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Jim Tressel’s 10-year reign in Columbus reaches its end
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jim Tressel, who guided Ohio State to its first national title in 34 years, resigned Monday amid NCAA violations and mounting ...
Stories published May 31, 2011
Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.
Gov. Kasich, GOP leaders to actively campaign for SB 5
Gov. Kasich, GOP leaders to actively campaign for SB 5
Bridge work for Columbiana County today, Wednesday
Bridge work for Columbiana County today, Wednesday
Man cops plea after alleged victim recants her story
Man cops plea after alleged victim recants her story
Defense wants delay in in Ohio trial involving 11 slayings
Defense wants delay in Ohio trial involving 11 slayings
European food contaimination kills 16, sickens 1,150
European food contamination kills 16, sickens 1,150
Heat takes toll on Warren G. Harding band in D.C. parade
Heat takes toll on Warren G. Harding band in D.C. parade
Joblessness among post-Sept. 11 vets remains high
Joblesseness among post-Sept. 11 vets remains high
REUNIONS
Chaney High School January and June Classes of 1946 will have a special 65th reunion breakfast at
Wolves Club grants funding for 8 students to attend YSU
YOUNGSTOWN At its annual scholarship banquet on May 11, the Wolves Club of Youngstown, Den VI,
ANNIE’S MAILBOX: Wife is right not to trust ‘Sherwin’
By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: I’ve been married to “Sherwin” for two years. We
HELOISE: Have info ready when calling
Dear Heloise: Thank you to the reader who wrote about having all of your information ready when
He is who we should have thought he was
Rob Todor didn’t see it coming. Or maybe he did. On April 26, The Vindicator’s sports editor
Malmisur defends Tressel
By JOE SCALZO scalzo@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Joe Malmisur, the longtime Youngstown State
Time will aid Tressel legacy
Ohio State football fans will remember the 106 victories, seven Big Ten titles and the 2002 BCS
Poland Memorial Day event stresses enormity of soldiers’ sacrifice
By SEAN BARRON news@vindy.com POLAND Officials estimate that 1.1 million soldiers have died
Group may seek alternate to local chamber
By Karl Henkel khenkel@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber may have
Pryor investigation looms in OSU future
The Columbus Dispatch COLUMBUS The NCAA and the Ohio State University’s compliance office are
Chesterland soldier honored for his sacrifice
By MICHAEL SCOTT Plain Dealer Chesterland Memorial Day came home to Chesterland Monday. Even
Valley schools excel in noninstructional services
Staff report leetonia Several Mahoning Valley school districts are among the most efficient
Jim Tressel | By the numbers
10: Jim Tressel spent 10 seasons in Columbus, compiling a 106-22 record (66-14 Big Ten). 8:
School district continues effort to fill 90 teaching positions
By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com youngstowN Interviews continue to fill 90 teaching
Women volunteers find construction cause to be rewarding
Women volunteers find construction cause to be rewarding By WILLIAM K. ALCORN alcorn@vindy.com
Homeless mom’s death leads kids to family
Associated Press CINCINNATI An Indiana woman who had been searching for her mother for decades
Pittsburgh to get first distillery since Schenley ceased in 1970s
Associated Press PITTSBURGH Though distilled spirits run in the region’s historical veins as
New pro-SB 5 panel to swing into action today
By JIM PROVANCE Toledo Blade COLUMBUS For nearly two months, opponents of Ohio’s new law
Liberty schools’ fiscal collapse prompts numerous questions
Editorial: The decision by state Auditor Dave Yost to place the Liberty Local School District under fiscal
Americans ignorant about civics
Opinion: According to the latest survey of Things Americans Are Ignorant About, high school and middle school
PNC unveils digital check deposits
By Karl Henkel khenkel@vindy.com PITTSBURGH PNC Bank customers who find it difficult to get to
Chinese e-commerce giant opens showroom
Associated Press BEIJING China’s e-commerce giant is stepping up its heated rivalry with bricks-
Mets substitutes too much for Bucs
Associated Press NEW YORK Even against a makeshift lineup, Charlie Morton and the Pittsburgh
Intervention in Libya illegal
Opinion: WASHINGTON The U.S. intervention in Libya’s civil war, intervention that began with a surplus of
Key to our future
