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Warren Relay for Life falls short of goal
Friday evening’s thunderstorms put a damper on the American Cancer Society Relay for Life, which raised more than $365,000, but fell short of its goal of $416,000.
Moms get in free Sunday
Mothers will be admitted free when accompanied by another person to the Salem Historical Society Museum, 208 S. Broadway Avenue, on Sunday, which is Mother’s Day.
Unity in the Community parade draws crowd today
The whoop of a police siren and gleeful shouts of “I see it! I see it”! announced the start of Warrior Inc.’s annual Unity in the Community parade.
Zoldan’s Animal Kingdom wins Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Animal Kingdom sped past the leaders in the turn at Churchill Downs on
Another charge for Girard man accused of stabbing officer
William Exline, 31,of East Broadway Street, is charged with a second count of aggravated menacing because of threats he made to a 28-year-old woman about killing her.
New Castle man jailed for spanking, assaulting girl in his home
A city man is jailed on charges that he sent lewd text messages to a girl staying in his home, then spanked and indecently assaulted her.
Police seeking boy in armed robbery of Girard women
Police are looking for a juvenile male who robbed two women at gunpoint about 10 p.m. Wednesday in the 200 block of East Liberty Street.
Rodriguez-Adams wedding planned for early July
The engagement of Marina Marie Rodriguez of Liberty and Kevin Alan Adams of Wadesboro, N.C., is
Parents announce date for McMillan, Pecchia wedding
BOARDMAN The engagement of Tiffany Noel McMillan of Boardman and Michael Pecchia of Cleveland and
Platton-Flyak engagement is announced
AUSTINTOWN Glenn and Sandra Platton of Austintown are announcing the engagement of their daughter,
Emily Hall plans July wedding with Cotie Johns
HUBBARD Gary and Mary Ann Hall of Hubbard are announcing the engagement of their daughter, Emily
ANNIE’S MAILBOX: Pair up contract, ‘Dead at 17’
By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: You recently printed a “Contract for Drivers,” by
HELOISE: She bakes birdseed to kill the germs
Dear Heloise: Years ago, a friend said to put birdseed in the oven for 30 minutes at a low
Sorority to aid tornado victims
Sorority to aid tornado victims YOUNGSTOWN Members of Youngstown Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma
Mothers of Twins honor Launa Martin
YOUNGSTOWN Launa Martin of Berlin Center was honored recently as the 2011 “Mother of the Year” by
Volant to host tea and garden parties
VOLANT, PA. A traveling tea party and a garden party have been scheduled for May 14 at the shops
Pre-registration for fair spelling bee through May 28
The 25th Annual Spelling Bee sponsored by the Trumbull Retired Teachers Association will be at 1 p.m. June 30 at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds.
$1.9M study of YSU streets targets safety of pedestrians
By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com youngstowN A study to improve safety and efficiency on
Kelly Pavlik ready to put on a show
Kelly Pavlik ready to ‘put on a show’ By Andy Samuelson sports@vindy.com Las Vegas Even
Youngstown State loses to Milwaukee in series opener
By Pete Mollica sports@vindy.com NILES Youngstown State’s baseball team had only one bad
Study: Youngstown could save up to $1M on energy
By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN The city can save $700,000 to $1 million
Fitch’s Optimist meet today
Staff report Austintown It seems like there have been only a handful of days when it hasn’t
Absentee ballots in Struthers race probed
ELECTION, SHERIFF OFFICIALS INVESTIGATE ‘ALLEGATIONS OF VOTING IRREGULARITY’ By DAVID SKOLNICK
Canfield students: Lawmakers for a day
By kristine gill kgill@vindy.com canfield Students participating in the 31st annual Civics Day
District judge urges caution with social networks
By SEAN BARRON news@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN If you plan to work for Judge Benita Y. Pearson and
Poland 2nd-graders get taste of past
Poland 2nd-graders get taste of the past By Ashley Luthern aluthern@vindy.com POLAND As
Basketball rules changes announced by the NFHS
Staff report INDIANAPOLIS The National Federation of State High School Associations has made a
Thousands hoof it in Warren ACS relay
By JORDAN COHEN news@vindy.com WARREN Wearing purple T-shirts emblazoned with the words
Columbiana sues couple over home’s condition
Staff report COLUMBIANA City Atty. Daniel A. Blasdell has filed a lawsuit against a couple who
Big-draw McGraw
Country music star Tim McGraw performed at the Covelli Centre Friday night to a packed house. McGraw is known for hits such as “Live Like You Were Dying,” as well as movie roles and his marriage to singer Faith Hill.
