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Archery hunter in Mercer County dies in tree accident
Staff Report north beaver township, pa. Pennsylvania State Police in Lawrence County found
Struthers teachers brainstorm to maintain high ranking
By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com struthers An excellent rating on the state report card
10,000 stock up for fall, holidays at Boardman Oktoberfest
By BOB JACKSON news@vindy.com BOARDMAN To hear James Gosnell tell it, his trip to the Boardman
Struthers brothers go national with sludge-removal business
Staff Report STRUTHERS Just three years after launching their successful sludge removal business
Wendy Webb, Cynthia Anderson to kick off Nonviolence Week on Monday
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN “Stamp Out Violence” is the theme of Youngstown State University’s first
Ravens rally, beat Steelers 17-14 in final minute
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joe Flacco withstood Pittsburgh’s goal-line stand and go-ahead touchdown in the
Browns hold off Bengals 23-20
CLEVELAND (AP) — Peyton Hillis rumbled for 102 yards and a touchdown, Phil Dawson kicked three field
Case of Struthers cop charged with domestic violence heads to court
By jeanne starmack starmack@vindy.com struthers The case of a city police officer charged with
Two major Ohio newspapers issue endorsements in Ohio governor race
Staff/wire report Two members of the Ohio Newspaper Organization today issued endorsements for the
Your last chance to register to vote for Nov. 2 election is Monday night
Staff report Monday will be the final day for unregistered voters to register to vote in the Nov.
How to get your free tickets to Vice President Joe Biden’s rally Monday
Staff report Vice President Joe Biden will lead a rally Monday at Astro Shapes in Struthers from
Mass, dinner mark Rinkos’ anniversary
AUSTINTOWN Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rinko of Austintown renewed their nuptial vows during a Mass
Mr, Mrs. Roberts visit Tara Inn for anniversary
SALEM Mr. and Mrs. Robert Roberts of Salem were honored at a family dinner and treated to a visit
Mr., Mrs. Clark observe 50th anniversary
LAKE MILTON Dorothy and Bob Clark of Lake Milton celebrated 50 years of marriage on Sept. 28.
Knables’ 50th is celebrated at Oct. 2 party
AUSTINTOWN Invitations were extended for a 50th anniversary party honoring Thomas F. and Jean
Gorgas to mark 60th anniversary of their wedding
WARREN On Oct. 7 Mr. and Mrs. William Gorga of Warren will be marking the 60th anniversary of
Cantons renew marriage vows for anniversary
FORT MILL, S.C. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene C. Canton Sr. of Fort Mill celebrated the 50th anniversary of
YAFWC scholarship fundraiser to be Oct. 20 at Holiday Inn
BOARDMAN “Love Makes the World Go Round” has been chosen as the theme for a fashion show and
ANNIE’S MAILBOX: Family cannot believe ‘Deacon’
By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: I’ve had a problem with my 21-year-old kid brother
GARDEN CLUBS | This week's meetings announced
TUESDAY Daphne will have a program on Garden Journals by Sue Lambert at 11:30 a.m. Rose Marie Roth
MASONIC GROUPS | Members will meet
MONDAY Mau Mil will meet at 7 p.m. at Eat’n Park in Austintown. Elberta Scott and Margaret Hughes
SENIOR CITIZENS | Meetings, activities announced
55 Plus Club of Mineral Ridge will meet at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Mary Church. Hostesses Stella
There’s hope Valley will rally and support Rich fundraiser
YOUNGSTOWN Napa Valley to the Mahoning Valley will offer an evening of hors d’oeuvres and dessert
Expect delays on I-79 this week
I-79 northbound over I-80 and southbound over I-80, near mile market 116.5, will have a lane restriction through Friday because of roadwork, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation says.
Gothic manor house tours Saturdays in October
Stone Gate Manor in East Rochester (West Township, Columbiana County) is having a free Fall Walk In The Woods, a guided tour of the Gothic manor house, from noon to 5 p.m. every Saturday in October.
New Castle man killed in crash on SR 108
A 36-year-old New Castle man was killed when he drove his car off the side of the road on state Route 108 in Scott Township.
Autumn Pumpkin Festival in Volant
Volant Shops are sponsoring an Autumn Pumpkin Festival from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. next Sunday.
