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Stories published September 25, 2010

Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.

Elderly man killed, wife wounded near South Side Annex

Police are investigating the slaying of an elderly man during a drive-by shooting Saturday afternoon on the city’s South Side.


Warren police still seeking Wallace Walters

Police are still searching for a suspect in a Friday afternoon shooting.


Teen female rider killed in motorcycle crash

A 19-year-old woman died early Saturday morning after a motorcycle crash.


YSU LIVE | Penguins beat SIU 31-28

Penguins beat SIU 31-28.


YSU LIVE | Penguins lead 31-14 early in fourth

YSU leads 31-14 early in fourth.


YSU LIVE | Penguins lead 21-14 at halftime

Penguins lead 21-14 at halftime


YSU LIVE | Penguins trail 14-0 after one quarter

YSU trails 14-0 after one quarter.


Cortland church plans festival, movie


VFW competitions available to students


SCSEP program schedules events


Tea to be served

Tea to be served YOUNGSTOWN The Willing Workers of Tabernacle Baptist Church, 707 Arlington St.,


HELOISE: Making a little quilt for your pet

Dear Heloise: Let me begin by saying that I enjoy your column. Our dog goes for grooming and comes


ANNIE’S MAILBOX: Dad has become a big whiner

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: Our dad is in his 80s. In the past few years, he has


Champion’s Rasey breaks record, but Girard prevails 42-14

By Jim Flick sports@vindy.com GIRARD Thanks to a high-powered passing attack, Girard High


McDonald beats Lowellville 35-6

By DOUG CHAPIN sports@vindy.com McDONALD Two touchdowns in the final two minutes of the first


South Range beats Mineral Ridge 38-28

By Tom Williams williams@vindy.com NORTH LIMA For a little more than three quarters, big plays


Lakeview rallies to beat Hubbard 21-18

By john bassetti bassetti@vindy.com CORTLAND When Hubbard used the wind to its advantage


Fitch beats GlenOak 43-21

By Josh REILLY sports@vindy.com CANTON The Austintown Fitch football team followed a


Valley union calls GM managers ‘sneaky’

The seemingly friendly relationship between General Motors Lordstown auto assembly workers and GM management during the launch of the Chevrolet Cruze has cracked a little.


Tease photo

Ja’les is more in Campbell’s win over LaBrae

Ja’les Hughes stood outside of the home locker room of John Knapick Field at Campbell High with his mohawk neatly trimmed and grinning from ear to ear.

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Boardman knocks off Perry 19-13

By JOE SCALZO scalzo@vindy.com boardman On Friday night, the Boardman High football team


Boardman takes it to top-10 team

By JOE SCALZO scalzo@vindy.com boardman On Friday night, the Boardman High football team

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Suspects in Realtor's killing have no record

Neither of the two men charged with robbing, kidnapping and killing a Youngstown real-estate agent has a criminal record.


Cynthia Anderson installed as YSU’s seventh president

Cynthia Anderson installed as YSU’s seventh president By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com


Raiders’ power runs signal return to the top

By Tom Williams williams@vindy.com NORTH LIMA For a little more than three quarters, big plays

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Paraplegic who accused police of brutality put on probation

By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com youngstowN The attorney for a paraplegic who accused two


YSU gets a shot at MVFC champs

By JOE SCALZO scalzo@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN YSU football coach Eric Wolford believes there’s a


Stambaugh’s award adds to McGuffey legacy

By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com youngstown Helen Stambaugh is a supporter of education


Lakeview rallies for AAC White win over Hubbard

By john bassetti bassetti@vindy.com CORTLAND When Hubbard used the wind to its advantage


Local scientific group draws national award

By Elise Franco efranco@vindy.com Youngstown A surprise awaited members of the Penn-Ohio


Poland’s balance beats Niles

By CHUCK HOUSTEAU sports@vindy.com POLAND Poland High football coach Mark Brungard said


Wedding embraces medieval approach

By kristine gill kgill@vindy.com boardman There were four musketeers at Douglas Manley and


Campbell shuts out LaBrae 20-0

By Jon Moffett jmoffett@vindy.com CAMPBELL Ja’les Hughes stood outside of the home locker


Hipple to receive Carnegie Medal

Staff report PITTSBURGH The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission has named Warren policeman Douglas L.


Nature's secret

Larry Kerr, Beaver Township Park Board chairman, looks over pumpkins growing at the township nature preserve. An open house is scheduled at the little-known preserve for 3 to 6 p.m. next Saturday.


