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Brother of Warren teen found dead in N.C. reported as runaway

A woman whose 17-year-old daughter was found dead in Charlotte, N.C., on Oct. 15 after having run away from home months earlier has reported her 13-year-old son as a runaway.


Liberty trustees have special meeting Friday

Liberty trustees have special meeting Friday


Obama administration urges new wilderness protections

Obama administration urges new wilderness protections HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Obama


Purple Heart given to Ohio brother of WWII soldier

Purple Heart given to Ohio brother of WWII soldier


Occupy Youngstown members mulling order from police chief

Occupy Youngstown members mulling order from police chief YOUNGSTOWN — Police Chief Rod Foley has


Examiner suggests revoking Ohio funeral home license

Examiner suggests revoking Ohio funeral home license


Ursuline’s Dan Reardon resigns

Ursuline’s Dan Reardon resigns WFMJ Television is reporting that Dan Reardon has resigned after


Man sentenced for making threats against Boxer

Man sentenced for making threats against Boxer SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) — A California man who


‘Rock snot’ fears means salmon for native tribes

‘Rock snot’ fears means salmon for native tribes MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Fears that a Vermont fish


NY gov’s ‘I am the government’ quote now ringtone

NY gov’s ‘I am the government’ quote now ringtone ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A recent soundbite from New


Group says much mercury released into the air

Group says much mercury released into the air COLUMBUS (AP) A report from an Ohio environmental


Pa. US senators won't support Paterno for bid for prestigious medal

Pa. US senator won't support Paterno for prestigious medal


Musical fundraiser Saturday in Warren

Musical fundraiser Saturday in Warren WARREN Trumbull 100 is presenting Foodstock 2011, a music


Ohio high school reopens after bomb threats

Ohio high school reopens after bomb threats


Man charged with killling Omarosa's brother enters insanity plea

Man charged with killing Omarosa's brother enters insanity plea


GOP hopeful Perry heads to Letterman

GOP hopeful Perry heads to Letterman NEW YORK (AP) — Republican presidential contender Rick Perry


UCF’s O’Leary: NCAA violations not systemic issue

UCF’s O’Leary: NCAA violations not systemic issue ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Central Florida football


Cops: Man hid out at NY motel before killing owner

Cops: Man hid out at NY motel before killing owner UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say an ex-


Inmates with HIV sue Ohio over medical records

Inmates with HIV sue Ohio over medical records


Verizon brings faster 4G network to Mahoning Valley

Verizon brings faster 4G network to Mahoning Valley


SAT cheating probe in New York expanded to ACT

SAT cheating probe in New York expanded to ACT NEW YORK (AP) — New York authorities say their


EU warns of possible recession in eurozone

EU warns of possible recession in eurozone BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union warned today that


Man charged with killing woman, burning body

Man charged with killing woman, burning body PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh police have arrested a


NC town with no candidates counts write-in votes

NC town with no candidates counts write-in votes TAR HEEL, N.C. (AP) — One North Carolina town


Hillary Clinton at APEC in Hawaii before Asia trip

Hillary Clinton at APEC in Hawaii before Asia trip HONOLULU (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary


911 tape played in Pa. wife’s hit-and-run death

911 tape played in Pa. wife’s hit-and-run death UNIONTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A western Pennsylvania man


Perry says his campaign won’t end

Perry says his campaign won’t end BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Republican candidate Rick Perry


Fifth guilty plea entered in Philly abortion case

Fifth guilty plea entered in Philly abortion case PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A woman who killed a newborn


Paterno will not finish season as Penn State coach

Paterno will not finish season as Penn State coach Joe Paterno is out immediately as head coach of


Holiday open house at Unity Grange


Club schedules Wine Academy program


Springfield alumni honor the Hecks


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Hoffmaster, Massarelli plans are told

Norma W. Hoffmaster of Sarasota, Fla., and Stanley M. Massarelli of Poland are announcing their engagement and upcoming wedding.

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OUT-OF-TOWN BIRTHS

Chad and Becki (Cashier) Boger of Lakewood, Calif., announce the birth of a daughter, Stella Aurora,


Craft fair scheduled


Haluski sale at church

Haluski sale at church CAMPBELL St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 159 Reed Ave., will be


Tease photo

Paterno ousted at PSU; Bradley to coach

The day was always coming. The old coach was 84, and each new season brought questions whether it would be his last. No one, though, expected it to happen quite like this.


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Paranormal tour of S&T homes conjures up interest

About 60 people attended a free paranormal activity tour of the old Youngstown Sheet & Tube company homes on Chambers Street in Campbell last Saturday.

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Penn St. needs a makeover

Joe Paterno’s ouster on Wednesday wasn’t unexpected. It must, though, be merely the start.


Salute to Jewish veterans

The Jewish communities of the Youngstown, Warren and Sharon, Pa., areas will conduct a special Oneg Shabbat service Friday, Veterans Day, to honor Jewish-American military veterans.