Old, unused prescription drugs will be collected Saturday
Valley residents are invited to drop off their expired and unused prescription medications from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the township administration building,
YSU loses 10-point lead, game to MSU
YSU loses 10-point lead, game to MSU By JOE SCALZO scalzo@vindy.com SPRINGFIELD, MO. At the
Secret Service scours factory, Zoldan home for Biden’s visit
By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Secret Service agents and White House staff
Irish churn for easy win over Aquinas
By Chuck Housteau sports@vindy.com Mineral Ridge The Ursuline High football team unloaded all
Youngstown company’s product clicks on campus take higher education by storm
Staff/wire report PHILADELPHIA Freshman Sarah Speicher stared at her syllabus in the bookstore
Youngstown Christian falls in overtime
MAYFIELD HEIGHTS The Lutheran East High football team rallied from a 14-point halftime deficit on
Group’s goal: Find homes for at least 300 dogs this year
By Elise Franco efranco@vindy.com Youngstown One local rescue group hopes to save at least 300
Big ten roundup | Saturday’s other games
No. 24 Michigan State 34, No. 11 Wisconsin 24 EAST LANSING, Mich. Kirk Cousins lofted a 1-yard
Popular book sale set Monday
By LINDA M. LINONIS linonis@vindy.com hubbard It’s getting to be that time when sitting curled
In the Cup! Area holes in one
In the Cup! Area holes in one Greg Stanic aced the 124-yard No. 16 hole at Tippecanoe Country
Try this: Read 1M pages in 90 days
By D.A. WILKINSON wilkinson@vindy.com SALEM Ladies and gentlemen and children of all ages,
Pumpkin grower surprised to win
Pumpkin grower surprised to win By Bob Jackson news@vindy.com CANFIELD After four years of
Millerleile and Smith set for Bowling HOF
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN The Youngstown-Salem USBC Women’s Bowling Association will hold its
Thousands rally in diverse counterpoint to Beck, tea-party activists
Thousands rally in Washington Valley residents attend the event Staff/wire report WASHINGTON
Metro digest | Canine Carnival
MCCTC salon CANFIELD Cosmetology students at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center
250 appeal, pray for end to city violence
Emma Nelson, left, of Youngstown and Sue Vitale of Boardman hold candles as part of a prayer vigil outside St. Dominic Church. The two met at Saturday’s event, which was designed to bring the community together to stop violence in Youngstown.
Trumbull, Columbiana County courts
COURTS COLUMBIANA COUNTY NEW COMPLAINTS Roberta Yorty et al v. Sue Ehrhart et al, personal
Business digest | Seminar at library
Small-business seminar at library youngstown The Newport branch of the Public Library of
911 review is an emergency
Editorial: Mahoning County Sheriff Ran- dall Wellington’s claim that his department can save county government
newsmakers
newsmakers Heigl says stories are exaggerated NEW YORK Former “Grey’s Anatomy” star Katherine
Mayor vows to raze 25 houses near St. Dom
By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Mayor Jay Williams is vowing that 25 vacant
Listerine worked to kill lice
Q. My daughter ended up with lice several weeks ago. She most likely picked them up from one of the
Ohio State survives scare by IIllini
Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. When Terrelle Pryor sprinted out of the locker room late in the
Now the whole family can watch your TV
Does this sound familiar? You’ve purchased the audio-video system of your dreams. You’ve got the
YSU NOTEBOOK | More from Springfield, Mo.
Still alive: The loss dampened but didn’t doom Youngstown State’s hopes of winning the Missouri
Let’s see evidence in CLS case
Opinion: Let’s see evidence in CLS case Like many others, I am sad dened by the events surrounding the raid
French protesters rally against raising of retirement age
Associated Press PARIS Hundreds of thousands of protesters young and old demonstrated in France
TRENTON AVENUE DECAY Better TIMES
By Ashley Luthern aluthern@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN 11He was pulling onto Philadelphia Avenue from
Property Value
Property Value Tree care helps protect your home value and maximize the return on investment. A
World digest | Rutgers pays tribute to suicide victim
Droopy newspapers to cost more to mail LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Even if a newspaper is filled with hard
Worry is example of ‘psychological boogeyman’
McClatchy Newspapers Q. My 2-year-old daughter eats a few bites of supper each night and then
Y’town must take back streets
Opinion: So long as we keep using words such as “random,” “senseless,” “unfortunate” and even “mistaken
Collectors seek antique girandoles
Before electricity, most people went to bed at sundown because their homes were dark. Candles,
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS For the week ending Sept. 25
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Safe Haven” by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central) 2. “Freedom” by Jonathan
Home digest | Bulbs shed light on creative design
Bulbs shed light on creative design British manufacturer Hulger has put an imaginative twist on
Trimming trees
Arborists say finding a professioanl can be easy McClatchy Newspapers KANSAS CITY, Mo. Except
record reviews
KENNY CHESNEY Album: “Hemingway’s Whiskey” Grade: B Stars who dominate their genres the way
if you go to the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra
if you go The Youngstown Symphony Orchestra’s 2010-11 schedule. All concerts begin at 8 p.m. at
Ross Gay compiles collection of poetry
Ross Gay compiles collection of poetry PITTSBURGH Early next year, the University of Pittsburgh
CURRENT PRICES of antiques & collectibles
CURRENT PRICES Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions
Years Ago
Today is Sunday, Oct. 3, the 276th day of 2010. There are 89 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED
Author says Facebook founder wouldn’t talk
By Steven Zeitchik and Amy Kaufman Los Angeles Times Ben Mezrich is the author of “The
Season of surprises
Youngstown Symphony Orchestra prepares for upcoming performances By GUY D’ASTOLFO
Today’s entertainment picks:
Today’s entertainment picks: vBoardman Rotary Oktoberfest, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Family event at
Go&Do Sunday
TOday Comedy Louis CK, 7:30 p.m., Ohio Theater, 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland; 216-241-6000.
