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After sale, no malpractice insurance at Forum, attorney warns

Community Health Systems, a prospective second bidder for bankrupt Forum Health, has met with


GOP event to honor Clarence Smith

Prominent Ohio Republicans will attend an event next Saturday honoring Clarence Smith, who recently retired as Mahoning County GOP chairman after serving 12 years in that position.


Padres knock off Pirates

Aaron Cunningham’s triple started San Diego on a four-run second inning and the first-place Padres


Meeting aims to ban dog and puppy auctions in Ohio

Several elected officials and animal-welfare representatives will meet next week to review a ballot initiative aimed at banning dog auctions in Ohio.


1080 Media advances to Mack title game

Matt Shelton of 1080 induced Hubbard High School teammate Bo Slemons into a game-ending groundout to


Salem baby's death under investigation

The death of a 7-month-old boy is being treated as suspicious by authorities who routinely investigate all deaths of children.


YSU grad second in Ohio women’s amateur

Anyone who knows Alexandra Casi understands that she hates to lose. The East Palestine High and


YSU announces HOF class

Eight people will be inducted into the Youngstown State Athletics Hall of Fame in October. The


Chamber enters into agreement with Chinese province

Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber has agreement with Chinese province


Buckeyes’ Pryor says he’s healthy

Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor can’t wait for the preseason to start next month. The junior


Strickland denies smearing Kasich

Strickland denies smearing Kasich


Governor criticizes Kasich for some of his past votes

Gov. Ted Strickland said he’s not smearing, lying, distorting or telling half-truths about John


2 men convicted of aggravated robbery get lengthy prison terms

2 men convicted of aggravated robbery get lengthy prison terms


Choo back with Indians

The Cleveland Indians have activated outfielder Shin-Soo Choo from the disabled list. Choo has


Pay czar didn't try to recoup 'ill-advised' pay

Pay czar didn't try to recoup 'ill-advised' pay


Judge: Ohio man can't form own Indian reservation

Judge: Ohio man can't form own Indian reservation


Longtime journalist Daniel Schorr dead at 93

Longtime journalist Daniel Schorr dead at 93


Vote in Congress keeps Ohio in space shuttle race

Vote in Congress keeps Ohio in space shuttle race


Car kills wandering cow on Ohio interstate

Car kills wandering cow on Ohio interstate


Authorities probe death of Salem infant

SALEM Authorities are investigating the death of a seven month old boy early today. Derek A.


Union embezzlement brings prison time for Youngstown man

AKRON A federal judge has sentenced a Youngstown man to four months in prison for union


Clothes, school supplies needed for Beatitude House kids

As the homeless and disadvantaged children served by Beatitude House, 238 Tod Lane, prepare for the upcoming school year, they need the help of the community to supply clothing and classroom materials.


ANNIE’S MAILBOX: Rejection by family has him angry, sad

By KATHY MITCHELL and MARCY SUGAR Dear Annie: When my widowed father required constant care, I


Ruth Shrine invites public to rummage sale

POLAND Ruth Shrine 64, Poland Masonic Temple, 7685 Youngstown-Pittsburgh Road (Route 170), will


HELOISE: Keeping your garage spotless

Dear Readers: With the daily uses of the garage, the floors can get stained with fluids from


CLUB CALENDAR | Local organizations plan meetings

ASSOCIATIONS Gold Wing Road Riders Association will have its monthly meeting Saturday at Yankee


Both Ohio senators now on U.S. Senate appropriations committee

When then-U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine was appointed in 2001, he was the first Ohioan in about 60 years to serve on the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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New plant hiring first workers

Construction on Reinforcement Systems’ new manufacturing plant has entered the final stages, and the company has started the hiring process for available positions.


First Place upbeat, despite quarterly loss

First Place Financial Corp. posted a loss of $11.9 million for the quarter ending June 30, the company said in a statement released after the markets closed Thursday.


