff charged in investigation of husband's former office
Alyssa Lenhoff, the wife of former Attorney General Marc Dann, was charged with having an unlawful
Some EU flights resume but travel chaos not over
LONDON (AP) — Many European flights took to the skies today for the first time in days but the
Crime author to speak in Warren
WARREN Stacy Dittrich, who worked 17-years in law enforcement and is now a mystery writer, will
Day of caring Saturday
More than 230 area students are expected to take part in 13 community service projects during the
Trooper: Man admitted beating slain Pa. toddler
INDIANA, Pa. (AP) — A state trooper alleges that a western Pennsylvania man told him he killed his
Former sex-crimes sergeant charged in sex assault
BENSALEM, Pa. (AP) — A former sergeant who headed a suburban Philadelphia police department’s sex
Auction to include Elton John tickets
Emmanuel Community Care Center will have its sixth “Fine Art of Caring” fund-raiser dinner and auction at 6 p.m. Saturday at Mount Carmel Social Hall, 343 Via Mount Carmel.
Radio club to meet
Radio club to meet BOARDMAN A meeting of Western Reserve Amateur Radio Club will be at 7 tonight
Bar-B-Que is benefit for memorial fund
BROOKFIELD The 21st annual Strimbu Bar-B-Que has been scheduled for May 5 at the Yankee Lake
HELOISE: Identity stolen? Act quickly
Dear Readers: As careful as we try to be, purses and wallets do get stolen or lost! Identity thieves
ANNIE’S MAILBOX: Adult kids shun parents
Dear Annie: When our children were growing up, their father was working, sleeping or playing golf. I
Historical society to sponsor High Tea
Austintown The Austintown Historical Society will have its 17th annual High Tea on Sunday at
Beatitude house to host wine taste and auction
BOARDMAN Beatitude House will host its 11th annual wine taste and auction at 6 p.m. May 7 at The
‘I’m still ticked off’
Kelly Pavlik says the defeat to Sergio Martinez has made him hungry to get the titles back
Tradition matters in Mooney softball
By TOM WILLIAMS williams@vindy.com BOARDMAN Moments after his 301st victory, 20th-year Mooney
Nelson is proud of KO Drugs tourney
By Greg Gulas sports@vindy.com BOARDMAN The K.O. Drugs High School Boxing Tournament has
KV’s Krew set for MS Walk
By WILLIAM K. ALCORN alcorn@vindy.com CANFIELD Mrs. “V,” as she is known to her students, has
Ruling returns Miles to job
By jeanne starmack starmack@vindy.com youngstowN Campbell’s finance director can go back to
Turner’s future with OSU still unresolved
By Doug Lesmerises The Cleveland Plain Dealer When Ohio State football recruit Jamel Turner was
Trucker in crash: ‘I might have blacked out’
By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com LEAVITTSBURG Donald P. Williams Jr., the Austintown man whose
YSU engineering ID’d as ‘emerging center’
By HAROLD GWIN gwin@vindy.com youngstown Youngstown State University didn’t get a state
Library board mulls its options, strategies
By SEAN BARRON news@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Thanks largely to tough economic times, the Public
Business Digest
Data center Westerville DRS, an information-technology consulting firm based in Youngstown, has
Freedom is being choked
Opinion: By Robert Higgs Free Lance-Star OAKLAND, Calif. The health care legislation recently bulldozed
Foreclosure plan not enough
Opinion: By Brian Gilmore McClatchy-Tribune The recent announcement by the Obama administration to do
State approves loan for new warehouse
Staff report warren The state has approved a $2 million loan for Anderson-Dubose to consolidate
Third Frontier’s opening new technological vistas
Editorial: If the outpouring of support for State Issue 1, which would continue funding for Ohio’s Third
Mexico wants U.S. retirees
Opinion: MEXICO CITY Mexico is silently working on proposals aimed at drawing millions of U.S. retirees to
Selected local stocks
Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Aqua America, .58, 18.00 —.08 Avalon
First Niles posts loss of $151,000
Staff report niles First Niles Financial, the holding company for Home Federal Savings and Loan
Poll: Most in US against legal pot
Associated Press LOS ANGELES Most Americans still oppose legalizing marijuana, but larger
Mahoning County Court filings
courts MAHONING COUNTY MARRIAGE LICENSES Lowell D. Smith, 60, of 7616 Hitchcock Road,
Toyota recalls SUVs, agrees to $16.4M fine
Associated Press WASHINGTON Toyota hurriedly ordered recalls of nearly 10,000 Lexus SUVs for
Birthdays
Birthdays Actor George Takei is 73. Singer Johnny Tillotson is 71. Actor Ryan O’Neal is 69.
