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Scrappers fall to Williamsport

Scrappers fall to Williamsport.


Enforcement of texting ban in Ohio may be difficult, police say

Associated Press LIMA, Ohio Some law enforcement officers in Ohio say they’re concerned about


Tour of the Valley grows larger, more exciting with age

By GREG GULAS sports@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Like a fine wine that seems to get


U.S. women stun Brazil in World Cup

U.S. women stun Brazil in World Cup.


Air-quality advisory issued for Mahoning Valley for Monday

The National Weather Service has issued an air-quality advisory for the Mahoning Valley for Monday .


YSU alumni in 10 cities across US to network on July 21

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Dozens of Youngstown State University alumni in 10 cities from


Owner of bear that fatally mauled man in NE Ohio found dead

Associated Press COLUMBIA STATION, Ohio The owner of a bear that fatally mauled a caretaker


Boardman schools provide programs to battle bullying

By Robert guttersohn rguttersohn@vindy.com A 14-year-old student at Boardman’s Glenwood Middle


Poland school leaders consider parental-pay system for busing

By robert gutTersohn rguttersohn@vindy.com poland For the Poland school district, the cost of


Expect announcement of new chief of Ohio public schools on Tuesday

Associated Press COLUMBUS A decision is expected this week on who will become Ohio’s next public


New Castle cop who left dog to die in hot cruiser to have hearing July 20

Staff report new castle, pa. A date has been set for a hearing to determine the fate of a


City cops want residents to arm themselves with radar guns

By JOHN W. GOODWIN JR. jgoodwin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN The Youngstown Police Department is


B-17 bomber to visit Y-W Regional Airport

Staff report VIENNA A restored B-17 bomber plane will visit the Youngstown-Warren Regional


Kristen Klucher, Scott Raschilla to wed in August

BOARDMAN Kristen Rosemary Klucher of Boardman and Scott James Raschilla of Salem are engaged and

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Moff-Gowanlock wedding planned for Aug. 6

Announced by Greg and Lori Moff of Canfield and Dale and Julie Gowanlock of Marilla, N.Y., is the

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Traci Fuller, John Stephens plan Aug. rite

YOUNGSTOWN Traci Fuller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Fuller, all of Youngstown, and John

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Atty., Mrs. Wright celebrate 50th at family dinner

CANFIELD Atty. and Mrs. James R. Wright of Canfield celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary July

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Pittmanns, family celebrate 60th at Bruno’s event

POLAND Mr. and Mrs. John Pittmann of Poland were honored at a luncheon on June 12 at Bruno’s in

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Cinellis mark 50th milestone on NYC trip

LIBERTY Dr. Albert and Suzanne Cinelli of Liberty will be hosting a celebratory party at Mario’s

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Mr., Mrs. Cearns will celebrate 50th anniversary

WILLSHIRE, OHIO Jim and Sarah Cearns of Willshire are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.

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Tee Off to Cure CF planned at Pine Lakes

HUBBARD The Northern Ohio Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will have its 7th annual Tee

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SENIOR CITIZENS

Girard Senior Citizens Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Amen Corner, 20 W. Main St. July


Evening on the prairie will be Garden Party theme

YOUNGSTOWN Fellows Riverside Gardens in Mill Creek Park will stimulate the senses to evoke a

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SENIOR MENUS

MAHONING COUNTY Celtic Healthcare offers hot, nutritious meals weekdays at eight locations in


SENIOR SIDELIGHTS

Austintown Senior Center, 100 Westchester Drive, has planned the following: Monday, Walking Club at


GARDEN CLUBS

TUESDAY Moccasin will meet at 6 p.m. at Tod Park for its annual picnic. Take cleaning supplies and


Clergy joining debate over drilling in Marcellus shale region

Bishops, nuns and rabbis are joining the environmental and social debate over natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale region, and many are seeking a balance that reflects their congregations.


Warren's Coleman family ties bind, blossom

colemans provide stability in SW warren neighborhood By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com WARREN


Visiting cyclists experience Columbiana County in Tour of the Valley

Visiting cyclists experience the ups and downs of Columbiana County By JORDAN COHEN


YSU’s summer festival continues to win arts and minds

By ELISE McKEOWN SKOLNICK news@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN People packed the Youngs-town State


Greatest girl golfers qualifier Monday

Staff report CORTLAND Female golfers will be in the spotlight on Monday when the Greatest


JFK coach Napolet steps aside

By JOE SCALZO scalzo@vindy.com Until his doctors — and, more specifically, his kidneys — told


Mount Carmel saxophonist has performed with band for 80 years

By jeanne starmack starmack@vindy.com struthers The band plays on, as it has since 1927, and


Former Southside academy building for sale

By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com youngstowN The largest for-profit charter school operator


Scrappers hang on for road win

Staff report WILLIAMSPORT, PA. The Mahoning valley Scrappers grabbed an early 4-0 lead then had


Hall of Famer Agassi shares love of tennis

Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. The long hair is long gone, the denim shorts have faded to