BIDEN RALLY
BIDEN RALLY Tickets Vice President Joe Biden will lead a rally Monday at Astro Shapes in
Birthdays
Birthdays Singer Chubby Checker is 69. Actor Alan Rachins is 68. Magician Roy Horn of Siegfried
Bin Laden softens tone in new appeal
Associated Press CAIRO Softening his tone, al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden issued a
Toiling with two Youngstowns
Opinion: The horrific deaths of Vivian Martin and Thomas Repchic erode the vibrancy of the Youngstown rebound
Agenda Monday
Agenda Monday Hubbard Council, caucus, 6:30 p.m.; meeting, 7 p.m., 220 W. Liberty St. Brookfield
Free-speech cases top Supreme Court’s agenda
Associated Press WASHINGTON First Amendment cases top the Supreme Court’s docket as it begins a
BUILDING A BUZZ
Pop-up stores let retailers test waters, adapt to market McClatchy Newspapers MIAMI It’s a
Reform sentencing and save
Opinion: The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections’ budget for 2011 is $1.7 billion. The ODRC
New cruises will follow old routes
Associated Press VICKSBURG, Miss. American Cruise Lines will offer eight riverboat cruises
Man pleads guilty to beating stepson to death
Associated Press COLUMBUS An Ohio man has pleaded guilty to beating his 4-year-old stepson to
Amtrak reveals vision for East high-speed rail
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA Amtrak recently unveiled a $117 billion, 30-year vision for a
Political parties shift strategies for Nov. 2 races
Associated Press WASHINGTON Democrats have all but written off at least three Senate seats — in
Libraries launch apps to sync with iPod generation
Associated Press GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio Libraries are tweeting, texting and launching smart-
BIRTHS
BIRTHS Forum Health Northside Medical Center Nicole and Matthew Bushling, Boardman, girl, Oct.
UK panel accepts Druidry as religion
Associated Press LONDON Druids have been worshipping the sun and Earth for thousands of years in
Group defends online free speech
Associated Press LAS VEGAS A San Francisco group that defends online free speech is taking on a
Death toll in NE storms reaches 7
Associated Press BRADLEY, N.Y. The rainstorms that caused flooding up and down the East Coast in
Successful though unpopular, TARP ends today
McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON A wildly unpopular government rescue program credited by
Ravens, Steelers insist no rivalry in NFL compares
Associated Press PITTSBURGH The Ravens-Steelers rivalry is short in length, starting only in
Ex-militant leader arrested in Nigeria bombings that killed 12
Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria South African authorities have arrested an ex-leader of a
50 years after walls came down, the gap remains
Opinion: By Fred McKissack McClatchy-Tribune Last week marked a pivotal moment in our country’s history
Pakistan keeps vital border crossing closed for 3rd day
Associated Press ISLAMABAD Pakistan kept a vital border crossing closed to U.S. and NATO supply
Career paths
finance Huntington Bank has announced the addition of Mario Abbattista as vice president and
Blue Jackets rally to edge Thrashers
Associated Press COLUMBUS Nikita Filatov scored his second of the game with 4:53 remaining to
Selected local stocks
Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Aqua America, .62, 20.54 .14 Avalon
Changes in health care bring a new way of doing business
Editorial: Providing health care isn’t what it used to be when a board of well-meaning local businessmen with
Iowa downs PSU; Alabama cruises
Associated Press IOWa City, Iowa Ricky Stanzi threw for 227 yards and a touchdown and ran for a
Limelight Awards and Achievements
Pennsylvania U.S. Rep. Jason Altmire, D-4th, was recently honored with a Guardian of Small Business
Check out any financial advisers
What if your mother needed a financial planner? You’d want her to work with the best. But how do you
Experts: Mussels hog food source
Associated Press TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. If huge, hungry Asian carp reach Lake Michigan, their
New Castle man dies after driving car off side of road
Staff report NEW CASTLE, PA A 36-year-old New Castle man was killed when he drove his car off
Blood Drives
Blood Drives today St. Elizabeth Health Center Donor Room, 1044 Belmont Ave., Youngstown, 9 a.m.
US considers traveler warning
Associated Press WASHINGTON The Obama administration is considering telling U.S. citizens to be
US farmers benefit from pistachio ban
Associated Press MADERA, Calif. California farmers may be the big beneficiaries of a U.S. ban on
Volant Shops to sponsor Autumn Pumpkin Festival
Staff report VOLANT, Pa. Volant Shops are sponsoring an Autumn Pumpkin Festival from 10 a.m. to
Missouri Valley football conference | Saturday’s other games
Northern Iowa 24, South Dakota State 14 CEDAR FALLS, Iowa Tirrell Rennie threw for a touchdown
Europe eyes big Ryder Cup comeback
Associated Press NEWPORT, Wales The Americans stood behind the 18th green with smiles rarely