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

Austintown trustees will seek senior-services levy in November

Austintown trustees will seek senior-services levy in November


Repairs to be made to downtown high-rise after concrete falls

Repairs to be made to downtown high-rise after concrete falls


Pelini faces tough slate in Nebraska’s first Big Ten season

By JOE SCALZO scalzo@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Nebraska’s first season in the Big Ten should be


Indians promote 3B Chisenhall

PHOENIX (AP) — The Cleveland Indians have promoted rookie third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall from the


Report shows Mahoning County women are at greater risk for breast cancer

Report shows Mahoning County women are at greater risk for breast cancer


Applications for electrical apprentice being accepted

North Lima The Independent Electrical Contractors Western Reserve Chapter has begun accepting


Ohio Treasurer Mandel likely to seek US Senate seat next year

Ohio Treasurer Mandel likely to seek US Senate seat next year


Car sales expected to have good month in June

Car sales expected to have good month in June


Free smoke detectors in Warren

WARREN Hundreds of free smoke detectors will be given away at a community meeting at 5:30 p.m.


Girard special meeting canceled

Girard The special meeting of the Girard City Board of Health scheduled for Tuesday, June 28, at 7


Officers cleared in high-speed chase probe

YOUNGSTOWN An internal affairs investigation at the Youngstown Police Department has determined


Council OK on talks for changing Covelli Centre vendor

YOUNGSTOWN City council members say today they are agreeable to having the administration


Gas and oil prices fall

COLUMBUS Ohioans are getting a bit more relief at the fuel pump as gas prices continue to fall


Deputies stand together at inmate’s sentencing

YOUNGSTOWN More than two dozen deputies from the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Department packed a


WORTH A LOOK

ANTIQUES SHOWS The 47th Annual Salem Kiwanis Club Antique and Craft Show is scheduled for 9 a.m.


Athletes of the Year: Tayala, Gabriel

McDonald's Matthias Tayala and Poland's Erin Gabriel were named The Vindicator Athletes of the Year.

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Betras is Democrat of Year

Columbus Dispatch COLUMBUS Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairman David J. Betras was

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Radeke shuts down Spikes

By JON MOFFETT sports@vindy.com NILES Mason Radeke said he was a little bit rusty when he took

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Airport banks on Allegiant’s steadfast approach

Officials hope to attract major airlines such as Delta and United By Karl Henkel

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Urn discovered in park is returned to widow

By Ashley Luthern aluthern@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN The buzzer of Brenda Hlebak’s apartment rang

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MVCAP assists with college applications

By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com champion Navigating the college application process can

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Miller looks ahead to NYC

Staff/wire report NEW YORK Columbiana County, say hello to the Big Apple. The New York

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Canines cavort at 2nd annual event at Mosquito Lake Dog Park

By JORDAN COHEN news@vindy.com BAZETTA They were all there — every breed from German shepherd

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Austintown event honors casualties of Korean War

By ELISE McKEOWN SKOLNICK news@vindy.com AUSTINTOWN While cars rushed by on Mahoning Avenue, a

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Pirates’ errors help Red Sox avoid sweep

Associated Press PITTSBURGH Pirates manager Clint Hurdle is convinced his surprising team can


Busch wins his 1st road course

Associated Press SONOMA, Calif. It certainly seemed as if Kurt Busch’s season was in serious


U.S. Marshals Most Wanted

U.S. Marshals Most Wanted The U.S. Marshals Service in Northern Ohio is asking the public to help

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Bumgarner tames Tribe for sweep

Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Madison Bumgarner bounced back from a one-out, eight-run


Sharpsville man, 30, killed in Trumbull Co. plane crash

Staff report GUSTAVUS The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a Sunday afternoon small-


Years Ago

Today is Monday, June 27, the 178th day of 2011. There are 187 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED


Barack Obama’s signature: Real or autopenned?

