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Bar, restaurant, nightclub owners toast to success in downtown Youngstown
By Katelyn Carusso The NewsOutlet.org YOUNGSTOWN Along with your coffee and gourmet
Wendell August Forge will rebuild
Staff report GROVE CITY, Pa. Wendell August Forge said it intends to rebuild its workshop and
Campbell considers lifting ban on gun sales
campbell Council is reconsidering a citywide gun sales ban after a lawsuit threat. Campbell law
Officials hope to repave nine miles of Mahoning Avenue
By PETER H. MILLIKEN milliken@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN If everything goes as planned, nine miles
Meeting house chosen for Boyer Williams wedding
Canfield Greg and Renee Bodden of Canfield and Stephen Boyer of Niles are announcing the
Bokone-Ihnat wedding plans are announced
WARREN Kathy Bokone and John Bokone, both of Warren, are announcing the engagement and upcoming
Parents announce Addicott-Sivulich engagement
The engagement of Jennifer Ann Addicott and Joseph Paul Sivulich, both of 2427 Bent Tree Road, Palm
Parents reveal Witmer-Bagwell wedding plans
The engagement of Brianne Witmer, daughter of Mark and Linda Witmer, 14340 Green Beaver Road,
Church is chosen for Jilg-Danks May wedding
The engagement of Amanda Louise Jilg, 10506 Gilbert Road, Newton Falls, and Colin Charles Danks,
Miss Williamson to be June bride of Mr. Caldwell
orlando, Fla. Kelly Jo Williamson and Matthew Robert Caldwell, both of Orlando, are announcing
Ammeen 50th is celebrated on anniversary
BESSEMER, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ammeen of Bessemer celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary
SENIOR CITIZENS | Meetings, activities announced
4339 aarp Austintown Chapter 4339, AARP, will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Grace Lutheran Church, 162
Sorority sets fashion gala, luncheon at country club
Sorority fashion gala, luncheon scheduled at country club VIENNA The Epsilon Mu Omega and Delta
SENIOR SIDELIGHTS
Austintown Local Schools will host an Austintown Senior Citizens Dinner at 4 p.m. March 30 at
SENIOR MENUS
MAHONING COUNTY Celtic Healthcare offers hot, nutritious meals weekdays at seven locations in
MASONIC GROUPS | Members will meet
MONDAY L.B. Circle, an auxiliary of Miriam Chapter 278, OES, will meet at noon at Eat’n Park.
FEDERATED CLUBS | Meetings announced
wednesday Fortnightly IV will have a business meeting at 7:30 p.m. with Valorie Zurawick as
GARDEN CLUBS | This week's meetings announced
MONDAY Hitchcock Woods will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Beatitude House. Mary Yannone will be hostess
ANNIE'S MAILBOX | Mood swings are over the top
KATHY MITCHELL & MARCY SUGAR Dear Annie: I have been married for seven years and have two children
Amount of V&M taxes for 2 cities looks hazy
By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Just how much revenue Girard and Youngstown
Ursuline wins on late surge
By JOHN KOVACH kovach@vindy.com MINERAL RIDGE The offensive perform-ances by Ursuline and
Hynes comes up big for LHS
By JON MOFFETT jmoffett@vindy.com HUBBARD Jamie Hynes knew that as the only senior on the
Vampire film star draws crowd
By ELISE McKEOWN SKOLNICK news@vindy.com NILES It’s not every day a 300-year-old vampire makes
Food expo offers tasty samples, celebrity chef
By SEAN BARRON news@vindy.com BOARDMAN You never know when a friendly hot-sauce competition
Dana Mathews’ 38 points stun Salem
By TOM WILLIAMS willams@vindy.com AUSTINTOWN After watching Dana Mathews develop into a
McKinley defense stymies Boardman
By Joe Scalzo scalzo@vindy.com ALLIANCE Boardman senior Darryce Moore paused, composed herself
’09 spelling finalists to compete again at 77th Vindicator bee
gwin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Two tough competitors from past Vindicator Regional Spelling Bees
St. Pat's parade to focus on families
By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com BOARDMAN Wear your green, grab your shamrock and come to
Harding’s ‘other guys’ step up
By JOHN BASSETTI bassetti@vindy.com SOLON Warren Harding didn’t have to dig too deep to find a
East boys hang with McKinley to the end
By Joe Scalzo scalzo@vindy.com canton East High boys basketball coach Mark Cherol didn’t mind
YSU panel seeks public input
by harold gwin gwin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN A Youngstown State University Academic Senate
METRO DIGEST || 100 dogs need homes
Wendell August destroyed by fire GROVE CITY, PA. A Saturday afternoon blaze destroyed Wendell
Shooting probe continues
Staff report CAMPBELL The investigation continues into the case of a woman shot outside the city
McKeever center offers programs on nature
Staff report SANDY LAKE, Pa. Join McKeever Environmental Learning Center, 55 McKeever Lane, at 7
Column: Pride in our shell
There is unshakable pride lurking inside the people of Youngstown. We all walk the same streets and frequent the same places, and it means something to us that we have made so much out of so little.