Dozens attend fundraiser for sick Maryland child

By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN They’ve never met Finnian Marsh, a 2-year-old


Brazil stands in way of USA’s dream for Cup

Associated Press DRESDEN, Germany The U.S. is the No. 1 team in the world, a two-time World Cup


Interfaith crew breaks ground on Habitat house in Struthers

By SEAN BARRON news@vindy.com STRUTHERS The empty parcel in the 20 block of Wetmore Drive has


Annual festival set this week in Girard

Staff report GIRARD The annual Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival sponsored at the Italian


METRO DIGEST || 2 men injured in I-76 crash

2 men injured in I-76 crash LAKE MILTON Two men were injured in a one-car crash on Interstate


Mayor Williams: 'We've made a lot of progress'

Mayor Jay Williams is leaving the mayoral post, effective Aug. 1, to become the U.S. auto czar, but says he's leaving Youngstown in better shape than it was when he assumed office.


Jeff Dunham Comedy with character(s)

By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com Comedian-ventrilo- quist Jeff Dunham is no dummy. A


Finding the answers to most anything

As a kid, I remember wishing for many things including a magic piece of technology that would answer


Mediator sets NFL session

Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS The federal magistrate judge who is mediating the labor dispute


My favorite place to escape . . .

Opinion: Today, I am back in reality. Breaks from reality for me come in different ways throughout the year


Promote compromise, write to and pray for our leaders in Washington

Opinion: It’s well known that the U. S. faces a major budget crisis in the next few weeks that is causing


Today’s entertainment picks:

Today’s entertainment picks: v Tour of the Valley criterium bicycle race, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.:


White House appointment is feather in Williams’ cap

Editorial: In and of itself, Youngstown Mayor Jay Williams’ appointment by President Barack Obama as director


Moles vs. voles

Sweeney’s annual “I hate moles because ...” contest runs through Aug. 31 McClatchy Newspapers


Tabloid’s last words

Tabloid’s last words LONDON Britain’s best-selling Sunday tabloid the News of the World signed


Protect your dog

Opinion: By Lindsay Pollard-Post McClatchy-Tribune No one in their right mind would ever put a beloved


PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS For the week ending July 2

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Now You See Her” by James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown) 2.


Kyle Busch wins Ky. inaugural race

Associated Press SPARTA, Ky. Kyle Busch won the inaugural Sprint Cup race at Kentucky Speedway


Feds aren’t folding up their tent

Opinion: There are two possible explanations for the refusal by the FBI and the U.S. attorney’s office in


bridge

bridge Both vulnerable. West deals. NORTH xA J 10 6 3 uA 8 6 3 vJ 5 w6 2 WEST EAST


Employee morale ebbs along with work force

They are the walking wounded — the people who still have jobs but are growing weary after all the


Union leader aims to boost IA profile

Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES When rock star Bono and members of his band U2 recently showed up


On a whim, woman designs, follows a dream

On a whim, woman designs, follows a dream By Karl Henkel khenkel@vindy.com BOARDMAN A few


Recession reverses blacks’ economic gains

Associated Press BALTIMORE Growing up black in the segregated 1960s, Deborah Goldring slept two


Bicycle Heaven

‘Hoarder’ opens museum, shop in Pittsburgh Associated Press PITTSBURGH Craig Morrow has a


Results missing; so is the money

Editorial: Results missing; so is the money Revelations by the auditor of state’s office regarding the


Collectors seek coin-operated vending machines

New slot machines and pinball games are designed to look modern and up-to-date. They have


major league baseball boxscores

AMERICAN LEAGUE Blue Jays 5, Indians 4 10 innings TorontoCleveland abrhbiabrhbi YEscor


XOXO opens office

XOXO opens office CANFIELD XOXO Matchmaking Services, a company offering relationship coaching,


Pop culture Q&A

By Rich Heldenfels McClatchy Newspapers Q. It is all your fault that I am suffering from


GO & DO

Today Sports Tour of the Valley, bicycle race, 8 a.m. to noon, downtown Youngstown, 300 W.


CAREER PATHS

FINANCIAL F.N.B. Wealth Management, a subsidiary of F.N.B. Corp., announced the hiring of Dale


MASONIC GROUPS

MONDAY L.B. Circle, an auxiliary of Miriam Chapter 278, OES, will meet at noon at Eat’n Park in


Unearthing their roots Sisters share passion for the past

Sisters share a passion for the past By Natalie Lariccia news@vindy.com Unlocking the doors


Fuming Dempster tames Pirates

Associated Press PITTSBURGH Ryan Dempster won for the first time in five starts despite arguing


Women’s soccer

Women’s soccer World Cup quarterfinal Who: USA vs. Brazil When: 11:30 a.m. TV: ESPN.


With Woods out, McIlroy in spotlight

british open Associated Press There’s really nothing new at the oldest championship in golf.