Associated Press WASHINGTON It’s the open secret that nobody in government wants to talk about:

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LulzSec member: Group is ‘bored’

LulzSec member: Group is ‘bored’ NEW YORK A member of a publicity-seeking hacker group that


Libyan rebels claim advances

Libyan rebels claim advances TRIPOLI, Libya Rebels in Libya’s western mountains said they have


Legislature’s unseemly haste endangers Great Lakes’ health

Editorial: In recent years it appeared that the greatest threat to the long-term health of the Great Lakes was


Jury considers sentence in Pa. officers’ deaths

Associated Press PITTSBURGH Jurors who convicted a Pittsburgh man of killing three city police


Truck company in train wreck had been cited

Associated Press SPARKS, Nev. A Nevada trucking company under scrutiny for a fiery crash with an


Commanders have leeway on pullout

Associated Press WASHINGTON In promising a U.S. military pullout from Afghanistan will begin in


Slow troop withdrawal is justified

Opinion: Many Americans probably wonder why President Obama didn’t call for a bigger troop pullout from


A Texan’s ‘exceptionalism’

Opinion: SAN ANTONIO In the 1850s, on the steps of the Waco courthouse, Wallace Jefferson’s great-great-


Man killed in lawn-tractor mishap

Associated Press HERNDON, Pa. Authorities in central Pennsylvania say an elderly man has died in


Home Depot accused of defying 1933 law

Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO The photograph on Home Depot’s website shows a line of smiling


newsmakers

newsmakers Chris Brown gets 2 BET awards LOS ANGELES Chris Brown made good on two of his six


Obama’s handling of war power act is unwise

Opinion: WASHINGTON If George W. Bush had ignored the views of his Justice Department’s Office of Legal


What’s a war crime?

Opinion: By William A. COLLINS OtherWords John Demjanjuk? Now there’s a war criminal for you, and we


Sept. 11 terrorist attacks: A decade of public mourning

Associated Press HILLIARD, Ohio Carla Gilkerson, a 54-year-old school-bus driver, sits at a


Poland Relay plans two talent contests

Staff report POLAND Relay For Life of Poland will have two new talent-based contests to showcase


oddly enough

oddly enough Apartments use DNA to nab poop-scoop scofflaws LEBANON, N.H. Here’s the scoop:


Agenda Tuesday

Agenda Tuesday Southington Local school board, special meeting, 6 p.m., in the high school


Trumbull County Court filings

COURTS TRUMBULL COUNTY Marriage licenses Christopher S. J. Gensburg, 41, of 954 Hunter St.,


JCC summer fun

JCC summer fun YOUNGSTOWN Jewish Community Center, 505 Gypsy Lane, is registering children for


Gay-pride parade in NY celebrates passage of same-sex marriage law

Associated Press NEW YORK The floats were there, the music and dancing, too — all the usual


Top contenders still around at Wimbledon

Associated Press WIMBLEDON, England About 18 months removed from his last Grand Slam


bridge

bridge Weekly quiz answers Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold: xJ 10 7 6 uQ 9 8 5 vK J 6 wQ


Focus on children, not scandals

Opinion: Focus on children, not scandals Before Rep. Anthony Weiner’s resignation, a great deal of media


Event set for this week at green in McDonald

By MARY SMITH news@vindy.com McDONALD The 78th annual McDonald Homecoming will be Wednesday


birthdays

birthdays Singer Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys is 69. Actress Julia Duffy (“Newhart”) is 60.


25 injured in Pa. when school bus overturns

Associated Press CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. Officials in central Pennsylvania say a school bus has


Births

Births St. Elizabeth Health Center Adam and Lashana Timblin, Youngstown, boy, June 24. Katrina


S. Carolina, Florida rivalry heating up

Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. Florida and South Carolina don’t immediately come to mind when


Retiring bishop favors simpler English Mass

Associated Press ERIE, Pa. Bishop Donald Trautman is on his way out as leader of the Roman


Funding OK’d for Riblet Rd. sewer line

Project expected to start in late fall By Elise Franco efranco@vindy.com Austintown


SANDLOTS

Class B Youngstown Express 2, Sam Pitzulo Homes 1 Winning pitcher Chris Kerns tossed a three-


ON AREA DIAMONDS Youth baseball & softball

BASEBALL Tri-T Pony Classic Division GF Insulation 18, Youngstown Orthopaedics 8 Campbell 8,


ATV accident in Western Pa. sends man to hospital

Staff report WAYNE TOWNSHIP, pa. Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a weekend ATV


Nothing but the truth?

The trial of Casey Anthony By Anthony Colarossi Orlando Sentinel ORLANDO, Fla. Whether Casey


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