Youngstown arts scene applauded
“The arts scene has always been very, very rich,” Simon Kenneally said. “Every city has a local arts scene. But Youngstown has got a good vibrancy to it that a lot of the other ones seem to lack.”
Work and Play | Nightlife comes alive in Youngstown, Ohio
More than a dozen nightspots dot Youngstown's downtown streets and are quietly and steadily becoming their own micro-economy.
Live downtown | What’s going on where?
A snapshot of the entertainment that was on tap downtown on Feb. 27 and 28
Nurse questions value of generic drug
Q. I am a midlevel prescriber (a clinical nurse specialist) who has submitted 37 adverse-event
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES || Collectors seek famous sets of china
Great designs often are copied. The china used in the White House by President Lincoln, President
Few details revealed about QB’s night
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — For the second time in a year, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben
Pop culture Q&A
Q. Years ago — possibly 35 or 40 — there was a Western comedy with Kirk Douglas as the “villain” and
Poll: DC is a mess
McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON Washington has its moments when the nation’s capital shines for
Iranian leader: US version of 9/11 a lie
Iranian leader: US version of 9/11 a lie TEHRAN, Iran Iran’s hard-line President Mahmoud
New press has many of us feeling good
Opinion: What do you have against Duluth? Why are the Sudoku answers printed the same day? Will
William D. Lewis | The Vindicator
William D. Lewis | The Vindicator Artist Mary Farragher works on a painting while singer Simon
Lowellville, YCS advance
By TOM WILLIAMS williams@vindy.com STRUTHERS Free throws, a season-long bugaboo for the
Russian singer reaches new height
Russian singer reaches new height NEW YORK Star baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky is fearless when
LEONARD CRIST|The NEWS OUTLET
LEONARD CRIST|The NEWS OUTLET Standing outside the Lemon Grove on a recent Friday night are, from
if you go to Inherit the Wind
if you go What: “Inherit the Wind.” Where: The Youngstown Playhouse. When: 7:30 p.m. Friday
Youngstown Early College requires time to reorganize
Editorial: In the week following the surprise decision by Youngstown State University’s board of trustees to
YSU’s future is in its STEM
Opinion: By MARTIN ABRAHAM Special to The Vindicator Roughly two years ago, Chancellor Eric Fingerhut
Clothing giveaway, dinner set Monday
EAST PALESTINE First United Presbyterian Church will have a free clothing giveaway and community
TNT’s ‘Dining Room’: a full course in emotion
By STEPHANIE OTTEY news@vindy.com NILES First produced in 1981, A.R. Gurney’s “The Dining
‘Inherit the Wind’ Playhouse tackles courtroom drama
By MILAN PAURICH entertainment@vindy.com Considering the fact that nearly half of the 2008
Pop. 1 towns to Census: Get your count right
Associated Press MONOWI, Neb. The Founding Fathers must have chuckled at the impossibility of
Ex-Hubbard resident gets ESPN date
Pat Thomson voted for Bill and John Bassetti voted for Bill. Did you vote for Bill? Don’t worry,
TREASURE TROVE
Museum is a must-see for baseball fans Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. Grabbing a bat once
Fugitive of the Week
Fugitive of the Week The FBI/Mahoning Valley Violent Crimes Task Force is asking the public’s help
HandsOn Volunteer opportunities
HandsOn Volunteer Network of the Valley, a United Way Agency, is the local resource for volunteer
ESPECIALLY FRESH
There are some new takes on popular hues this season By KIM COOK Associated Press The return
Predicting the Oscars: Look for Bridges, Streep
By JULIE HINDS Detroit Free Press Until the envelopes are opened, you never really know who’ll
Obama makes furious push for health bill
Associated Press WASHINGTON President Barack Obama is trying to persuade a weary public and
Years Ago
Today is Sunday, March 7, the 66th day of 2010. There are 299 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED
Hey, Mr. ‘Million $$$ Man,’ buy it
Opinion: On Valentine’s Day, The Vindicator’s news desk gave Eric Ryan, director of the Covelli Centre, the
The 5 & Best bets on TV
vThe Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus presents “Zing, Zang, Zoom:SDRq 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and
Compulsive ‘Watch me!’ syndrome is common
Q. Shortly after our second child was born a year ago, my 4-year-old son began asking me to stop
AND THE NOMINEES ARE ...
