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Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.
Youngstown mayor to open 3rd Big Tap In next week
The third annual Big Tap In on April 21 at the Covelli Centre has sold out, organizers say.
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt engaged after 7 years, 6 kids
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt engaged after 7 years, 6 kids LOS ANGELES — Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
Civil War vet finally laid to rest
Civil War vet finally laid to rest PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Civil War veteran whose ashes sat for
Candlelight vigil held for shot NH police chief
Candlelight vigil held for shot NH police chief GREENLAND, N.H. (AP) — About 200 people have
Judge denies request to block Marine’s dismissal
Judge denies request to block Marine’s dismissal SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge has denied a
Ohio man, slain wife had filed for bankruptcy
Ohio man, slain wife had filed for bankruptcy BROOKLYN, Ohio (AP) — Records show that an Ohio
Judge says she may have conflict in Zimmerman case
Judge says she may have conflict in Zimmerman case SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — The Florida judge
Jordan Brown found guilty in slaying
Jordan Brown found guilty in slaying new castle, pa. A judge has ruled that Jordan Brown, 14, is
BP signing up mineral rights in Trumbull County
BP signing up mineral rights in Trumbull County GREENFORD There appears to be no shortage of
OVI charge dropped; Pavlik fined $150 each for two misdemeanors
OVI charge dropped; Pavlik fined $150 apiece for two misdemeanors.
St. Dom's fundraiser Saturday to benefit proposed parish center
St. Dominic Church will have a dinner at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mr. Anthony’s, 7440 South Ave.
It’s time to get your birdfeeders washed
It’s time to get your birdfeeders washed BOARDMAN The Audubon Society of Mahoning Valley is
CLUB CALENDAR
ASSOCIATIONS Columbiana and Mahoning County Beekeepers Association will meet Sunday at the
Sentencing for pharmacy owner delayed again
Kenneth Overholt Jr., the former owner of Overholt’s Champion Pharmacy and a former Champion Township trustee, returned to court Thursday for sentencing on five counts of aggravated drug trafficking but remains free.
Boardman FOP to clean up Market Street Saturday
Ohio Department of Transportation crews and local volunteer groups will be picking up litter along Ohio’s roadways all week in conjunction with the “Great American Cleanup.”
Campbell man charged with domestic violence
A Madison Street man faces domestic violence and resisting arrest charges, accused of threatening his wife and running from police.
Many Valley workers lack skills for growing manufacturing jobs
A lack of skilled manufacturing workers could slow the progress the Mahoning Valley is making in economic development.
OHSAA adds a division, starting in 2013
OHSAA adds a division, starting in 2013 By Rob todor todor@vindy.com The first domino in what
New Castle boy awaits judge’s decision in murder case
The judge in the Jordan Brown murder case is expected today to declare the boy guilty or not guilty in the shotgun slaying of his father’s pregnant fiance.
YSU offense ready for another high-scoring season, but overconfidence a concern
YSU offense ready for another high-scoring season, but overconfidence is a concern By JOE SCALZO
Youngstown law director ousts top aide
By Ashley Luthern aluthern@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN A second senior assistant law director will
Phantoms host Green Bay twice
By TOM WILLIAMS williams@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN The good news for the Youngstown Phantoms’ five
Nick Petrella, owner of Boulevard Tavern, dies at 65
Although The Boulevard Tavern remains open on the city’s South Side, someone is missing from it.
Pavlik-Sigmon, Take Two: June 8 bout in Las Vegas set
By JOE SCALZO scalzo@vindy.com Kelly Pavlik wants to prove Scott “Cujo” Sigmon’s bark is worse
YSU marks 6th Biology Day
Youngstown State University biology students presented about 15 studies spanning topics from plants to animals and bacteria.
Burke, Nites lead Howland past Hubbard
By Jim Flick sports@vindy.com HOWLAND A newcomer pitched a shutout, while a veteran drove in
New Boardman court opens
Court and security personnel and lawyers spoke enthusiastically of the new Boardman Court location where court was in session for the first time Thursday.
Lawsuit filed over missing safe-deposit box at Huntington bank
By PETER H. MILLIKEN milliken@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN A Pennsylvania woman has sued Huntington
McDonald schools have lists of goals for future
By MARY SMITH news@vindy.com McDONALD Schools Superintendent Ken Halbert has a short list and
Idora historian revives memories of Youngstown’s amusement park
“Exit to the left,” said the operator of the Jack Rabbit roller coaster to the passengers taking the last ride on the coaster the last day the amusement park was open to the public on Sept. 3, 1984. The Jack Rabbit originally was called the Dip-the-Dips when it was built in 1910. It became the Jack Rabbit in 1924.
