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Mooney grad Johnson-Koulianos signs with Montreal of CFL
Mooney grad Johnson-Koulianos signs with Montreal of CFL.
Kitten found in Boardman, severely abused with BB gun
Plans for Emily and Eric Dvorovy’s movie date quickly changed after making a pit stop at Target, where they found a BB-riddled kitten in the parking lot.
Jury convicts Dreon Williams of 2010 murder in Campbell
Jury convicts Dreon Williams of 2010 murder in Campbell
Tax break proposed for small Cleveland music clubs
Tax break proposed for small Cleveland music clubs
Complete SB 5/Issue 2 ballot details in Wednesday's Vindicator
Full SB 5/Issue 2 ballot details in Wednesday's Vindicator
ICE deports record number of immigrants in fiscal year
ICE deports record number of immigrants in fiscal year
Opponents dominate meeting near Toledo on Ohio Turnpike leasing
Opponents dominate meeting near Toledo on Ohio Turnpike leasing
Town-hall forum set Wednesday in Boardman on Ohio Turnpike privatization
Town-hall forum set Wednesday
Ohio man's trial starts for strangling his grandmother
Ohio man's trial over grandma's strangling begins
Trust donates $450,000 to YSU for scholarships
Trust donates $450,000 to YSU for scholarships A trust fund established by the late Mahoning
Trumbull Commissioner Paul Heltzel injured in car crash
Trumbull Commissioner Paul Heltzel injured in car crash LAgrange, Ind. Paul Heltzel, Trumbull
Candace Ott | Aaron Brady
COLUMBUS Candace Elayne Ott of Delaware, Ohio, and Aaron Anthony Brady of Columbus were married
Bonnie J. Wathen | Matthew T. Roeding
CINCINNATI Making their home in Cincinnati after a honeymoon in Punta Cana are Matthew T. Roeding
REUNIONS
Campbell Memorial High School Class of 1956 will meet for brunch at 11 a.m. Thursday at Bedford
Halloween event will help save pets
Halloween event will help save pets LORDSTOWN Safe at Last Dog Rescue will sponsor Bow-Wow-Ween,
Boardman Township: Officials unveil financial database
By Ashley Luthern aluthern@vindy.com BOARDMAN Township trustees are putting together a five-
Prosecutor remembered by colleagues
By PETER H. MILLIKEN milliken@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Atty. Vincent E. Gilmartin, who served 16
Wilson positions himself for run
By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN While he’s waiting until the redistricting
Teacher: Issue 2 not good for students
By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com STRUTHERS A Boardman High School teacher says the passage
Football upsets make impact in statewide poll
Staff report Two of last Friday’s high school football upsets were reflected in the Associated
Making a Difference
By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com youngstowN East High School’s Destination Imagination
Victim had lengthy record
By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com WARREN Stanley L. Thomas, 37, shot to death early Sunday outside
Video lottery terminals on a fast track
By MARC KOVAC news@vindy.com COLUMBUS Gov. John Kasich has signed an executive order allowing
Browns fumble Hillis injury
Associated Press BEREA No matter the coast or the opponent, Peyton Hillis can’t seem to outrun
Las Vegas Motor Speedway conditions were ripe for danger
Associated Press LAS VEGAS The perfect storm: A high-banked oval crowded with the largest field
Nominees announced for region’s 40 Under 40
By Karl Henkel khenkel@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN After stints in Pennsylvania and Illinois,
Author’s book based on Greek folktales
By Ashley Luthern aluthern@vindy.com POLAND Although Anthony Manna isn’t Greek, he has spent
Dragons slay tourney rival
Niles edges LaBrae 2-1, setting up rematch with Mooney By Doug chapin chapin@vindy,com NILES
Fiancé testifies in trial
By PETER H. MILLIKEN milliken@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN David Figueroa’s fiancé, Kayla Cain,
Holocaust survivor shares her stories with Valley students
Eva Schloss, above, shows her concentration camp number to students at Western Reserve Middle School. Schloss shared her World War II experiences with students during her visit to the Valley on Monday. Seventh-grader Kaitlyn Deal, right, listens intently as Schloss speaks.
Thank Dodd-Frank for fees
Opinion: By Diane Katz Heritage Foundation Whatever one’s opinion about escalating bank fees, President
To live or to die ‘on the floor’
Opinion: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi sometimes sounds as if she has cast aside any attachment to
Newsmakers
newsmakers ‘E! News’ co-host has breast cancer NEW YORK “E! News” co-host Giuliana Rancic says
Steelers not apologizing for sluggish play
Associated Press PITTSBURGH The Pittsburgh Steelers cautioned each other about a letdown after
The impact of iTunes It was great for Apple, but how about the music business?