Just in time for tonight’s announcement of Best Picture at the Academy Awards ceremony, here is a
Partisan divide is bad now? Not really
Associated Press WASHINGTON The current partisan divide is as stark and nasty as any in recent
CURRENT PRICES OF ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES
CURRENT PRICES Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions
Man injured in shooting, friend jailed
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN A Lansing Avenue man was shot, and his friend was arrested on a charge
Spring break travel: Hotel rates down, airfares up
Associated Press NEW YORK Average airfares for spring break are up from last year, but hotel
Teen suicides on the rise
McClatchy Newspapers KANSAS CITY, Mo. A celebrity’s son plunged eight stories to his death Feb.
Harvick is truck winner
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service HAMPTON, Ga. Brand new truck. Same old
“Everything is a guesstimate.”
“Everything is a guesstimate.” Youngstown Finance Director David Bozanich, on estimates of how
YSU can’t make shots in defeat
MILWAUKEE, WIS. Freshman Brandi Brown turned in another outstanding performance, but she was the
Older drivers uncomfortable with roundabout way of moving traffic
Opinion: Older drivers uncomfortable with roundabout way of moving traffic A recent Vindicator carried a
Steel-mill expansion to produce little for two school districts
By harold gwin gwin@vindy.com youngstown Early estimates that the V&M Star Steel expansion
Agenda Monday
Agenda Monday Boardman Township trustees, 5:30 p.m., government center, 8299 Market St. Kinsman
COLUMBIANA, TRUMBULL COUNTY COURT FILINGS
COURTS Columbiana County New complaints Beth Nott v. Circle K Corp., personal injury. Nike
Blood Drives
Blood Drives today St. Elizabeth Health Center Donor Room, 1044 Belmont Ave., Youngstown, 9 a.m.
Police response differs in cases of 2 missing teens
Associated Press SAN DIEGO The disappearances of 14-year-old Amber Dubois and 17-year-old
MILESTONES
MILESTONES state patrol Trooper promoted Sgt. Nakia J. Hendrix, a Mahoning Valley native, was
‘Sherlock Holmes’ comes to life at Victorian Players
By MILAN PAURICH news@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Thanks to Robert Downey Jr.’s holiday blockbuster
Boardman girls win state crown
BY BILL SNIER The Canton Repository CHILLICOTHE Boardman coach Al Dohar said from the
US cuts Davis Cup deficit to 2-1
Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia Bob Bryan and John Isner defeated Nenad Zimonjic and Janko
Wright State runs away from Detroit in Horizon semifinal
INDIANAPOLIS Ronnie Thomas scored 18 points and Wright State raced to a 21-point halftime lead
Earnhardt ‘starving’ for a good finish
Associated Press HAMPTON, Ga. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is doing his best to forget 2009. Not a bad
Laughter is good medicine
Laughter is good medicine Need a good laugh? If you don’t mind a little drive, comedian Jim Breuer
Newton Falls shows good and bad sides in victory
By JON MOFFETT jmoffett@vindy.com HOWLAND Newton Falls High head coach Roy Sembach said his
Sid Crosby scores twice in Penguins’ 6-3 victory
Associated Press PITTSBURGH Sidney Crosby’s big game helped the Pittsburgh Penguins overcome a
Power restored
Staff report AUSTINTOWN All 5,500 customers affected by a power outage around noon Friday
Recruiting: Canfield’s Smith opts for Kent State
By BILL SULLIVAN sullivan@vindy.com CANFIELD Canfield High School senior Audrey Smith learned
J-M’s Matacic is state champion
Staff report COLUMBUS Jackson-Milton junior Johnny Matacic won the 130-pound championship in
Marte homers for Tribe; Bucs tie Phils
Associated Press GOODYEAR, ARIZ. Andy Marte hit a two-run homer to lead the Cleveland Indians to
Villegas has 3-shot advantage
Associated Press PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. Ashes fell from the sky, smoke filled the air and a
What’s happening at Forum?
Editorial: What’s happening at Forum? It has been a while since the public has gotten any substantial news