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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
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.
Betras is Democrat of Year
Columbus Dispatch COLUMBUS Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairman David J. Betras was
Radeke shuts down Spikes
By JON MOFFETT sports@vindy.com NILES Mason Radeke said he was a little bit rusty when he took
Airport banks on Allegiant’s steadfast approach
Officials hope to attract major airlines such as Delta and United By Karl Henkel
Urn discovered in park is returned to widow
By Ashley Luthern aluthern@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN The buzzer of Brenda Hlebak’s apartment rang
MVCAP assists with college applications
By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com champion Navigating the college application process can
Miller looks ahead to NYC
Staff/wire report NEW YORK Columbiana County, say hello to the Big Apple. The New York
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
Austintown event honors casualties of Korean War
By ELISE McKEOWN SKOLNICK news@vindy.com AUSTINTOWN While cars rushed by on Mahoning Avenue, a
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
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:
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