Western Reserve beats Sebring 28-12

By Pete Mollica sports@vindy.com BERLIN CENTER A year ago Western Reserve High posted a 10-1


Canfield briefs

Auditions open for Christmas musical Open auditions for all ages will take place 2 p.m. Sunday at


Austintown Police Blotter

Aug. 17 Drug offense: Police charged John Noble, 58, of 3832 Eigen St., with possession of drug


Sports briefs

Glenwood cross country runners finish fifth The Boardman Glenwood Middle School cross country team


U.N. should not suffer fools like Ahmadinejad so gladly

Editorial: The shame of the United Nations is not that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was able to take


Business digest || CNN fires top US executive

CNN fires top US executive NEW YORK CNN’s continued struggles with its prime-time lineup led to


Mahoning County Court filings

courts MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Jeremy R. Mohorick, 25, of 6369 St. Andrews Drive #5,


Levy failure could lead to library closures

By SHAIYLA HAKEEM shakeem@vindy.com The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County wrote

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Welcome Wagon rolls into new year at social

BY ABBY SLANKER neighbors@vindy.com Members and guests of the Welcome Wagon Club of Canfield

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Canfield man starts scholarship to honor Austintown couple

By Elise Franco efranco@vindy.com Friends and family have set up a scholarship in the name of an


Center PTA hosts Harvest Day sale

Center PTA hosts Harvest Day sale Boardman Center Middle School will host its third annual Harvest


Canfield war museum offers history lesson

By SHAIYLA HAKEEM shakeem@vindy.com Vintage patriotic posters, worn leather boots and memories

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Community honors longtime preschool teacher

Roseanne Peluso, a mainstay in early childhood education in Canfield for the past 25 years, was honored at a picnic at Greasel Park Sept. 11.

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Boy Scouts selling new popcorn products

For the first time in 30 years, the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts will introduce a new lineup of Trail’s


Poland students named AP scholars

Fourteen students from the Class of 2010 and three from the Class of 2011 at Poland Seminary High


Canfield teachers agree to pay cut

By kristine gill kgill@vindy.com Canfield teachers have agreed to take a pay cut for the 2010-11


Middle school opens doors to parents

By ABBY SLANKER neighbors@vindy.com Ron Infante, Canfield Village Middle School fifth- and

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Women’s league sponsors fall market

By ABBY SLANKER neighbors@vindy.com On a perfect fall day, the Junior Women’s League of Canfield

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Canfield Police Blotter

Aug. 25 Fraudulent charges: A Talsman Drive resident reported fraudulent charges for an $1,800


Preschoolers on the go at Austintown library

By SARAH FOOR neighbors@vindy.com The 2 and 3-year-olds at the Austintown library were learning

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Sports briefs

Fitch boys soccer team gets win over Howland The Fitch boys soccer team won 3-2 over Howland


Community honors longtime preschool teacher

BY ABBY SLANKER neighbors@vindy.com Roseanne Peluso, a mainstay in early childhood education in


Austintown briefs

Meet bestselling author Becca Fitzpatrick New York Times bestselling author Becca Fitzpatrick will


Lions clubs, Wal-Mart provide eye care

Local Lions Clubs continued to fulfill Helen Keller’s challenge to be the Knight’s of the Blind.

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Austintown church unveils building addition

By SARAH FOOR neighbors@vindy.com There were plenty of blessings to go around at Four Mile Run

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Sports briefs

Canfield’s soccer team ties Medina Highland The Canfield girls varsity soccer team tied Medina


Send your junior high student Down Under

Your junior high or high school student could become a world traveler and expand their world view in


Lloyd PTA sponsors fall festival

The Lloyd Elementary PTA will host its annual Fall Festival Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the

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Gonda’s first job is first grade

By SARAH FOOR neighbors@vindy.com One of the youngest faces at Woodside Elementary this year,

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Use of foundation’s nest egg boils down to priorities

By Ashley Luthern aluthern@vindy.com After four years of planning, the Boardman Community


Boy Scouts selling new popcorn products

For the first time in 30 years, the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts will introduce a new lineup of Trail’s


Boardman Police Blotter

Sept. 11 Assault: A West Western Reserve Road man told police a woman threw beer on him, and that


Boy Scouts selling new popcorn products

For the first time in 30 years, the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts will introduce a new lineup of Trail’s


Boardman boys runners finish 11th

The Boardman boys cross country team finished 11th out of 32 Division I schools at the 25th annual


Boardman tennis team takes trophy

Boardman girls tennis team wins tournament Thanks to the Boardman girls tennis team, the school’s


Seniors get a head start on college

The new school year has just begun, but the seniors are already beginning to prepare for college.