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Girard defense thrives on TOs

The Indians own a plus-22 turnover ratio this season By matthew peaslee mpeaslee@vindy.com

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Shaky start gives way to fast finish

Led by QB Adam Coppock, Crestview has won 10 straight By matthew peaslee mpeaslee@vindy.com

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Youngstown VFW to honor black veterans and sheriff

By WILLIAM K. ALCORN alcorn@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Veterans of Foreign Wars Donald Lockett Post


Mad about Memphis: Ursuline’s Powell signs with Tigers

By john bassetti bassetti@vindy.com Youngstown When your father is the school’s all-time


Burned vehicle found in Girard

By robert Guttersohn rguttersohn@vindy.com Girard Police have failed to find the last-known


Canfield officials address residents’ concerns about Flower Mill property

By Elise Franco efranco@vindy.com Canfield Township officials answered some questions but


YSU adds 2 for basketball; Poland, JFK players sign

Staff report The Youngstown State men’s basketball program officially added Bobby Hain of Jupiter,


North Dakota St. presents size and skill on both sides

By JOE SCALZO scalzo@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN On Sept. 24, North Dakota State played at Minnesota


Sojourn to the Past honored by first lady

Staff report Youngstown First lady Michele Obama presented Sojourn to the Past with the 2011


Grant growth at YSU recognized

Staff report Youngstown Youngstown State University faculty and staff garnered $8.7 million in


Valley church serves free turkey dinner

For the 14th year, the Assembly of God church at 5716 Struthers Road, will sponsor a free community Thanksgiving dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. next Thursday at Struthers High School, 111 Euclid Ave., Struthers. They’re expecting about 400 guests who will be entertained with music by Steve Fazzini.

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Tuesday's results serve as springboard for 2012

Here what you should know about Tuesday’s election...


POLICE CALLS

POLICE CALLS A summary of recent criminal activity in Poland and Boardman townships: POLAND


OWR production will have the added power of a pipe organ A RESOUNDING ‘TOSCA’

By GUY D’ASTOLFO dastolfo@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Opera Western Reserve has waited years to


Bottom 60 percent in U.S. are wealth deprived

Opinion: By Joyce Appleby Los Angeles Times We hear a great deal these days about the top 1 percent and


Cain accuser filed a later complaint

Associated Press WASHINGTON Three years after Karen Kraushaar settled her sexual harassment


Browns coach preaches patience in first season

Associated Press berea Pat Shurmur stood near the middle of the indoor practice field with one


Dow sinks as uncertainty deepens

Trouble on two fronts in the European debt crisis sent American stocks tumbling Wednesday to their biggest loss since the rocky trading of last summer. The Dow Jones industrial average fell almost 400 points.

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New casino in Toledo won’t hire smokers

Associated Press TOLEDO Operators of a new casino in Ohio say they won’t hire smokers to work at


Should blood type guide your food choices?

By Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz Chicago Tribune While searching for relief from migraines and general


Editorial was wrong; science shows life begins at conception

Opinion: Editorial was wrong; science shows life begins at conception Two of your recent Opinion columns


If caffeine owns you, it might be time to reassert yourself Kick the habit

By Julie Deardorff Chicago Tribune For most people, a morning cup of java isn’t harmful. But if


AUDITIONS

AUDITIONS singeRS, actors Worship Choir, First Covenant Church, 5210 Glenwood Ave., Boardman.


‘TOSCA’ NOTES

‘TOSCA’ NOTES Cast: The cast of Opera Western Reserve’s “Tosca” includes Marian Vogel, soprano, as


New judge appointed in Valley vehicular-homicide case

Staff report struthers The Ohio Supreme Court has appointed a new judge to take over in the case


New This week

New This week Anonymous (PG-13) In Elizabethan England, intrigue swirls around Edward de Vere,


Big-college football is big business

Opinion: WASHINGTON A few millennia from now, when archaeologists from an ascendant Brazil or Turkey or


Liberty leans heavily on grants for projects

By robert Guttersohn rguttersohn@vindy.com Liberty Changes in state tax laws will cut the


Youngstown Playhouse to present ‘Gee’s Bend’

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN The Youngstown Playhouse will present Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder’s play


Redistricting plan stays stuck in limbo

By MARC KOVAC news@vindy.com COLUMBUS Republican leaders in the Ohio House continue to


NIGHTLIFE

American Legion Post 737, 16465 Milton Ave., Lake Milton; 330-654-5630 Fri: Whiskey River, 7 p.m.


canfield schools Zambrini: District now faces more cuts

By christine keeling ckeeling@vindy.com Canfield The schools superintendent says more cuts are


Applicants sought

Applicants sought WARREN YWCA Warren is taking applications for its Step Up career-training


Country Music Association Award WINNERS

WINNERS Winners at Wednesday’s 45th annual Country Music Association Awards: Entertainer of the


CD RATES

CD RATES The table shows the annual percentage yield as of Wednesday. All yields given in percent.