‘B’ League showdown

Rondinelli stays unbeaten, beats 1080 Media By JON MOFFETT jmoffett@vindy.com Struthers The

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Diverse panel to help select city schools’ chief

By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com youngstowN Selection of the city’s next schools

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V&M repays $6.4M to city

Rail project will be rebid By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN V&M Star paid


World traveler likes ‘B’ baseball

By JON MOFFETT jmoffett@vindy.com Struthers Baseball has long been considered America’s


Despite rash of layoffs, Trumbull patrol expands

By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com WARREN Over an 18-month period that saw the Warren Police


Boardman 11-12 team prepares for state title run

By TOM WILLIAMS williams@vindy.com BOARDMAN The excitement of an extra-inning 6-4 victory over


Sen. Brown joins appropriations committee

By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com WASHINGTON, D.C. When then-U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine was


Poland wins state crown in softball

STAFF REPORT sports@vindy.com PORTSMOUTH Aleah Hughes tossed a one-hitter and Arlia Duarte hit


Parole board: No clemency for Davie

The Ohio Parole Board has unanimously recommended that no clemency be given to Roderick Davie, 38, the former Warren resident convicted of killing two workers at a Warren pet- food warehouse and injuring a third in 1991.


Going green: Sports world picks up the environmental pace

Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS Chris Dickerson remembered cringing as he looked at the excess of


Scrappers’ errors help Crosscutters to victory

Staff report WILLIAMSPORT, PA. Three errors were too much for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers to


Teen critical after being assaulted with bat

Staff report WARREN A 15-year-old boy was flown by helicopter to Akron Children’s Hospital on


Elections board prepares for move

By PETER H. MILLIKEN milliken@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Mahoning County’s architectural firm


Motion denied in case against ex-DQ owner

Staff report Youngstown A motion to suppress two search warrants used to obtain evidence against

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Kids vie for pride at park department’s track and field day

Under the watchful eye of a playground director, Leah Harris, 6, left, and Jalaya Brown, right, both of Youngstown, race to the finish line in the 50-meter dash at the Youngstown Park and Recreation Department’s annual track and field day at Cardinal Mooney High School. Behind Leah is Ana’Lyse Cole, 7, of Struthers. The unidentified director recorded the order of finish Thursday.

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Recession forcing Americans to change

Opinion: In another country also called America, there were no credit cards and excessive debt was seen as a


Clean energy is key

Opinion: By Michael E. KRAFT McClatchy-Tribune GREEN BAY, Wisc. It is politically fashionable to


Huntington earns $48.8M in quarter

Huntington earns $48.8M in quarter columbus Huntington Bancshares Inc. reported a second-quarter


Congress should be working to avoid future Gulf catastrophes

Editorial: Rough seas and the possibility of a tropical storm have brought a temporary halt to work on a


A battery-dead idea

Opinion: By Mark J. Perry McClatchy-Tribune WASHINGTON In the current hype about electric vehicles,


Warren plant begins hiring

By GRACE WYLER gwyler@vindy.com warren Construction on Reinforcement Systems’ new

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Selected local stocks

Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Aqua America, .58, 19.35 .35 Avalon


First Place posts $11.9M loss in 2nd quarter

Staff report warren First Place Financial Corp. posted a loss of $11.9 million for the quarter


Replacement levy on Trumbull ballot

By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com WARREN Trumbull County commissioners have agreed to place a


Strickland to visit

Strickland to visit YOUNGSTOWN Gov. Ted Strickland is to make a campaign appearance at 3 p.m.


Browns reportedly sign QB Colt McCoy

Combined dispatches The Cleveland Browns’ top three draft picks remain unsigned on the eve of


Cutting deficit is not easy

Opinion: The two Texans who head the Republican congressional campaign committees showed last weekend that,


Bike & Build leader killed

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Paige Hicks, one of four leaders of Bike & Build, which helped build a

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Hornets’ Chris Paul requests a trade

Associated Press NEW ORLEANS Chris Paul has requested to be traded and the New Orleans Hornets


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Surplus food/clothing

Surplus food/clothing Women’s Ministries of Liberty Assembly of God, 6779 Belmont Ave., Liberty,


High-risk patients to apply for coverage

Associated Press COLUMBUS Ohioans with pre-existing health conditions, such as cancer or


CORRECTION

CORRECTION In a story on page A3 of Thursday’s Vindicator, incorrect information was reported in a


Police investigate 2 armed robberies

Staff report Boardman Police are searching for the person or persons responsible for two

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Ardent Health files memos with court

By WILLIAM K. ALCORN alcorn@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Ardent Health Services, the firm that wants


Storm forces key ships to leave spill site

Associated Press ON THE GULF OF MEXICO Key ships stationed over BP’s crippled well in the Gulf


‘Have at it’ has its limits, boys

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service No, the “Boys, have at it” era isn’t dead.


