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Mathews residents steaming over proposed middle school closing
VIENNA — Nearly 70 people, most of them parents of Mathews School District students told the board of education in no uncertain terms Tuesday night that they are against closing Neal Middle School in September and moving its seventh- and eighth-graders into Mathews High School.
Youngstown firefighters to be promoted
Fire Chief John O’Neill will administer the oath to two firefighters who will be promoted to the rank of lieutenant at a ceremony at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Fire Station No. 1 downtown.
Girard boy hospitalized after being bitten by family pet
A 6-year-old boy was attacked by a great Dane and was taken to the hospital with severe facial lacerations, police report.
Joint Lawrence-Mercer recycling program will benefit both counties
Lawrence County’s Department of Recycling and Solid Waste will launch a similar program in Mercer County in an arrangement expected to benefit both counties.
McDonald boys fall in regional semifinal
CANTON — Unbeaten McDonald saw its season come to an end Tuesday night in the Division IV boys
OVI sobriety checkpoint set for St. Patrick's Day
Mahoning County Operating a Vehicle Impaired Task Force will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint from 9 p.m. Wednesday to 1 a.m. Thursday to deter and intercept impaired drivers.
Lane restrictions on I-680 South
Ohio Department of Transportation crews are sweeping and doing cleanup work on Interstate 680 southbound.
Youngstown schools gets $8M in stimulus money to improve academics
Youngstown schools gets stimulus money
OVI task force out in force in Mahoning Co. on St. Patrick's Day
OVI task force out in force on St. Patrick's Day
Mahoning officials: Jail can't be fully staffed cause of declining revenues
Jail can't be fully staffed
Frank X. Kryzan, former mayor, dies
Frank X. Kryzan, a former Youngstown mayor and municipal court judge, has died. Kryzan, 96, died
YSU's president-elect donates $100K to student scholarships
Cynthia Anderson, president-elect of Youngstown State University, will earn $350,000 in her first year on the job.
Society to honor retired police officer
Society to honor retired police officer LIBERTY Liberty Historical Society will honor Fred
Goodwill industries seeks donations
youngstown Most locations of Goodwill Industries are in need of donated clothing, housewares and
HELOISE: Uses for flash drive are endless
Dear Heloise: Regarding putting copies of all important papers for a trip on a flash drive, this is
ANNIE'S MAILBOX: Abusive uncle must go
By KATHY MITCHELL & MARCY SUGAR Dear Annie: I’m 18 years old and still live with my family. A few
Official: Massage parlors aren’t sex businesses
By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com WARREN Advertisements in out-of-town newspapers and items on the
Martin resigns on heels of 0-30
By Joe Scalzo scalzo@vindy.com Youngstown Following the two worst seasons in Youngstown State
Pavlik heads to Fla. for training
By Joe Scalzo scalzo@vindy.com Youngstown Kelly Pavlik weighed nearly 185 pounds when he
Car sales take deep slide in Feb. snow
By DON SHILLING shilling@vindy.com New-vehicle sales dropped to their lowest point in decades
Putting on a show for the scouts
By JON MOFFETT jmoffett@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN When Donald Jones was younger, his father
Starks, ‘a legend in politics,’ dies
By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Even though Herman “Pete” Starks last held
Church site up to voters
By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com BAZETTA Township residents voting May 4 will be asked to decide
Boys teams get started tonight
Staff report Inter Tri-County League Tier Two champion McDonald starts the Valley’s foray in the
Wolford: No one’s job is safe
By Joe Scalzo scalzo@vindy.com Youngstown When YSU coach Eric Wolford was an upperclassman
Fraternity tutoring at youth center
By HAROLD GWIN gwin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Economic hard times forced the Buckeye Neighborhood
Telephone duty builds character
By Elise Franco efranco@vindy.com Austintown Administration in the Austintown School District
Cop pleads guilty to indecent assault
By jeanne starmack starmack@vindy.com new castle A New Castle police officer accused of luring
Moore, Scullion are first team
Staff/wire report Ohio State-bound seniors Darryce Moore of Boardman and Amy Scullion of Salem
Martin faced no-win situation
Five thoughts on YSU women’s basketball coach Cindy Martin resigning: I don’t know if Martin is a
Ex-President Bush’s popularity climbing
McClatchy Newspapers FORT WORTH, Texas More than a year after President George W. Bush left the
With folky show, Oates returns to roots
By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com After decades away, singer-guitarist John Oates (one half
Surplus food
Surplus food St. Andrewes AME Church, 521 W. Earle Ave., Youngstown, will serve lunch from noon
Weekend box office: Ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according
Weekend box office: Ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according
Court must OK jail, staff cuts
Mahoning County officials will be in federal court in Cleveland on Wednesday, seeking permission to close half the jail and lay off one-third of the sheriff’s department’s staff due to the county’s financial crisis.