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Boy Scouts selling new popcorn products

For the first time in 30 years, the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts will introduce a new lineup of Trail’s


Boardman briefs

Boardman Band citrus sale started The Boardman Band and Orchestra’s annual Citrus Sale is under


Poland briefs

Sign up online for new gas rate Vectren has prepared a dedicated Web site for Poland Village


Canfield woman blankets mission with donations

Canfield’s Carol McCormick has been keeping folks in the Valley warm for almost 20 years. Since

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Sports briefs

Sports injury prevention class set The Mahoning Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross is


Information night set at Ursuline

Staff report youngstown Ursuline High School will have an information night for prospective


Children read tales to tails

By SHAIYLA HAKEEM shakeem@vindy.com K-9’s For Compassion, a Delta Society Pet Partners Program,

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Fitch honors Athletic Hall of Fame inductees

By SARAH FOOR neighbors@vindy.com On Saturday, 350 members of the Austintown community gathered

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2 Sebring residents accused of running naked, jumping on cars

Police say at least two men and a woman were running naked and jumping on cars on Devine Street early Thursday morning.


sunday news shows

sunday news shows Guests for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC’s “This Week”: Presidential adviser


Selected local stocks

Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Aqua America, .62, 20.69 .25 Avalon


Loan program gets cool response

Associated Press NEW YORK President Barack Obama’s $30 billion small-community- business lending


Capital-goods orders rise 4.1%

Associated Press WASHINGTON U.S. companies invested last month in computers, communications


Pop singer Fisher dies

Pop singer Fisher dies LOS ANGELES Eddie Fisher, whose huge fame as a pop singer was


Can ‘Glee’ avoid sophomore slump?

By Chuck Barney Contra Costa Times Everywhere you turn these days, it seems that someone is


Today’s entertainment picks:

Today’s entertainment picks: v Craft show and harvest festival, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.: White House


entertainment news

entertainment news Back to the ’50s pittsburgh Marvin Hamlisch, the Pittsburgh Symphony


Stocks reignite September rally

Associated Press NEW YORK Stocks rose sharply on Friday, giving the market its fourth-straight


“SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE” (11:30 P.M., NBC): Amy Poehler hosts the 36th “SNL”

“SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE” (11:30 P.M., NBC): Amy Poehler hosts the 36th “SNL” premiere. Musical guest is


Struthers UMC celebrates anniversary

Staff report struthers Struthers United Methodist Church celebrated its 100th anniversary for


More substance needed

Opinion: More substance needed Lima News: Neither candidate delivered a knockout punch. Last Tuesday’s


GOP pledges to end abortion funding

Opinion: By Charles A. DONOVAN Heritage Foundation House Republicans’ new “Pledge to America” has met


HOUSE CHURCH

Many are skipping the sermon and worshipping at home Associated Press DALLAS To get to church


Love still is the greatest

One of the most horrendous and under-reported happenings in our time is the persecution and


Go&Do Saturday

Today Car Cruise Car Cruise-in/Poker Run at the Beach, noon, Lake Milton State Park, 16801


Dog bites police officer

Staff report campbell A police officer was bitten by a large-breed dog after it charged at him


Hispanic heritage celebrated

By D.A.WILKINSON wilkinson@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN The Youngstown Hispanic Heritage Celebration


Send information on pet blessings

Send information on pet blessings The traditional blessing of animals celebrates the life of St.


Warren man left ‘critical’ by gunshot wounds

Staff report WARREN A city man in his early 20s was in critical but stable condition late Friday


2,000 to participate in Start! Heart Walk

By kristine gill kgill@vindy.com youngstown About 2,000 participants will meet at the Covelli


Obama, Ahmadinejad trade barbs over Sept. 11

Associated Press NEW YORK President Barack Obama and Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad traded


Speed estimates accelerate for passenger-train project

Associated Press COLUMBUS Trains running on Ohio’s planned passenger rail project are capable of


mass for couples

mass for couples Anniversaries celebrated Bishop George V. Murry will celebrate a special Mass


Surplus food/clothing

Surplus food/clothing Nevels Temple Church of God in Christ, 939 Elm St., Youngstown. A free


Police: 3 naked people jumped on cars

BY LORI MONSEWICZ The Canton Repository ALLIANCE Police say at least two men and a woman were


Cat Ladies Society cancels participation in adopt-a-thon

Staff report Youngstown The Cat Ladies Society news conference to discuss the group’s


Run/walk will focus on breast cancer

By kristine gill kgill@vindy.com Warren Today’s Pink Ribbon Run aims to bring awareness about


Natural-gas rates to drop in group-buying program

Staff report struthers Natural-gas rates for people in the city’s program for gas aggregation


Boehner leads pep rally for GOP in Pennsylvania ia

Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. Fresh off the announcement of a new Pledge to America, U.S.