Fire damages Howland business, ties up Route 46 traffic

A man carries a board to seal up a hole in Ladybugs Unlimited, 379 Niles-Cortland Road S.E. (state


State commission seeks plan from Campbell

By jeanne starmack starmack@vindy.com campbell A state commission that oversees Campbell’s


Will to win

Gordon aches for another title By WILL GRAVES Associated Press Don’t let the flecks of gray


Let the legal system work

Opinion: Let the legal system work Los Angeles Times: A federal judge in New York has strengthened the case


A tribute to Lucky and his lounge

Opinion: A tribute to Lucky and his lounge Todd Franko’s July 18 article was a fair and balanced report on


Competitive campers

Kids vie for pride at park department’s track and field day Special to The Vindicator YOUNGSTOWN


4 deputies assigned to JFS, CSEA

Staff report WARREN Four deputies were assigned two months ago to provide security at the


Liberty native stands in for Jolie in spy thriller

By GUY D’ASTOLFO dastolfo@vindy.com Corinne Saffell doesn’t look that much like Angelina Jolie.


Man indicted in death of girl, 17

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN The Mahoning County grand jury has indicted an 18-year-old city man for

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Tax cuts that are expiring

Tax cuts enacted in 2001 and 2003 are to expire in January unless Congress renews some or all of


Johnson gets GOP attention

Opinion: Bill Johnson is “on the radar” of the National Republican Congressional Committee. Johnson of


Linens & More For Less! to open 1st store in Niles

Staff report niles Startup national retail chain Linens & More For Less! will debut its first


Beatitude House seeks donations of school supplies

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN As the homeless and disadvantaged children served by Beatitude House,


Full weekend schedule at Sharon and Mercer

Staff report HARTFORD Sharon Speedway’s 6 PAK Saturday continues with the 410 Sprints, Big Block


Three are tied for lead at Senior British Open

Associated Press CARNOUSTIE, Scotland Jay Don Blake shot a 4-under 67 to lead a strong American


ODDLY ENOUGH

ODDLY ENOUGH Slaughterhouse truck flips, freeing 12 cows on highway GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.


LOTTERY

LOTTERY Thursday’s numbers OHIO evening drawings: Pick 36-4-6 Pick 44-7-5-4 Rolling Cash


Delahoussaye ties record with opening-round 62

Associated Press TORONTO Brent Delahoussaye shot an 8-under 62 on Thursday to match the


Birthdays

Birthdays Radio personality Don Imus is 70. Actor Woody Harrelson is 49. Guitarist Slash of


Cooling off at summer camp

By LINDA M. LINONIS linonis@vindy.com youngstown Hot fun in the summertime turned out to be a

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Judge orders Demjanjuk to appear in court

Associated Press MUNICH A German judge for the first time ordered John Demjanjuk to appear in


Milwaukee salvages series; Gallardo goes six innings

Associated Press PITTSBURGH Yovani Gallardo came off the disabled list and pitched six shutout


Mahoning County Court filings

courts MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Craig Sewall, 23, Harrisburg, Pa., and Katherine


Power lines downed in Youngstown neighborhood

YOUNGSTOWN Power and telephone lines and poles were downed, possibly by construction equipment,


Bonfrog Festival Lord of the Yum-Yum is a pop-culture roast

By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Over the past five years, musician Paul


Ellwood City, Pa., police win court ruling on tobacco use

Associated Press HARRISBURG A western Pennsylvania police union has won a ruling from the state


Years Ago

Today is Friday, July 23, the 204th day of 2010. There are 161 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED


Rangel charged with ethics misdeeds

Rangel charged with ethics misdeeds WASHINGTON A House investigative committee has charged New


Mountain Duel

— Tour de france — Contador closes in on third championship in four years Associated Press COL


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Today’s entertainment picks: v “Arthur and Merlin: The Making of a King,” 8 p.m.: The first part


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