Surplus food

Surplus food Bunker Hill Methodist Church, 15096 W. Middletown Road, Beloit, various commodities


ODDLY enough

ODDLY enough Lion tranquilized outside den at zoo SEATTLE A lion got out of its den at the


DFT/if you go

if you go What: “Tosca,” by Opera Western Reserve When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: Stambaugh


Artist's debut is what she wanted

The acoustic singer-songwriter assembled a crew of some fine musicians at Pete Drivere’s Ampreon Recorder studio in Youngstown last month and cranked out a four-song disc.


newsmakers

newsmakers ‘Family Circus’ creator Bil Keane dies at 89 PHOENIX Bil Keane’s “Family Circus”


It’s about income brackets

Opinion: One of the things that has struck me, when I have gone on luxury cruise ships, is that most of the


Veterans: Seen and unseen

Opinion: By Dr. MARK W. HENDRICKSON Special to The Vindicator In economics, the first lesson I teach my


Years Ago

Today is Thursday, Nov. 10, the 314th day of 2011. There are 51 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED


WORLD DIGEST || Woman found fused to recliner

Woman found fused to recliner KANSAS CITY, Mo. A suburban Kansas City woman was left sitting in


officials study options after rejection of fee

By Ashley Luthern aluthern@vindy.com POLAND Until Tuesday, Poland Village had a law and fee


Trumbull OKs $1.36M pact for sewer project in Vienna

By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com WARREN Trumbull County commissioners awarded a $1.36 million


METRO DIGEST || Idora Neighborhood Workday Saturday

Neighborhood workday YOUNGSTOWN The Idora Neighborhood Workday is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.


Steelers’ Clark miffed about fine

Associated Press pittsburgh Ryan Clark’s first fine for an illegal hit drew nothing but a


WTG

Today Lectures “Pretty Boy” Floyd, 7:30 p.m., by Atty. Timothy R. Brookes, at Canfield


MAHONING COUNTY COURTS

MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Bradley S. Salus, 33, of 22 N. Portland Ave., Youngstown, and


Academic recovery blueprint holds promise for Youngstown

Editorial: In Tuesday’s general election, Youngstown residents went for experience and enthusiasm in the


ENTERTAINING THOUGHTS

ENTERTAINING THOUGHTS Radio soap opera premieres; Red Wanting Blue returns. C2


Pacquiao faces old nemesis in Marquez

Associated Press las vegas In the cavernous lobby of the MGM Grand hotel, they were hawking


‘GEE’S BEND’

‘GEE’S BEND’ Playhouse drama weaves a quilt of family togetherness. C9


bridge

bridge North-South vulnerable. South deals. NORTH x8 4 uJ 9 7 4 v9 5 4 wA K J 4 WEST


GOP candidates: Fix the economy

Associated Press ROCHESTER, Mich. United in agreement for once, Republican presidential rivals


Campbell man free on bond after guilty plea in killing

By PETER H. MILLIKEN milliken@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN A Campbell man has pleaded guilty to a


Births

Births ST. Joseph Health Center Michelle Barbe and Oliver Prater, Warren, boy, Nov. 7. Dennis


Robbers grab $200 at Smoker Friendly

Robbers grab $200 at Smoker Friendly BOARDMAN Police continue to investigate a Wednesday morning


Radio soap opera premieres on WSOM

A new radio soap opera by Youngstown native Andria Lorelle debuted this week on local talk station


Fieri to appear at Phantoms game

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Food Network star Guy Fieri will appear at the Youngstown Phantoms


Selected local stocks

Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Aqua America, .66, 21.85 —.59 Avalon


Flu, pneumonia shots to be offered

Flu, pneumonia shots to be offered YOUNGSTOWN Flu and pneumonia shots are offered at the


Judge denies murder suspect’s motion to drop charges

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN A judge has overruled a motion by a defendant in a capital-murder case


Iowa can’t stand still

Opinion: The Gazette, Cedar Rapids: Reinforcement of the call for education reform in Iowa arrived recently:


Home prices rise in Valley

Staff/wire reports WASHINGTON Home prices dropped in nearly three-quarters of U.S. cities over


LOTTERY

LOTTERY Wednesday’s numbers OHIO Evening drawings: Pick 32-4-9 Pick 41-3-0-8 Rolling


Mezvinsky brings laughs to the Valley

By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com Andrea Mezvinsky may be lost. As far as her comedy


HEALTH DIGEST || Northside designated as Level III trauma site

Northside designated as Level III trauma site YOUNGSTOWN Northside Medical Center, an affiliate


“bones” (9 p.m., fox): Joey “Jaws” Chestnut may not appreciate

“bones” (9 p.m., fox): Joey “Jaws” Chestnut may not appreciate tonight’s episode of “Bones.” It has


Corbett signs statewide texting-while-driving ban

Associated Press CAMP HILL, Pa. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett on Wednesday signed into law a