No go for Uncle Mo
Stomach ailment sidelines second favorite for today’s Kentucky Derby Associated Press
Coast Guard closes stretch of Mississippi
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. Children played in front yards and neighbors chatted under a
'Jigs' reinvented lure
They have been around probably for as long as people have fished with a line and a hook, but jigs
CEO pay exceeds pre-recession level
Associated Press NEW YORK In the boardroom, it’s as if the Great Recession never happened.
Choo’s court date for DUI arrest is delayed
By Paul Hoynes Cleveland Plain Dealer OAKLAND, Calif. Shin-Soo Choo was scheduled to appear in
Poland briefs
Bond with your babies The Poland branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County is
Sports briefs
Boardman wrestlers compete in state tourney Boardman’s Nick Mancini, Mike Carballo, Joe Cordova,
Career center students meet with legislators
A group of students from the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center, along with Vice Principal
Youngstown friends took different path
Opinion: Shortly after publishing my March column on the six young men involved in shooting into a house full
Reaction to failed additional school levy
On Tuesday, Poland residents voted on two school levies in the primary election. The district’s $3.6
Girls track team fourth at Reserve Relays
The Boardman High School girls track team took 23 members to the Berlin Reserve Relays and finished
Flag football teams battle rain
Despite playing in a downpour for part of the day, the Green Bay Packers turned in a solid
Sports briefs
Canfield tops Tigers The Canfield tennis team went on the road to defeat AAC rival Howland 4-1 on
Boardman briefs
Boardman graduate sworn in as firefighter Ryan Beck, a 2002 graduate of Boardman High School, was
Canfield briefs
Get caught recycling Canfield’s recycling coordinator and the Green Team want to catch some lucky
Austintown briefs
Free clothing available today Free clothing will be available for men, women and children at the
Boys track squad falls to McKinley
The Boardman Boys track team concluded its home schedule with a 70-67 setback to Canton McKinley on
Dobbins hosts annual egg hunt
By SARAH FOOR sfoor@vindy.com On April 21, Dobbins Elementary celebrated its 29th year of an
Sports briefs
Fitch track teams second at Poland Invite The Fitch boys and girls track teams each finished
Sports briefs
Poland boys ninth at own track invitational The Poland boys track team (32 points) finished ninth
Community reacts to failed school levy
Voters in Canfield approved a 1.6-mill, emergency five-year renewal levy on Tuesday, with 60 percent
Taste of the Faiths Festival combines food and music
By LINDA M. LINONIS linonis@vindy.com boardman Along with church food specialties to tempt the
5 area students named to NSCS
Staff report youngstown Five area students have been accepted for membership in the National
Choffin teacher gets distinction
Staff report youngstown Holly Welch, a teacher at Choffin Career and Technical Center has been
Pacquiao ready to fight Mosley — and then sing
Associated Press LAS VEGAS Ask Shane Mosley how he can beat Manny Pacquiao, and the answer is
Seve Ballesteros suffers setback in cancer fight
Associated Press MADRID Golf great Seve Ballesteros suffered “severe deterioration” in his
Honor medical society inducts 5 area natives
Staff report rootstown The Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society at the Northeastern
MLB, players work on alcohol policy
Associated Press NEW YORK Major League Baseball and its players’ association are considering a
Ohio State plays for volleyball title
Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. All season long, UC Santa Barbara coach Rick McLaughlin told
Newman-Montoya meet but feud isn’t settled by NASCAR
McClatchy Newspapers DARLINGTON, S.C. Ryan Newman and Juan Pablo Montoya apparently are nowhere
7 receive 2011 Golden Apple Awards
Staff report youngstown The Office of Catholic Schools of the Diocese of Youngstown announced
East JROTC takes flight
Staff report youngstown Thirty-seven East High School Panthers boarded a C-130 Aircraft from the
Plum Pretty wins the Oaks, holding off St. John’s River
Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. The first time Bob Baffert saw filly Plum Pretty, he turned to
HUNTER, TRAPPER EDUCATION
HUNTER, TRAPPER EDUCATION INFORMATION — Ohio: Call 800-WILDLIFE Pennsylvania: 814-432-3187.
Kindergarten registration set
Kindergarten registration set austintown Austintown Local Schools will accept kindergarten
Pittsburgh can’t solve Houston’s Rodriguez
Associated Press pittsburgh An eighth-inning rally earned Wandy Rodriguez a well-deserved
New Castle students show drive with Project Ignition
Staff report new castle Two groups of students from New Castle Junior/Senior High School
Preps at a glance
BASEBALL Canton South 7, West Branch 5 Canton South0015010—7103 West Branch1040000—5104 Joe
Today’s entertainment picks:
Today’s entertainment picks: v “The Best of Top Hat,” 7:30 p.m.: Theater company had a lot to pick
Is the Statehouse unsafe?
