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Vindy investigates proposed Campbell steel mill project

When a Pittsburgh company announced its intention to build a multimillion-dollar steel mill where Youngstown Sheet & Tube’s Campbell Works once stood, some local and state officials were quick to laud steelmaking’s return to the Valley.


Funds will continue Lots of Green program in Idora neighborhood

The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. has received $20,000 from the Youngstown Foundation to continue the development of the Lots of Green program.


Gulf on edge as monitoring continues on new well cap

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The Gulf Coast found itself in an odd moment of limbo Saturday: The oil has been stopped, but no one knows if it's corked for good.


Neo-Nazi supporter leading militia patroling Ariz. borders

HOENIX (AP) - Minutemen groups, a surge in Border Patrol agents, and a tough new immigration law aren't enough for a reputed neo-Nazi who's now leading a militia in the Arizona desert. Jason "J.T." Ready is taking matters into his own hands, declaring war on "narco-terrorists" and keeping an eye out for illegal immigrants. So far, he says his patrols have only found a few border crossers who were given water and handed over to the Border Patrol. Once, they also found a decaying body in a wash, and alerted authorities.


Final film on 'Real Dirt on Food' series Thursday

Grow Youngstown will show “The Future of Food” at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Cortland Wine Cellar, 5292 Warren Meadville Road.


Crowe’s clutch hit helps Indians top Tigers 4-3

CLEVELAND (AP) — Trevor Crowe singled in the go-ahead run with two outs in the seventh inning and


Parents announce date for Rummel, Ruminski rite

Parents announce date for Rummel, Ruminski rite The engagement of Shannon Lynn Rummel of Westlake,

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Bush-Orville engagement is announced

Bush-Orville engagement is announced COLUMBIANA Tim and Jane Bush of Columbiana are announcing

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Hillis-Boyle engagement is announced

Hillis-Boyle engagement is announced The engagement of Courtney Hillis and Joshua Boyle, both of

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Miss Peterson to be bride of Mr. Sandoval

Miss Peterson to be bride of Mr. Sandoval EAST PALESTINE The engagement and upcoming marriage of

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Helpful hints ease pain of pet’s death

HELOISE: Hints ease pain of pet’s death Dear Readers: When a pet dies, it can be like losing a


ANNIE’S MAILBOX: Unhappy childhood haunts teenager

KATHY MITCHELL and MARCY SUGAR Dear Annie: I am 16 years old. Right now, I am living with my aunt


New wolf habitat opens today

A new 2-acre wolf habitat opens today at Noah’s Lost Ark Exotic Animal Sanctuary.


Siblings raising funds for ALS research in honor of brothr

Youngstown’s Team Bannon, consisting of Breen Bannon and his sister, Lisa, plan to ride for the second-straight year in the 2010 Tri-State Trek, a three-day, 270-mile bicycle ride from Boston to New York City, to raise funds for the ALS-Therapy Development Institute.


Homer-happy Indians cruise

Associated Press CLEVELAND Andy Marte and Austin Kearns hit two-run homers, the Cleveland


Ruling forces YSU to spend $846K on back pay

By HAROLD GWIN gwin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN It cost Youngstown State University $846,000 to


Poland softball set for state

Staff report POLAND Chuck Masluk has coached the same group of girls for the past three years,


Police target more in courthouse melee

Charges mount in court-hall brawl By Ashley Luthern aluthern@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Police


Astro Falcons win in NABF

STAFF REPORT sports@vindy.com STRUTHERS Astro Falcons held off Andy’s 9ers, 4-3 in the NABF


As Campbell Fire Dept. shrinks, insurance risks rise

By jeanne starmack starmack@vindy.com CAMPBELL The city is struggling to balance a need for an


Cyclones sweep last-place M.V.

Staff report brooklyn, n.y. Kevin Rucker went 2-for-3 and drove in the Scrappers’ lone run in a


Curious creation

Kids learn environmental lesson at YMCA camp By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com BOARDMAN


Astros continue dominance of Pirates

Associated Press PITTSBURGH Jeff Keppinger homered and had three RBIs, Brett Myers allowed two


Mooney garners TV quiz honors

Cardinals top Niles in ‘Academic Challenge’ Staff report YOUNGSTOWN For the second time in


Dayton-area teen makes history at Ohio Amateur

Associated Press WILLOUGHBY Michael Bernard never wavered Wednesday to win the Ohio Amateur golf


Breast-cancer patients to gain strength through Y program

By WILLIAM K. ALCORN alcorn@vindy.com BOARDMAN Breast-cancer surgery patients seeking ways to


Ex-law director files lawsuit against Newton Falls officials

By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com WARREN Richard Schwartz, a former Newton Falls law director, has


Man to face charges in Warren crash

By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com WARREN A city man was to be transferred from Forum Health


A ride with pride & purpose

Marc Esposito, 26, top, rides his bike near retired Army aviator Stuart Conant, of Alabama, as they arrive at a ceremony on Pittsburgh's North Shore honoring 17 disabled or previously disabled veteran cyclists traveling from coast to coast. Conant was injured in 2002 in Afghanistan and has used a traditional two-wheel bicycle as well as this three-wheeled hand-powered recumbent model above.