OSU sent to UConn’s regional
Associated Press If Ohio State is going to win its first national title in women’s basketball it
Holmgren likes veteran QB
Associated Press BEREA Mike Holmgren knows Jake Delhomme is 35 years old and coming off the
Will Delphi retirees be included?
Opinion: Will President Obama meet with Delphi salaried retirees on this trip to Northeastern Ohio?
Hold parents accountable
Opinion: I am a former elementary teacher, a mother of four and a grandmother of three.
‘Mission’ star had ‘statesman’ quality
By ANDREW DALTON Associated Press Writer LOS ANGELES Peter Graves, whose calm and intelligent
Agenda Wednesday
Agenda Wednesday Brookfield school board, 6 p.m., high school cafeteria. Weathersfield Local
Afghans had talks with Taliban leader
Afghans had talks with Taliban leader KABUL Afghan officials say the Afghan government was
States upping the ante on gambling
Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa Faced with a drop in gambling revenue, states are adding
Fire kills teen, injures father
By D.A. WILKINSON wilkinson@vindy.com COLUMBIANA Justin Welshhans had wanted to be a fireman.
CORRECTION
CORRECTION In Monday’s Page A1 story headlined “Soggy Shamrocks,” Clear Channel was incorrectly
‘South Park’ will take on Tiger
Associated Press NEW YORK Golf clubs in hands or not, the kids of “South Park” are ready to take
Sandbags delivered ahead of expected Fargo flood
Associated Press FARGO, N.D. Police escorted convoys of flatbed trucks carrying piles of
Man pleads innocent to endangerment
Staff report struthers A man charged with child endangerment and domestic violence involving his
Warren man pleads guilty in robbery
Staff report WARREN Trovon L. Bryant, 19, of Prospect Avenue Northwest, has pleaded guilty to
2 plead innocent in home break-in
Staff report WARREN Pete Fambro, 19, of Robert Avenue Northwest, and Carlos Jones, 19, of Ohio
S&T office to be razed
By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN The office building of the former Youngstown
Metro Digest
Arraignment set for homicide suspect YOUNGSTOWN Jamar Houser, the 19-year-old facing a possible
Jury acquits driver in 2008 crash that killed Pa. senator
Associated Press STROUDSBURG, Pa. A jury on Monday acquitted a man of vehicular homicide while
Selected local stocks
Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Aqua America, .58, 16.92 .04 Avalon
Restart of Severstal Warren begins
By DON SHILLING news@vindy.com WARREN The restart of Severstal Warren is under way. Crews
Calvin Klein parent to buy Tommy Hilfiger
Associated Press NEW YORK Two iconic American clothing labels — preppy Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin
Continental to charge for food
Associated Press ATLANTA Attention, coach passengers. Continental Airlines, which used to boast
Toyota casts doubt on Prius driver’s claim
Associated Press SAN DIEGO Toyota cast doubt Monday on a California man’s claim that his Prius
Warren cop asked about evidence
By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com WARREN An officer with the Warren Police Department has been
Business Digest
Agreement reached to close auto plant FREMONT, Calif. The United Auto Workers union has reached
Beckham out of World Cup
Associated Press LONDON Unless David Beckham can mend it as well as he can bend it, soccer’s
Coaches mixed on expansion
Associated Press NEW YORK It wouldn’t take an act of Congress, and in the overall scheme of
Danica remains optimistic
Associated Press SAO PAULO Danica Patrick is confident things will soon start going her way
NCAA chairman defends decisions
Associated Press The coaches handled the snubs with class. The pundits weren’t nearly as kind.
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