Opinion: COLUMBUS A half a million people, give or take a few thousand, pass through the doors of the Ohio
KO Drugs tourney gets going
By GREG GULAS sports@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Columbiana High’s Mardell Halas is determined to win
YSU women lead at HL outdoors
Staff report INDIANAPOLIS Led by junior Alison Roth’s victory in the discus, the Youngstown
Steelworkers approve contract
By WILLIAM K. ALCORN alcorn@vindy.com WARREN Union employees at RG Steel’s mill here opposed a
Penn oozes American history
Opinion: Realizing the Great American Educational Dream has always been one of our immigrant parents’
WCMA announces 2011-12 concert series
Staff report WARREN Warren Civic Music Association’s 2011-12 concert series will include the
House fire displaces 6
Staff report GROVE CITY, PA. The American Red Cross was called in to assist a family of six
Don’t ignore brain trauma
Opinion: San Jose Mercury News: The National Football League can no longer pretend it doesn’t know that
Doug Savant and Felicity Huffman One ‘Desperate’ couple
By FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer NEW YORK Marriage can be a hard job. This, Tom and
How does bin Laden’s demise affect US-Afghanistan policy?
Editorial: Nearly Ten years ago, when then-President George W. Bush launched the military invasion of
Working mothers earn praise
Opinion: By Elizabeth Gorman and Sarah Mosseri Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Va.) CHARLOTTESVILLE,
voices of faith q & a
McClatchy Newspapers Q. Is it no longer a priority to marry within your faith? WELCOMING OTHERS
Using the new check system
Hunters still must report their harvest of turkeys, but they no longer are required to take their
Witnesses: Forces kill 30 protesters
Witnesses: Forces kill 30 protesters BEIRUT Syrian security forces opened fire Friday on
New ideas forge Valley
I recently finished reading “Steelworker Alley,” which was written in 1999, for the second time.
Children’s Olympics set
Staff report Warren YWCA Warren’s 28th annual Children’s Olympics Track & Field events for
POLICE CALLS
POLICE CALLS A summary of recent criminal activity in Girard, Hubbard and Liberty: GIRARD May
Birthdays
Birthdays Actress Robin Strasser is 66. Singer-songwriter Bill Danoff of Starland Vocal Band is
MCCTC summer camp lets teens explore careers
Staff report canfield The Mahoning County Career and Technical Center, 7300 N. Palmyra Road,
Teachers to pay extra dues to fight new Ohio union law
Associated Press COLUMBUS Members of Ohio’s largest teachers union have agreed to a one-time,
Blessing of pets
Blessing of pets youngstown Park Vista Retirement Community, 1216 Fifth Ave., plans a blessing
Years Ago
Today is Saturday, May 7, the 127th day of 2011. There are 238 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED
Man gets 2 years in plea deal
By JOHN W. GOODWIN JR. jgoodwin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN A city man will spend time in prison for
Justice revival
Event challenged clergy and laity to live faith by working for social justice By LINDA M. LINONIS
BRIDGE Weekly quiz
BRIDGE Weekly quiz Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold: x7 6 3 uA 5 vJ 9 6 3 wK 8 5 3 The
MAHONING COUNTY COURTS
courts MAHONING COUNTY Divorces asked Willie J. Beverly Sr., 865 E. Dewey, Youngstown, v.
News Shows
News Shows Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC’s “This Week”: National security
Obama honors US assault team
Associated Press FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. Brimming with pride, President Barack Obama on Friday met
Rescuers find body of 3rd student in sea
Associated Press SAN JOSE, Costa Rica Costa Rican rescuers on Friday found the body of a third
Coast Guard reopens part of Mississippi
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. Children played in front yards and neighbors chatted under a
Ohio OKs Antioch College degrees
Associated Press CINCINNATI The state has given a stamp of approval to an Ohio liberal-arts
Upbeat crowd of 7,000 cheers singer at Covelli
Upbeat crowd of 7,000 cheers singer at Covelli By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN It
King-size concert nary misses a beat
BY GUY D’ASTOLFO dastolfo@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN After a minutes-long crowd-teasing rock’n’roll
Latest Developments
Latest Developments The wealth of information pulled from Osama bin Laden’s compound has
June spelling bee
June spelling bee bazetta The 25th Annual Spelling Bee sponsored by the Trumbull Retired
Al-Qaida vows revenge for bin Laden’s death
Associated Press CAIRO Al-Qaida vowed to keep fighting the United States and avenge the death of
Jamaica is a land of endemic species
Biologists love to see species they have never seen before. The best places to see endemic species