Opinion: There is not a region anywhere in Ohio that has more at stake in the outcome of Gov. John Kasich’s
Some at OSU plan to skip football games
By Collin Binkley Columbus Dispatch COLUMBUS Ohio State University junior Eilen Liu had
Eastern Pa. police nab 3-foot alligator
Associated Press BETHLEHEM, Pa. Bethlehem police say they captured a 3-foot-long alligator after
TRESSEL HAD TO KNOW OF INFRACTIONS AT YSU, SI SAYS
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN It is improbable that Jim Tressel was not aware of football program
State Rte. 46 closing
State Rte. 46 closing Austintown State Route 46 at the Mahoning/Trumbull County line between
STORY & PHOTOS
STORY & PHOTOS By ROBERT K. YOSAY photo@vindy.com UNITY When you walk into the rustic
MLB roundup Monday’s other games
AMERICAN LEAGUE Yankees 5, Athletics 0 OAKLAND, CALIF. Bartolo Colon pitched a four-hitter for
Suicide blast kills 5
Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan A suicide bomber blew up an explosives-packed car at the
Indians’ troubles continue
Associated Press TORONTO The Cleveland Indians have lost to plenty of tough pitchers in recent
‘Spray parks’ now subject to state inspection
By HOLLY ZACHARIAH Columbus Dispatch COLUMBUS Ever wondered whether those playful sprays of
Ecologists expecting more algae trouble in Ohio lakes
Associated Press COLUMBUS Those keeping an eye on the water quality of Ohio’s lakes say they
Right Turn
GOP candidates leaning more conservative Associated Press WASHINGTON In the first presidential
Joplin victims offered existing homes
Associated Press JOPLIN, Mo. Some of the people left homeless by the Joplin tornado could be
SPORTS BY THE NUMBERS 28 SOURCE: Sports Illustrated
Number of Buckeyes football players past and present who are alleged to have traded memorabilia for
Strike on Iran
Strike on Iran MOSCOW An Israeli Cabinet minister said the civilized world must take joint
QUOTABLE Craig Krenzel, former Ohio State quarterback, on current Buckeyes:
“There’s been a culture change that I’ve seen over the last five, six years in terms of guys coming
Why are women waiting longer for motherhood?
By John Sammon The Santa Cruz Sentinel WATSONVILLE, Calif. At one time, women older than age
‘tattoo-gate’ | Timeline
A timeline leading up to Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel’s resignation Monday: April 2,
Tech mogul pays students not to go to college
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Instead of paying attention in high school, Nick Cammarata
Make public jobs more like private
Opinion: Make public jobs more like private These thoughts are present- ed by a Canfield resident and
Museum weekend to lure visitors in June
Staff report ASHTABULA Ashtabula County’s 18 museums will welcome visitors with discounts June
Open up US to more tourists
Opinion: Kansas City Star: In the decade since 9/11, the United States has chased away $500 billion from
newsmakers
newsmakers Sean Kingston in ICU after watercraft crash MIAMI Hip-hop singer Sean Kingston has
Agenda Wednesday
Agenda Wednesday Mahoning Valley Sanitary District meeting, 4 p.m., Assembly Room at the
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is infamous these days for revelations that he fathered
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is infamous these days for revelations that he fathered
Canada’s Chrysler stock may be sold
Canada’s Chrysler stock may be sold TORONTO The chief executive officer of Chrysler and Fiat
Years Ago
Today is Tuesday, May 31, the 151st day of 2011. There are 214 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED
oddly enough
oddly enough No good humor in frosty Pa. frozen-treat feud UNIONTOWN, Pa. Police are hoping
Life’s a beach. So is this hole
The No. 11 hole at Avalon is fun to look at and play. While it’s a gentler 13-handicap hole, if you
Jason Sudeikis of ‘SNL’ Center stage beckons
By JAKE COYLE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK As several cameras and a large film crew hover
Honoring fallen veterans
Associated Press WASHINGTON Americans from the nation’s capital to Alaska marked Memorial Day
Jim Tressel’s 10-year reign in Columbus reaches its end
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jim Tressel, who guided Ohio State to its first national title in 34 years, resigned Monday amid NCAA violations and mounting revelations that sullied the image of one of the country's top football programs.
Yemeni warplanes bomb Islamists
Associated Press SANAA, Yemen Yemeni forces opened fire on a protest camp and killed more than