Business digest || McDonald’s cancels free-smoothies plan

McDonald’s cancels free-smoothies plan OAK BROOK, Ill. McDonald’s Corp. is scrapping plans to


‘Bird detective’ explains martins’ behavior

I met Bridget Stutchbury in the early 1980s at the University of Oklahoma Biological Station. I was


Strickland shows his support for Lake Erie

Regardless of your politics, it’s comforting for outdoors people to know Ohio’s governor would take


Edwards ready for ‘home’ race

By Lee Montgomery Special to the Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service It’s hard to figure who is


Senators look for clues in BP-Lockerbie link

Associated Press WASHINGTON BP’s oil-spill notoriety is reviving unwelcome attention from


LOTTERY

LOTTERY Friday’s numbers multistate Mega Millions2-15-18-20-39 Mega Ball34 Friday night’s


Bolt beats Powell in 100-meter showdown

Associated Press SAINT-DENIS, France Olympic and world champion Usain Bolt recovered from a poor


Probe of BP’s role in release of Pan Am bomber justified

Editorial: When Abdel Baset Ali al-Megra- hi, the mass murderer in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over


Selected local stocks

Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Aqua America, .58, 18.49 —.51 Avalon


mlb roundup Friday’s other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE Yankees 5, Rays 4 NEW YORK Nick Swisher provided the most fitting tribute to


What is the purpose of law?

Opinion: A federal judge in Boston has ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) passed by Congress (427


Bills have $7.7M for 17th District

Staff report NILES U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Niles, D-17th, announced Friday that appropriations


Salem’s new income-tax collections to begin Aug. 1

Staff report SALEM City council on Friday gave the third and final reading to an ordinance that


major league baseball boxscores

AMERICAN LEAGUE Indians 8, Tigers 2 DetroitCleveland abrhbiabrhbi AJcksn cf4120Brantly


Patrick going back to basics

Associated Press TORONTO Danica Patrick is going back to basics in the Honda Indy Toronto.


Boxer likes tag: ‘Pretty in pink’

Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Call him pretty in pink and Lenroy “Cam” Thompson will


FIRE-RISK ratings

FIRE-RISK ratings The Insurance Services Office is an independent organization that serves


A flaw in Defense of Marriage Act?

Opinion: By Andrew Koppelman Los Angeles Times Last week, a federal court in Massachusetts held


Officials, scientists try to make sense of pressure readings

Associated Press NEW ORLEANS In a nail-biting day across the Gulf Coast, engineers struggled to


Byrd’s Senate successor chosen

Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. Gov. Joe Manchin appointed former chief counsel Carte


Green Bay’s Jolly is suspended by NFL

Associated Press GREEN BAY, Wis. The NFL suspended Green Bay Packers defensive end Johnny Jolly


astros 5 pirates2

astros 5 pirates2 Next: Pirates vs. Houston, today, 7:05 p.m.


indians 8 Tigers2

indians 8 Tigers2 Next: Indians vs. Tigers, today, 1:05 p.m. and 7:05 p.m.


Lisa-Ann IshiHAra | THE VINDICATOR

Lisa-Ann IshiHAra | THE VINDICATOR Instructor Doretta Hegg, right, explains to instructor Lisa


indictments | Mahoning County

Jeanne George, 39, of West Warren Avenue, cocaine possession with a forfeiture specification. Adam


Iroquois lacrosse team out of tourney

Associated Press NEW YORK Time ran out on Friday for a team of Iroquois lacrosse players who


BROOKLYN 2 SCRAPPERS1

BROOKLYN 2 SCRAPPERS1 Next: Scrappers vs. Williamsport, today, 7 p.m.