Author will sign her children’s book

Author will sign her children’s book LORDSTOWN Author Connie Randolph, a Salineville resident,


Jeter homers for historic 3,000th hit

Associated Press NEW YORK Mobbed by his pinstriped pals after the ball sailed into the left-


record reviews

BAD MEETS EVIL Album: “Hell: The Sequel” (Shady/Interscope) Grade: B Eminem’s “Recovery” was a


Ward booked on DUI charge

Associated Press DECATUR, Ga. Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward was arrested early


There has to be a cheaper way

Opinion: There has to be a cheaper way Could somebody please ex- plain to me how demolishing Westlake


DFT/Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival schedule

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival starts Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the festival grounds in Lowellville


Kicking Cymbalta is painful

Q. My doctor prescribed Cymbalta for the pain of fibromyalgia, but it did not alleviate the pain at


Introductions should not be an issue

McClatchy Newspapers “When is the right time to introduce my girlfriend/boyfriend to my kids?” is


Rust Belt presents brilliant ‘Naomi,’ ‘Ignatius’

By Milan Paurich news@vindy.com There really are only two good reasons to justify reviving


Blood Drives

Blood Drives today St. Elizabeth Health Center Donor Room, 1044 Belmont Ave., Youngstown, 9 a.m.


Years Ago

Today is Sunday, July 10, the 191st day of 2011. There are 174 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED


COURTS

COURTS Columbiana County New complaints American Business Mortgage Services v. James Holm,


WOMEN’s soccer | Saturday’s World Cup games

France 4, England 3 LEVERKUSEN, Germany France beat England on penalties in the Women’s World


Ready to rumble

Browns running back Hillis is doing what he can to stay prepared. Associated Press CLEVELAND


Sedgwick will open ‘The Closer’

By FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer NEW YORK Take heart, fans of “The Closer”! A new


More seniors go online for love and — sometimes — marriage

By Jessica Brown Cincinnati Enquirer He was smitten by her blond hair and her cooking. She fell


Agenda Monday

Agenda Monday Kinsman Township trustees, 6 p.m., township garage, 6380 state Route 87.


lottery

lottery Saturday’s numbers multistate Jackpot in Saturday’s Powerball drawing was an


MILESTONES

MILESTONES SCOUTS Michael Ricchiuti, 16, son of Anthony and Lori Ricchiuti of Boardman, has


Births

Births St. Elizabeth Health Center Phillip R. and Catherine Lucarell Jr., Youngstown, girl,


fast facts

The courses and remaining dates for the Greatest Junior Golfer of the Valley tournament, sponsored


Sandlots | Recent games

Class B League Dave Sugar Excavating 5, Astro Falcons 1 Sugar opened the championship series


Costa captures 8th stage of Tour

Associated Press SUPER-BESSE, France Portuguese rider Rui Alberto Costa won the eighth stage of


TENNIS

TENNIS Saturday’s events Davis Cup AUSTIN, Texas Brothers Bob and Mike Bryan earned the


Nancy Grace on ‘tot mom’ gives HLN biggest audience in its history

Nancy Grace on ‘tot mom’ gives HLN biggest audience in its history NEW YORK Nancy Grace may now


Dodgers stun Padres

Associated Press LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles Dodgers were still searching for their first hit of


Tour de France

Tour de France After 8 stages A brief look at Saturday’s eighth stage of the Tour de France.


Storms halt women’s Open

Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. For months now, the battered country of Japan has been


TOUR OF THE VALLEY Saturday’s winners

MEN First Place: Nick Housely Second Place: Erik Hamilton Third Place: Paul Martin WOMEN


GOLF

GOLF Saturday’s other events PGA Tour Deere Classic SILVIS, Ill. Steve Stricker has assumed


Bill would limit Ohio school year

Associated Press DAYTON A bill introduced in the Ohio House would require public schools to


Bautista powers Blue Jays

Associated Press CLEVELAND Jose Bautista led off the 10th inning with his second homer of the


Hiring a police chief tops Sammarone’s list

By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN As mayor of Youngstown, a city continuously


Major league soccer Saturday’s games

DC United 1, Red Bulls 0 HARRISON, N.J. Dwayne De Rosario scored in the 61st minute to lift


SILVER TSUNAMI

Aging boomers put strain on cities built for the young Associated Press NEW YORK America’s


Boehner will seek smaller debt deal

Associated Press WASHINGTON House Republican budget negotiators have abandoned plans to pursue


Anger pours out against Anthony on social media

Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. For nearly two months, the murder trial of Casey Anthony was a


Panetta: US in reach of defeating al-Qaida

Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan Al-Qaida’s defeat is “within reach,” U.S. Defense Secretary


WNBA | Saturday’s games

Sky 81, Dream 69 ROSEMONT, Ill. Epiphanny Prince scored 24 points, Courtney Vandersloot had 16


mlb roundup

mlb roundup Saturday’s other games AMERICAN LEAGUE White Sox 4, Twins 3 CHICAGO Alexei


Betty Ford memorials planned in Calif., Mich. and Michigan

Associated Press RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. Rancho Mirage was a billionaire’s playground dotted by


AUTO RACING | Saturday’s notebook

Indy Toronto TORONTO Will Power will defend his title at the Honda Indy Toronto from the pole


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