Poll: Republican voters fired up

Associated Press WASHINGTON A political enthusiasm gap is helping Republicans in their effort to


Youths accused of throwing rocks at cars appear in court

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Three youths accused of throwing rocks at vehicles on Interstate 680


YAMS will meet Oct.2

Staff report youngstown Catholics in their 20s and 30s, single and married, are invited to meet


MAHONING COUNTY | Indictments

A Mahoning County grand jury handed up indictments against these people on these charges: Michael


Council member: Parking ban signs are dead

Staff report struthers A council member says the city will not re-install no-parking signs that


Years Ago

Today is Saturday, Sept. 25, the 268th day of 2010. There are 97 days left in the year.


Fall cleanup planned

Fall cleanup planned YOUNGSTOWN The Youngstown Litter Control and Recycling Department is having


BIRTHS

BIRTHS Forum Health Northside Medical Center Papette C. Matthews and Richard J. Nichols,


Metro digest || Stabbed for bike

Stabbed for bike WARREN A 25-year-old man living in a shelter on Main Avenue Southwest said he


McDonald cruises past Lowellville for eighth time in row

By DOUG CHAPIN sports@vindy.com McDONALD Two touchdowns in the final two minutes of the first


Judge orders reinstatement of lesbian Air Force nurse

Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES The U.S. military violated the constitutional rights of a


Strong second half carries Fitch to win

By Josh REILLY sports@vindy.com CANTON The Austintown Fitch football team followed a


Fourth man sues pastor in sex case

Fourth man sues pastor in sex case ATLANTA A fourth young male member of Bishop Eddie Long’s


IF YOU GO

These events are planned at the Beaver Township Nature Preserve, located on state Route 165 near New


AccessText Network helps disabled college students

Staff report washington, d.c. Students with disabilities such as blindness and dyslexia at 61


Going for the green: YSU team to compete

Staff report youngstown A team of six Youngstown State University students from the College of


Nominations sought for Warren Alumni Hall of Fame

Staff report warren The board of directors of the Warren High Schools’ Distinguished Alumni Hall


Facebook founder pledges $100M to aid NJ city’s schools

Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. Just two months ago, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was at a


BRIDGE Weekly quiz

BRIDGE Weekly quiz Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold: xQ 9 6 5 3 u7 3 v10 8 7 3 wA 7 The


Solon man joins board of directors of Farmers bank

Staff report Canfield Farmers National Bank of Canfield has appointed a new member to the


Ohio PTA backs use of Common Core Standards

Staff report columbus The Ohio PTA supports the state board of education’s decision to adopt


Deadline nears to sign up for bee

Staff report youngstown There are about three weeks left for area schools to sign up for the


Smallies measure big with anglers

Let’s put this into terminology nonanglers might understand. A 1-pound smallmouth is a welcome


MCCTC student’s artwork wins prize

Staff report canfield Madison McLemore, a senior in the interactive multimedia program at the


Johnson captures pole for AAA 400

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service DOVER, Del. The best medicine for a bad run


Valley labor leaders praise Strickland’s guidance

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Three Mahoning Valley labor leaders say Gov. Ted Strickland’s leadership


Phantoms win first at Fall Classic

Staff report SIOUX CITY, IOWA The Youngstown Phantoms got a goal and two assists from J.T.


No Bull: Giuriceo looking to win big over Lopez

By JOE SCALZO scalzo@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN When Jake “The Bull” Giuriceo describes his next


Rasey breaks county record, but Girard prevails

By Jim Flick sports@vindy.com GIRARD Thanks to a high-powered passing attack, Girard High


AAC: Canfield 18, Chaney 6; Howland 48, Carrick 0; Salem 33, Liberty 20; East Liverpool 28, Struthers 21

Staff report CANFIELD Defense helped Canfield get past Chaney as the Cardinals held the Cowboys


Reserve routs Sebring for fifth win

By Pete Mollica sports@vindy.com BERLIN CENTER A year ago Western Reserve High posted a 10-1


ITCL: Crestview 30, United 19; Columbiana 39, East Palestine 13; Springfield 42, Lisbon 0; Jackson-Milton 13, Leetonia 6; Southern 52, Wellsville 13

Staff report Columbiana Quarterback Carter Hill ran for 136 yards on 25 carries and scored three


concert for kolya | Sunday benefit

Who: Nicholai “Kolya” Denykin, a 10-year-boy from Russia who was born without legs. The Rev. Kathryn


The gospel according to Becky

Opinion: Becky Benson, 56, traveled (to the Glenn Beck rally) from Orlando, Fla., because, she said, “we


Austintown school draws no bids at auction

By kristine gill kgill@vindy.com The old Austintown Middle School is up for public sale after


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