94 charged in Medicare fraud

94 charged in Medicare fraud MIAMI Elderly Russian immigrants lined up to take kickbacks from


Magic retain J.J. Redick with offer

Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. Orlando Magic general manager Otis Smith said Friday that the


Howard to stay with US soccer

Associated Press NEW YORK U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard is ready to grind out the next four-year


Clinics address character

Associated Press NEW YORK Chris Johnson and Adrian Peterson led the NFL in rushing the last two


Gone With The Wind: Scores soar

Associated Press ST. ANDREWS, Scotland Around the loop at the far end of St. Andrews, shots at


Truck accident ties up I-680 traffic

The driver of a tractor-trailer lost the roll-off waste container attached to the back of the truck


BIRTHS

BIRTHS St. Elizabeth Health Center Moses and Alison Murphy, Poland, boy, July 14. Leslie


newsmakers

newsmakers Bieber’s ‘Baby’ is most-watched video NEW YORK Justin Bieber’s music video for


Contador closes gap at Tour

Associated Press MENDE, France Alberto Contador sent a message Friday to Tour de France leader


Jobs on iPhone: ‘We’re not perfect’

Associated Press CUPERTINO, Calif. A perfect iPhone? There’s no app for that. Apple Inc. will


Banks eye higher fees as revenues plummet

Associated Press NEW YORK Big banks facing big drops in revenue are looking to Main Street to


Loss of confidence could stall recovery

Associated Press WASHINGTON Consumers are having second thoughts about the recovery. Shoppers


Jobless rate in Ohio drops to 10.5% in June

Associated Press COLUMBUS The state says Ohio unemployment declined to 10.5 percent in June,


BRIDGE

BRIDGE Weekly quiz Q. Neither vulnerable, as South you hold: xA 5 4 uQ 9 7 vQ 7 2 wK 10 5 3


Calcavecchia back in the hunt

Associated Press ST. ANDREWS, Scotland This year, it’s Mark Calcavecchia doing the old guys


Go&Do

TOday Cars 2010 LX & Beyond Nationals, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Quaker City Raceway, 10359 W. South


vacation bible school

vacation bible school Sessions in the area Lists of Vacation Bible Schools open to the public


Surfing for spirituality

ChurchRater.com invites users to review and recommend houses of worship McClatchy Newspapers We


Today’s entertainment picks:

Today’s entertainment picks: vPig Iron Street Concert, 3-8:30 p.m.: Five bands, a magician and


Women of Purpose

Women of Purpose youngstown The Women of Purpose Ministry of the Union Baptist Church, 528


voices of faith q & a

McClatchy Newspapers Q. Is service to God possible without service to humanity? A. Dr.Syed E.


Years Ago

Years Ago Today is Saturday, July 17, the 198th day of 2010. There are 167 days left in the


Playhouse planned on site of Shakespeare’s theater

Associated Press LONDON In the middle of London, a plot of earth is dug across with trenches and


Time Warner Cable adds free Start Over service to WFMJ

The Vindicator YOUNGSTOWN WFMJ Channel 21 has become the first local television station to get


Birthdays

Birthdays Comedian Phyllis Diller is 93. Actor Donald Sutherland is 75. Actress-singer Diahann


China should free U.S. citizen

Opinion: Kansas City Star: Since its turn to market economics in the 1970s, China has widely prospered and


Volunteers help accomplish the mission

By SHAIYLA HAKEEM shakeem@vindy.com The Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley has been serving

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Canfield choir students perform at Disney

Canfield students from all three high school choirs packed their bags and departed June 15 for a

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Canfield church shows free movies

By ABBY SLANKER neighbors@vindy.com The Canfield Christian Church is getting into the movie

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SJIHM parade float takes third in contest

The St. Joseph and Immaculate Heart of Mary School family “Rocked Around the Block” in the 1950s-

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Harvard professor buys Poland inn

By ASHLEY LUTHERN aluthern@vindy.com A Harvard University medical school professor is now the


Boardman trustees contemplate November levy

By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com Within the next few weeks, township trustees expect to


Austintown Police Blotter

June 21 Theft: Credit cards were taken from several vehicles at Polaris, 500 Victoria Road.