By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY AP Music Writer NEW YORK When Apple rolled out iTunes for the masses in
KC mother: I was drunk on night baby vanished
Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. The mother of a missing Kansas City baby said Monday that she
Years ago
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 18, the 291st day of 2011. There are 74 days left in the year. Associated
Cell companies to warn users as limits approach
Associated Press NEW YORK Cellphone companies pledged Monday to warn subscribers before they go
Commissioner Stern seeks quick results as NBA heads to mediation
Associated Press NEW YORK The NBA and players’ association are ready to try mediation, and
Stocks slide as Germany casts doubt on debt-crisis fix
Associated Press NEW YORK A week ago, markets were soaring on hopes that a fix for Europe’s debt
Superhero groups in spotlight
Associated Press SEATTLE Fabio Heuring was standing outside a Seattle nightclub on a Saturday
Saudis want UN to weigh alleged Iran plot
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS Saudi Arabia is asking that the alleged Iranian plot to
Panel: Pap remains best test for detecting cervical cancer
Associated Press There’s more news on cancer-screening tests — this time for women. Scientists
Ohio gas prices up
Ohio gas prices up YOUNGSTOWN Gasoline prices have jumped in the Mahoning Valley and in Ohio as
Cops: Evidence of fraud scheme found after 4 freed from cellar
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA The landlord of the apartment building at first thought a circuit
Knowing and not doing aren’t the same
Opinion: Knowing and not doing aren’t the same Marietta Times: Apparently most drivers understand “texting”
Selected local stocks
Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Aqua America, .66, 21.28 —.15 Avalon
Ohio Supreme Court rejects GOP trickery in redistricting
Editorial: Republicans in the state legisla- ture knew that the congressional districts they had created were
Shale-expo speakers listed
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN The speakers list for the Youngstown/ Warren Regional Chamber’s
A planning milestone
Opinion: By Cecile Richards McClatchy Tribune This week, Planned Parenthood turns 95, and let me tell
40 Under 40
40 Under 40 Here is the complete list of the 2012 40 Under 40 nominees: Melissa Ames, Better
Unknown drummer could’ve had great gig
By GREGORY KATZ Associated Press LONDON Somewhere, an aging drummer (identity unknown) is
'Rent' strains to fit on stage
Since it hit Broadway in 1996, Jonathan Larson’s “Rent” has become a sort of icon in pop culture. Originally known for it’s taboo references to AIDS, drug abuse, and homosexuality, “Rent” turned mainstream when it was adapted into a film in 2005.
Iranian intrigue
Opinion: Iranian intrigue Akron Beacon Journal: The Obama White House must have known: Report a stranger-
1,950 to lose jobs as 20 Lowe’s stores shut
McClatchy Newspapers CHARLOTTE, N.C. Mooresville, N.C.-based Lowe’s Inc. is closing 20 stores
Birthdays
birthdays Singer-guitarist Chuck Berry is 85. Actress Dawn Wells (“Gilligan’s Island”) is 73.
A huge part of the allure of the original “Footloose” was the soundtrack of catchy,
A huge part of the allure of the original “Footloose” was the soundtrack of catchy, radio-friendly
Making a painful trade
Opinion: By Uri Dromi McClatchy Tribune The news that, after almost six years in the hands of his Hamas
7 fitness myths to avoid
Muscling past misleading HEALTH concepts By Julie Deardorff Chicago Tribune If you still think
Council to consider legislation to seek cleaning proposals
By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN City council will consider legislation
Opening statements made in murder trial
By PETER H. MILLIKEN milliken@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Dreon A. Williams is guilty in the murder
Bengals take win streak into bye
Associated Press cincinnati Midway through October, the Cincinnati Bengals already have matched
Dems issue ultimatum on redistricting
By MARC KOVAC news@vindy.com COLUMBUS The Ohio Democratic Party has issued an ultimatum to the
Computers seized in sex investigation
Staff report WARREN The Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office seized computers and other items from a
Reborn Jets defeat Pens for first victory
WINNIPEG, Manitoba Kyle Wellwood scored 8 seconds into the game, and the reborn Winnipeg Jets
49ers head into open week with Harbaugh in spotlight
Associated Press santa clara, calif. Jim Harbaugh’s aggressive, second-long handshake with
No coasting: Cards, Rangers meet in middle
Associated Press It’s a World Series straight out of Central casting. David Freese, the local
Surplus food/ free lunch
Surplus food/ free lunch St. Andrewes A.M.E. Church, 521 W. Earle Ave., Youngstown, free lunch,
FLU SHOTS | Where to go
FLU SHOTS | Where to go Mahoning County District Board of Health will give flu shots and the
Furnace oven explodes at RG Steel in Warren
By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com WARREN The blast furnace at RG Steel, which has been running
STORY OF HOPE
STORY OF HOPE Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss came to the Valley to attend the premiere of “A
Agenda Wednesday
Agenda Wednesday Mathews Local school board, executive session, 6 p.m., board room, Cortland Bank
Wall Street showers money on candidates
McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON Even as protests over its political influence grow louder, Wall
Girl found dead
Girl found dead WARREN A Warren girl whose mother reported her missing to the Warren Police
3-year-old reportedly falls out of window
3-year-old reportedly falls out of window youngstown Police responded Sunday to a Tyrell Street
oddly enough
oddly enough Chicago-area high school sets bathroom-visit limit for students EVERGREEN PARK,
KSU student found dead in dorm room
KSU student found dead in dorm room KENT An investigator says a student from Pennsylvania found
ITCL chief gives history lesson to Curbstoners
By Greg Gulas sports @vindy.com BOARDMAN For over 40 years, Paul Andraso was comfortable in
Revis, Jets shut down Miami
Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J For a team in turmoil, this was one therapeutic win.