Today’s entertainment picks:
Today’s entertainment picks: v “Buried Child,” 7:30 p.m.: Opening night for Pulitzer Prize-
Brookfield district owed $277
By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com BROOKFIELD The Ohio Auditor’s Office has issued a finding of
You soitanly should see this take on slapstick trio
There’s an inner 9-year-old in us all, dying to get out, to laugh at pratfalls, slaps, eye-pokes and fart jokes.
Criminal charge brings some normalcy to the Martin case
Editorial: No case since O.J’s trial has so po- larized the nation along racial lines as that of George
Election-law changes opposed
By MARC KOVAC news@vindy.com COLUMBUS Election advocates urged lawmakers Thursday to refrain
newsmakers
newsmakers Rock Hall responds to Axl Rose’s request LOS ANGELES Guns N’ Roses founding member
North Korea fires long-range rocket
North Korea fires long-range rocket PYONGYANG, North Korea Defying international concerns, North
Woman, 28, killed in crash
Staff report elkrun Troopers from the Lisbon Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol are
Flyers hope to build on rally from Game 1
Associated Press PITTSBURGH Peter Laviolette’s speech was well rehearsed, nothing the
Dems choose convention delegates
Staff report GIRARD Five men, five women and an alternate have been chosen to represent the 17th
KSU students to pay highest premium
By Carol Biliczky Akron Beacon Journal Kent Kent State undergraduates will pay the highest
Clever ‘Cabin’ is fiendishly creative
Seeing “The Cabin in the Woods” set a new personal benchmark for fiendishly creative takes on genre entertainment.
Grant will help replace water line
Staff report VIENNA The Appalachian Regional Commission will present a $94,200 check to the
Prosecutors: Zimmerman ignored warning to back off
Associated Press SANFORD, Fla. After weeks in hiding, George Zimmerman made his first courtroom
Obama denounces criticism of Ann Romney
The White House — and President Barack Obama himself — rushed into a damage-control campaign Thursday to blunt the impact of a Democratic consultant’s suggestion that Ann Romney isn’t qualified to discuss the economy because she “hasn’t worked a day in her life.”
Groups concerned about lakes
By MARC KOVAC news@vindy.com COLUMBUS Fishermen and women who frequent Lake Erie and its
Man gets 18 months on drug conviction
Staff report CLEVELAND An East Side man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison on a federal
Sad trip down memory lane
Opinion: Sad trip down memory lane I recently found myself Sit- ting in my car outside the former Packard
Birthdays
Birthdays Actor Lyle Waggoner (“The Carol Burnett Show”) is 77. Actor Paul Sorvino is 73. Actor
Consumer agency softens fee limit
Consumer agency softens fee limit WASHINGTON The Obama administration’s consumer financial
REGION’S Manufacturing profile
About the Oh-Penn Interstate Region: Manufacturing employs nearly 40,000 in the region.
“say yes to the dress — Bridesmaids” (9 p.m., tlc): The chiffon hits the fan in
“say yes to the dress — Bridesmaids” (9 p.m., tlc): The chiffon hits the fan in Season 2 of “Say Yes
Pennies make no sense
Opinion: By Daniel Akst Newsday “O Canada,” how did such a great big loonie zone ever get so sensible?
Health care: a US mandate that overreaches
Opinion: By William Voegeli Los Angeles Times Health care is different. That, according to defenders of
First-grader wins gymnastics championship
BY ERIC HAMILTON ehamilton@vindy.com For such a little boy, Boardman’s Shane Lindstrom has
Campbell among 3 leaders at Heritage
Associated Press HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. Chad Campbell used a fast start, and Vaughn Taylor and
Mortgage rate falls to near-record low
Associated Press WASHINGTON The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage dropped near its all-
The keys to the car
Opinion: The keys to the car Baltimore Sun: One of the truisms of U.S. transportation planning has long
Sentence postponed
Sentence postponed WARREN Kenneth Overholt Jr., the former owner of Overholt’s Champion Pharmacy
Skittles joins other food brands at center of tragedy
It could’ve been Starbursts, Twizzlers or Sour Patch Kids. But when Trayvon Martin was fatally shot, he happened to be carrying a bag of Skittles.