Poland Idol crowns singing stars

More than 30 contestants participated in Poland Idol during the Celebrate Poland event. The


Sports briefs

Canfield swimmer sets new pool record Garret Trebilcock beat his old record in the 15-18 boys fly


Bike ride raises funds to fight multiple sclerosis

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society is hosting its 24th annual Bike MS: Pedal to the Point Ride


Sports briefs

YSU-Penn State tickets to be sold August 9 Youngstown State students can purchase YSU at Penn


Austintown briefs

Vacation Bible School coming this week Redeemer Lutheran Church in Austintown will hold a two-day


Boardman briefs

Watch out for lane restrictions U.S. Route 224 in Boardman and Canfield townships will have


Babies bond with books at library

It’s never too early to learn to read. Austintown Library hosted Baby Brilliant’s Bonding with

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Aqua not rushing hydrant flushing

By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com Aqua Ohio officials say that since the company temporarily


Elvis coming to Yellow Creek Theatre

Yellow Creek Theatre in Poland will partner with the Mahoning Valley Olde Car Club Friday to raise


Babies bond with books at library

It’s never too early to learn to read. Austintown Library hosted Baby Brilliant’s Bonding with


Cimmento dancers finish season with recital

The Gina Cimmento dancers put on quite a show for family and

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Sports briefs

High school soccer officials classes set The Ohio High School Athletic Association has soccer


Cooney retires after 46 years at Mooney

After more than four decades of service, Cardinal Mooney said goodbye to its assistant principal and

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Volunteers help accomplish the mission

By SHAIYLA HAKEEM shakeem@vindy.com The Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley has been serving

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Canfield to seek school levy in November

By ELISE FRANCO efranco@vindy.com For the first time in eight years, the Canfield Local School


Mooney speech team earns national honors

Cardinal Mooney High School was singled out for special recognition at the 2010 National Forensic


Boardman Blotter

June 26 Arrest: Columbiana police handed Brad A. Weber, 27, of 526 N. Main St., Columbiana, to


Workout warriors conquer the hill

By STEPHANIE FOLEY neighbors@vindy.com By the time you were even out of bed this morning, a

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MetroParks Farm offers families glimpse of rural life

By ABBY SLANKER neighbors@vindy.com Bacon, eggs, sausage and a glass of milk. Where did your

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Scouts head off to make history

Three scouts of Boy Scout Troop 25 at Canfield United Methodist Church will head off to scouting

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Soccer camp holds own version of World Cup

By ABBY SLANKER neighbors@vindy.com Thanks to the Canfield High School Soccer Boosters, the

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Civil War re-enactment comes to Canfield

Argus Lodge No. 545 F. and A.M. will host the sixth biannual Civil War re-enactment Saturday and


Canfield briefs

Watch out for lane restrictions U.S. Route 224 in Boardman and Canfield townships will have


Canfield swimmers win at meet

The Canfield Swim Club’s Swim Team beat Firestone Swim Team 292 to 198 on June 30, 2010 at Firestone

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Austintown Bounce makes a splash

Inflatables are fun, but they are more fun when you add water. Especially when it’s over 90 degrees.

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Auto dealers raise funds for autism

The Automobile Dealers Association of Eastern Ohio presented the Rich Center for Autism with a check

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Boardman, Fitch students visit Germany

The end of the school year usually means saying goodbye to school friends, teachers, and the usual


Sports briefs

Applewood outswims country clubs Applewood swimmers posted a 318 to 164 win over the Trumbull,


Poland briefs

Summer Day Camp offers new events Summer Day Camp at the D.D. & Velma Davis Family YMCA continues


Workout warriors conquer the hill

By the time you were even out of bed this morning, a

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Mooney speech team earns national honors

Cardinal Mooney High School was singled out for special recognition at the 2010 National Forensic


Austintown Library crown guitar heroes

By SARAH FOOR neighbors@vindy.com The Austintown Public Library’s activity room walls were

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Auto dealers raise funds for autism

The Automobile Dealers Association of Eastern Ohio presented the Rich Center for Autism with a check


US analyst, wife sentenced for spying for Cuba

Associated Press WASHINGTON The 73-year-old great-grandson of Alexander Graham Bell was


CORRECTION

CORRECTION Makers of homemade wine and beer who are interested in participating in a contest


Austintown Police Blotter

June 21 Theft: Credit cards were taken from several vehicles at Polaris, 500 Victoria Road.


NUMBERS IN THE NEWS 27 Associated Press

The number of people killed in a double suicide bombing against a Shiite mosque in southeast Iran.


Accused of assault

Accused of assault boardman An Aravesta Avenue man was in the Mahoning County jail accused of


Activity nurtures ‘fruits of the spirit’

Vacation Bible School uses fair theme as teaching tool By LINDA M. LINONIS religion@vindy.com


Campers explore Mill Creek’s history

By SHAIYLA HAKEEM shakeem@vindy.com School books were not required for the hands-on history


Seller of LeBron pendant is suspect

Associated Press WADSWORTH, Ohio A woman who tried to sell a $10,000 pendant stolen from a


courts

courts MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Brandon R. Parvini, 27, of 3205 Los Feliz Blvd.


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