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Vindy.com for April 21, 2012
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Expensive deer killed, injured, stolen in Lawrence County
A 22-year-old Ellwood City man is facing felony charges of criminal mischief, attempted theft, agricultural vandalism.
300 turn out for today's Walk MS at Eastwood
The sign on Michelle Schuller’s back said it all: “I’m walking for myself and my brother,” it read. Both of them have multiple sclerosis.
2 killed in motorcycle crash in Greenville
Authorities in western Pennsylvania say an early morning accident involving two motorcycles killed a man and a woman.
Local youth learn leadership and community-building skills at YSU event today
Building leadership and community spirit among today’s youth, preparing them to be tomorrow’s leaders, was the focus of the first Youth Explosion Saturday at Youngstown State University.
Wal-Mart probing NYTimes claims of bribery, cover-up at Mexican subsidairy
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Saturday that it is looking into a newspaper’s claims that employees at a subsidiary bribed Mexican officials over several years and that executives at its headquarters in the U.S. shut down any thorough investigation of the allegations.
Volunteers needed to place flags on veterans' graves
Volunteers are needed for the George Wydell Jones Memorial team to place flags on veterans’ graves in Oak Hill Cemetery for Memorial Day.
Today's 3rd annual Big Tap In at Covelli a sell-out
Jeff Riggs, Dave Hoopes and David Sorace didn’t pause during the Big Tap In today at the Covelli Centre.
Reformed Nixon 'evil genius' Chuck Colson dead at 80
He was described as the "evil genius" of the Nixon administration, and spent the better part of a year in prison for a Watergate-related conviction.
Brownlee Woods Neighborhood Assoc. to meet Thursday
The Brownlee Woods Neighborhood Association’s monthly meeting begins at 6 p.m. Thursday at Faith Community Church, 1919 E. Midlothian Blvd.
Crouse-Porea rites to take place in Cleveland
CORTLAND Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Crouse of Cortland are announcing the engagement of their daughter,
Jessica Bayer, Joshua Crissman to marry in park
Jessica Bayer and Joshua Crissman, both of Brunswick, Ohio, are engaged and planning to be married,
Florida couple to exchange vows in August ceremony
Ashley Ambrosia and Scott Keene, both of Riverview, Fla., are engaged and planning to be married,
August wedding for Miss Evans, Mr. Van Jura
NEW MIDDLETOWN Don and Kaira Evans are announcing the engagement of their daughter, Emily Evans,
Miss Taybus will marry Mr. Lovell In August rite
POLAND Katie Taybus and Robert Lovell, both of Columbus, are engaged, their parents are
SOCIETY DIGEST || Foundation plans fundraiser for cancer
Foundation plans fundraiser for cancer WARREN The Kayla Irene Daniels Cure for Cancer Foundation
Safe citizens workshop Tuesday evening
The Youngstown Northside Weed and Seed program is offering a free Safe Citizens Workshop from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Arlington Heights Recreation Center, 801 Park Ave.
Panel discussion at YSU on use of social media for political protests
The Youngstown State University Black Faculty and Staff Association, Students for Social Justice, and the Northeast Ohio Automated Computing Machinery are sponsoring a panel discussion, “Using Social Media for Political Protests: Helpful or Harmful?”
Convicted Mahoning County deputy repleased from prison
Michael Budd, a former major in the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office, has been released from federal prison and is now housed at the Community Corrections Association Inc. in Youngstown.
Hermitage man critical after tree falls on him
A man was severely injured by a falling tree, Hermitage police said.
YPD searching for suspects in robbery at Ohio and Benita avenues
Police are trying to determine who robbed a 19-year-old city man of $10 at gunpoint as he walked in the area of Ohio and Benita
Mooney Cards starting to find themselves as tournament nears
Young Cardinal Mooney baseball team starting to find itself as tournament nears By greg gulas
3 teens, 1 adult sought in Youngstown fight posted on YouTube
By JOHN W. GOODWIN JR. jgoodwin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN They recorded and uploaded street
Senate debates postal service’s best route forward
By Karl Henkel khenkel@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN The end of the moratorium on post-office closings
Seven represent area in Ohio basketball game on Sunday
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Phantoms, Gamblers start tonight
Staff report The Youngstown Phantoms return to the ice tonight and Sunday for the first two games
200 Youngstown parents form bonds with educators at conference
By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com Youngstown About 200 city school parents learned how to
Campbell scores in North victory
Staff report COLUMBUS Devin Campbell of Boardman scored on an 88-yeard run early in the fourth
Mahoning Valley ranks high in drive to win $1M to beat hunger
By WILLIAM K. ALCORN alcorn@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN The Youngstown-Warren area has jumped from
Judge orders drug treatment for ex-YSU coach
By JOHN W. GOODWIN JR. jgoodwin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN A former Youngstown State University
SCOPE directors hire interim project manager
Staff report WARREN A management consultant will be reviewing SCOPE Inc.’s practices as Trumbull
Girard superintendent: Bullet at school likely was an accident
Staff report Girard Schools Superintendent David Cappuzzello said Friday that a small-caliber
Expert on aging delivers challenge to help elderly
By WILLIAM K. ALCORN alcorn@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Respect, advocate for and empower older
Recycled style at MCCTC
Students at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center observed Earth Day Friday by modeling fashions they created with recycled materials, including video tape, trash bags and newspapers. The program was the school's fifth annual Trash Bash,
Pond-care seminar
Pond-care seminar warren A free seminar about pond-treatment products and plans will be Tuesday
A truly great baseball player
Opinion: In the summer of 1985, Don Welke, a baseball scout for the Toronto Blue Jays, drove to Flint, Mich.,
Militants in Afghanistan stepping up their attacks
Editorial: The 18-hour offensive last week- end by militants in Kabul and three other cities is a clear
Births
Births ValleyCare NorthSide Medical center Jeffrey and Rebecca Dutton, Poland, boy, April 10.