REUNIONS
Austintown Fitch High School Classes of 1959 and 1960 will meet for breakfast at 9 a.m. Saturday at
SPORTS DIGEST || Thomas selected for Horizon League honors
Thomas selected for Horizon League honors INDIANAPOLIS Youngstown State sophomore Haley Thomas
Buy or rent? Cost gap narrows
Associated Press LOS ANGELES Thinking of buying a home? Consider this: The gap between monthly
Steelers expect news soon
Associated Press PITTSBURGH Ben Roethlisberger zipped passes to his wide receivers, exchanged
Top al-Qaida figures killed in Iraq, officials say
Associated Press BAGHDAD The U.S. and Iraq claimed a major victory against al-Qaida on Monday,
The top five movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution
The top five movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution
Agenda Wednesday
Agenda Wednesday Mathews school board, executive session, 6 p.m., followed by regular meeting,
Man denies killing, dismembering wife
Associated Press CINCINNATI A man charged with murdering his wife and cutting up her body
LOTTERY
LOTTERY Monday drawings multistate Jackpot in tonight’s Mega Millions drawing is an estimated
GM to repay loan before June
Associated Press DETROIT General Motors Co. will fully repay the $6.7 billion loan portion of
newsmakers
newsmakers Chris Brown to host Haiti benefit concert NEW YORK Chris Brown will headline and
Most who used rebates make $40K to $60K
Associated Press COLUMBUS A newspaper finds that nearly half the households taking advantage of
Catale: Charter school won’t be new one
By HAROLD GWIN gwin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN The president of the Youngstown school board says he
McDonald school board cuts 16 jobs for 2010-11
By MARY SMITH news@vindy.com McDONALD The school board approved the first layoffs brought on
Death-row inmate denied clemency
Associated Press COLUMBUS Gov. Ted Strickland denied clemency Monday to a death-row inmate
Dems approve $25M for rail plan
Associated Press COLUMBUS A plan to restore passenger- rail service between Cleveland and
Court weighs workers’ privacy
Associated Press WASHINGTON The Supreme Court appears likely to rule against public employees
Pens have big edge in series
Associated Press OTTAWA Trailing by a game in their first-round series against the defending
Mother of Wis. bride delivers woman’s baby
Mother of Wis. bride delivers woman’s baby MILWAUKEE A Wisconsin woman who went into labor on
Students offer ideas to improve Youngstown academics
ACT and OGT preparation classes, a high-quality and rigorous curriculum and a transition plan from eighth to ninth grade are just some of the suggestions by East High School seniors.
Funds are sought to relocate bridge
By D.A. WILKINSON wilkinson@vindy.com LISBON The Columbiana County Engineer already is at work
Leading indicators increase 1.4 percent
Economy on the rebound? Associated Press NEW YORK A gauge of future economic activity jumped
Dental-health center gets larger facility
Staff report NEW CASTLE, Pa. Money from the federal stimulus funds helped pay for a community
Europe resumes some air travel despite volcano
Associated Press LONDON Europe began to emerge from a volcanic cloud Monday, allowing limited
Hamlin edges Johnson in Texas
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service FORT WORTH, Texas Denny Hamlin has a new
Civil rights warrior
Opinion: Philadelphia Inquirer: Another civil rights icon is gone with the death Thursday of the Rev. Dr.
LeBron carries Cavs
By Brian Windhorst The Cleveland Plain Dealer CLEVELAND The Cavaliers do indeed have a lot of
Best Bets on TV tonight
“Glee” (9 p.m., Fox): Madonna fans will get a kick out of the latest episode of “Glee,” which finds
Mo’Nique’s brother admits molestation
Associated Press CHICAGO The brother of Academy Award-winner Mo’Nique said Monday on Oprah
Street dept. pact OK’d
By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Not wanting to strike, the 31-member city
CORRECTION
CORRECTION Albert Haberstroh, a Republican candidate for the 64th Ohio House District, provided
Date set for Polivka’s domestic-violence trial
Staff report WARREN Visiting Judge Jerry Hayes has set a date of 9 a.m. July 26 for Trumbull
Salem school district to offer free summer-lunch program
By D.A. WILKINSON wilkinson@vindy.com SALEM A free Summer Food Service Program will be offered
Stevens becomes 2nd US justice to turn 90
Associated Press WASHINGTON His tenure on the Supreme Court touched four decades, after service
Feed the Need
Feed the Need YOUNGSTOWN The Big Reach Center of Hope, a ministry of Greenford Christian
Meet Kerry Killinger, the man who destroyed WaMu
Opinion: By Roger Lowenstein Los Angeles Times Kerry Killinger, the deposed head of Washington Mutual,
Ex-officer charged
Ex-officer charged YOUNGSTOWN A former Youngstown and Hubbard Township police officer faces
2 seek nod in GOP primary
By MARC KOVAC news@vindy.com COLUMBUS The Republican primary for state auditor pits a freshman
Demonstrators carry firearms
second-amendment rallies Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. Dozens of Second Amendment-rights
Sacred sight
By LINDA M. LINONIS linonis@vindy.com youngstown For Richard Scarsella, there is nothing more
Tigers win on Bovo’s hit
By CHUCK HOUSTEAU sports@vindy.com NEW MIDDLETOWN With the tying and winning runs on base and
‘Robert the Younger’ is Boston race champ
Associated Press BOSTON Let him be known from Copley Square to Kenya as “Robert the Younger” —
Canfield and Austintown police calls
Police calls CANFIELD CITY April 12 Carrying Concealed Weapon, drug charges: Police arrested
Decision disappoints group
By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com WARREN The commander of the task force that has been heading up
Oklahoma City marks 15 years since bombing
Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told survivors
Nation & World Digest || Senators subpoena White House
Senators subpoena White House WASHINGTON In a rare public dispute between a Democratic-led
Calvary, West Side Baptist use merger approach to advantage
By LINDA M. LINONIS linonis@vindy.com youngstown The congregations of Calvary Baptist Church,
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