Carl Edwards looks to snap dry spell at Texas
Combined dispatches For all the star power and remarkable consistency that he showed during last
Rick’s impossible dream
Opinion: Most campaigns have a musical theme. Rick Santorum, who “suspended” his campaign for the Republican
Boardman sport briefs
Brownlee scholarship applications available Applications for the George Brownlee Scholarship will
Free-market initiatives are no alternative to ACA
Opinion: By Daniel J. STONE Los Angeles Times Mitt Romney marked the second anniversary of the Patient
Years Ago
Today is Friday, April 13, the 104th day of 2012. There are 262 days left in the year. Associated
Boardman girls track team wins relay event
The Boardman girls track team defeated 14 other squads en route to the team championship at the
Methodist preschool hosts Daddy Play Day
By ABBY SLANKER neighbors@vindy.com Students at the Canfield United Methodist Church Preschool
Poland sports briefs
Neighbors needs your spring sports news The spring sports season has begun. Whether it’s on the
Canfield senior girls spearhead dress drive
By ABBY SLANKER neighbors@vindy.com With the help of the community, Canfield High School staff
St. Christine students perform ‘Beauty and the Beast’
By SARAH FOOR sfoor@vindy.com After three months of hard work and practice, the St. Christine
Easter Bunny visits Boardman Park
By SARAH FOOR sfoor@vindy.com The Easter bunny hopped into town for a two-night stay at
Area writers to meet in Canfield
Area writers to meet in Canfield Area writers are invited to attend Monday Night Writers, on
Easter Bunny visits Boardman Park
By SARAH FOOR sfoor@vindy.com The Easter bunny hopped into town for a two-night stay at
Austintown briefs
Austintown Little Falcons hosts sign-ups next Saturday The Austintown Little Falcons football and
Easter Bunny visits Boardman Park
By SARAH FOOR sfoor@vindy.com The Easter bunny hopped into town for a two-night stay at
Poland briefs
Poland Historical Society meets Tuesday The next regular meeting of the Poland Historical Society
Epilepsy foundation uses purple power to raise funds
By SARAH FOOR sfoor@vindy.com The Mahoning County Epilepsy Foundation helped paint the
Boardman briefs
Local author signs books, gives lecture Local author and counselor Marilyn Burns of Boardman will
Union second-graders get a history lesson
Sue Holloway of the Poland Historical Society led a recent presentation about Quailwood and White
Boardman Park hosts annual egg hunt
By SARAH FOOR sfoor@vindy.com Local Easter lovers braved the chilly early-morning temperature on
Watson kindergartners celebrate dads, math
By SARAH FOOR sfoor@vindy.com How many ways do I love my dad - let me count. Students
Austintown briefs
Italian Fest to be in August The Greater Youngstown Italian Fest will be held on Aug. 3-5 in
Austintown trustees seek residents’ help
Staff report Township trustees are asking residents for help with the upkeep of vacant and
Canfield briefs
Youth golf clinic, league coming up Canfield youth in grades 5-8 can register for a short game
Boardman Park hosts annual egg hunt
By SARAH FOOR sfoor@vindy.com Local Easter lovers braved the chilly early-morning temperature
Study: Baboons can learn to spot words
Dan the baboon sits in front of a computer screen. The letters BRRU pop up. With a quick and almost dismissive tap, the monkey signals it’s not a word. Correct. Next comes, ITCS. Again, not a word. Finally KITE comes up.
Wedgewood Park church celebrates 50 years
By SARAH FOOR sfoor@vindy.com April 1 was an important day at Wedgewood Park Evangelical Church
Fitch speech team reflects on successful year
By SARAH FOOR sfoor@vindy.com Since 2009, the Fitch Speech and Debate team has closed its
Easter Bunny visits Austintown Bounce
By SARAH FOOR sfoor@vindy.com Although the Easter Bunny can hop just fine, the holiday hare
Mill Creek Park hosts an Easter Eggstravaganza
By SARAH FOOR sfoor@vindy.com The green grass in the Wick Recreation Area was dotted with pastel
North fathers, sons survive PTO event
By SARAH FOOR sfoor@vindy.com Dynamic duos headed for a desert-island version of North
Dobbins hosts 30th annual egg hunt
By SARAH FOOR sfoor@vindy.com Dobbins Elementary celebrated the 30th anniversary of its annual
SOV residents decorate baskets for Sojourner House
By SARAH FOOR sfoor@vindy.com The residents at Poland Shepherd of the Valley got crafty for a
Market Street students explore astronomy
By SARAH FOOR sfoor@vindy.com The students at Market Street Elementary went on a tour of the
Boardman High School Drama Club knows how to succeed
By SARAH FOOR sfoor@vindy.com The Boardman High School Drama Guild promises to “bring
Canfield choirs earn superior ratings
Both the Canfield High School Chamber Ensemble and the One Octave Higher Ensemble received unanimous
St. Christine students host Mini-Relay for Life
By SARAH FOOR sfoor@vindy.com During the Relay for Life, volunteers gain sponsorships to raise
Hilltop first-graders welcome grandparents
By ABBY SLANKER neighbors@vindy.com A hush fell over the multi-purpose room at Hilltop
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