MAHONING COUNTY COURTS
COURTS MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Shawn E.C. Zecher, 39, of 3936 Rush Blvd.,
birthdays
birthdays Actor Charles Grodin is 77. Singer Iggy Pop is 65. Actress Patti LuPone is 63. Actor
Landowners win ruling in dispute over seismic tests
By Burton Speakman bspeakman@vindy.com lisbon A Columbiana County judge ruled in favor of four
3 more resign in scandal
Associated Press WASHINGTON Three more Secret Service officers resigned Friday in the expanding
Hendrick team still in search of victory No. 200
Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. It’s turned into the joke that nobody can really laugh about,
Zimmerman apologizes; bail set
Associated Press SANFORD, Fla. A routine bail hearing for George Zimmerman took a surprising
Judge: Race played role in death-row case
Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. A condemned killer’s trial was so tainted by the racially
More block watches taking root in many Liberty neighborhoods
On the north end of the township, Jim Haynie patrols in his scooter the half-vacant Vintage Village mobile park, where he has lived for 18 years.
Changing times: OSU, PSU spring games are today
By ROB OLLER The Columbus Dispatch COLUMBUS Most dress rehearsals are closed to the public,
1st female Columbus police chief takes public oath
Associated Press COLUMBUS The new police chief in Ohio’s largest city has taken the oath of
VICTORY LAPS
Survivor sisters join others in county’s first event of 2012 By Elise Franco efranco@vindy.com
Curtis leads Texas Open
Associated Press SAN ANTONIO Ben Curtis can’t pick his schedule like the old days. The former
Ohio’s clemency process in spotlight
Opinion: COLUMBUS Ohio’s death penalty clemency process may be the focus of the next round of legal
Manny Harris has 19 points as Cleveland defeats Knicks
By Mary Schmitt Boyer The Cleveland Plain Dealer CLEVELAND Manny Harris was a tad surprised
news shows
news shows Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC’s “This Week”: Sen. Susan Collins,
Md. OKs bill to protect passwords
Md. OKs bill to protect passwords ANNAPOLIS, Md. Maryland is poised to become the first state
STAYIN’ ALIVE
Penguins stave off elimination again Associated Press Pittsburgh Marc-Andre Fleury restored
First Place boards terminate president, CEO Steven Lewis
Staff report WARREN Steven R. Lewis, president and chief executive officer of First Place
Ohio University increases tuition and room rates
Associated Press ATHENS, Ohio Ohio University students who live on campus will pay more next
METRO DIGEST || Tractor kills Pa. man
Tractor kills Pa. man ELLWOOD city, pa. A 73-year-old man was killed when a tractor overturned
Surplus food/clothing
Surplus food/clothing Temple Emmanuel Seventh-day Adventist Church, 108 W. Indianola Ave.,
Minot takes important step
Opinion: Minot (N.D.) Daily News: No one is claiming the flood plan recently approved by the Minot City
newsmakers
newsmakers ‘American Bandstand’ studios reopen today PHILADELPHIA For seven years, it was a
Pirates punchless against Cardinals
Associated Press PITTSBURGH The Pittsburgh Pirates couldn’t have asked for a better start to
Selected local stocks
Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Aqua America, .66, 22.08 .23 Avalon
127 die in airliner crash in Pakistan
Associated Press ISLAMABAD Emergency workers with flashlights searched the smoldering wreckage
Predators beat Detroit, advance in NHL
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. David Legwand scored 13 seconds into the third period, and the
Ex-Panera manager settles bias claim
Associated Press PITTSBURGH A former manager at a Panera Bread restaurant in western
Trumbull County
Trumbull County April 27: Niles Relay, Mayor Infante Wellness Center, Waddell Park; 6 p.m. Friday
Obama campaign opens Warren office
Obama campaign opens Warren office WARREN President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign will
Struthers, Lowellville school districts plan to share curriculum
By jeanne starmack starmack@vindy.com It’s a simple concept — neighbors borrow from one another
Legionaries of Christ ordain Mitchell brothers
Staff report The Revs. Jason Mitchell and Michael Mitchell of the Legionaries of Christ were
Students at Akiva learn lessons and charity
Staff report Youngstown Akiva Academy second-grade teacher Tina While used this year’s Second
Montessori School gets a grant
Staff report Boardman The Montessori School of the Mahoning Valley received a Neighborhood
KSU’s fashion school opens a retail store
Staff report kent The Kent State University Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of
Deconstruction work salvages young lives
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Local people got a firsthand look this week at the benefits of
NEOMED New degree is offered in pharmacy administration
Staff report ravenna The Northeast Ohio Medical University College of Graduate Studies is
Packers’ coordinator to give address at Mount Union commencement
Staff report ALLIANCE E. Dominic Capers, a 1972 graduate of the University of Mount Union and
Cafaro Foundation donates $25,000 to KSU scholarship
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN The Cafaro Foundation is donating $25,000 to endow a new scholarship at
Bible study planned
Bible study planned austintown Community Bible Study, a 30-week interdenominational Bible study,
Rev. Milton starts duties at Mineral Ridge church
Staff report mineral ridge The Rev. Jamie Milton began his ministry with First Presbyterian
WYSU plans pledge drive
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Listener-supported WYSU 88.5 FM, Youngstown State University’s public
OFF THE SHELF
McClatchy Newspapers BALTIMORE Joseph McGraw had doubts when his friend told him about a first
MAHONING COUNTY INDICTMENTS
MAHONING COUNTY Indictments A Mahoning County grand jury handed up indictments this week on
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