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THE HIRING PLAN
Boardman dispatcher Lauren Bruno, above, directs emergency calls to police and fire Wednesday. The process of hiring dispatchers has been bumped up from September 2012 ...
Stories published January 26, 2012
Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.
Romney, Gingrich come out swinging in tonight's Fla. debate
An aggressive Mitt Romney repeatedly challenged Republican presidential rival Newt Gingrich in a fast-paced campaign debate Thursday night, ridiculing the former House speaker's call to build costly projects in key primary states and to colonize the moon.
Gains and Macejko exchange dueling, critical emails
Gains and Macejko exchange dueling, critical emails
Deadline approaches for Ohio's 2011 disaster program
Deadline approaches for Ohio's 2011 disaster program
Tonight’s drilling meeting in Hubbard canceled
Tonight’s drilling meeting in Hubbard canceled Hubbard City council canceled the work session
Poll: Perry’s ratings down after failed run
Poll: Perry’s ratings down after failed run AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A new poll shows Texas Gov. Rick
Highway patrol finds $63,000 in drugs during traffic stop on I-80
Highway patrol finds $63,000 in drugs during traffic stop on I-80 Hubbard Ohio State Highway
Doctors remove 2 small pieces of Sen. Mark Kirk’s brain
Doctors remove 2 small pieces of Sen. Mark Kirk’s brain CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk
Accused Pentagon shooter pleads guilty in Va.
Accused Pentagon shooter pleads guilty in Va. ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — An ex-Marine from Virginia
Courtroom battle splits star’s Oklahoma hometown
Courtroom battle splits star’s Oklahoma hometown YUKON, Okla. (AP) — A courtroom fight between
Fla. primary’s 2-man fight on stage in 2nd debate
Fla. primary’s 2-man fight on stage in 2nd debate COCOA, Fla. (AP) — A two-man fight for Florida
Driller says further water testing unnecessary
Driller says further water testing unnecessary DIMOCK, PA. The head of a natural gas driller
FirstEnergy Corp. to shut six power plants in three states
FirstEnergy Corp. to shut six power plants in three states AKRON FirstEnergy Corp. says it will
Ohio Lt. Gov. Taylor announces top state department of insurance fraud cases
Ohio Lt. Gov. Taylor announces top state department of insurance fraud cases
Family of US couple missing in wreck still waiting
Family of US couple missing in wreck still waiting WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. (AP) — The children of a
Warren settles lawsuit with family of 3 boys chased by cop
Warren settles lawsuit with family of 3 boys chased by cop
Youngstown man watches jury selection for his trial by Skype
Youngstown man watches jury selection for his trial by Skype
Plea hearing in Va. for accused Pentagon shooter
Plea hearing in Va. for accused Pentagon shooter ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — An ex-Marine from Virginia
Youngstown man killed in Cleveland building collapse
Youngstown man killed in Cleveland building collapse
New Middletown woman struck by car, dies
New Middletown woman struck by car, dies NORTH LIMA The Ohio State Highway Patrol is
Md. man caught in sting pleads guilty in bomb plot
Md. man caught in sting pleads guilty in bomb plot BALTIMORE (AP) — A Maryland man has pleaded
Pa. bishop draws criticism over Hitler remark
Pa. bishop draws criticism over Hitler remark HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Roman Catholic bishop in
Artist plans to bury 727 jetliner in Calif. desert
Artist plans to bury 727 jetliner in Calif. desert BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — A Swiss artist plans
Oral cancer virus affects 7 percent of Americans
Oral cancer virus affects 7 percent of Americans CHICAGO (AP) — The first national estimate shows
Warren’s Citizen Police Academy accepting applications
Warren’s Citizen Police Academy accepting applications WARREN The second class of the Citizen’s
Warren schools set public meeting Monday
Warren schools set public meeting Monday WARREN Warren City Schools invites anyone interested in
Colo. tax dodge author faces fed sentencing in Pa.
Colo. tax dodge author faces fed sentencing in Pa. ERIE, Pa. (AP) — A Colorado man is set for
Student praised for saving bus after driver dies
Student praised for saving bus after driver dies PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Parents are praising a
Ghossain Foods to host third annual health fair
Ghossain Foods to host third annual health fair BOARDMAN Ghossain’s Gourmet Mediterranean Foods,
The beat goes on
The schools’ resource officer is keeping his beat at least through the end of this year.
Thousands mourn Paterno
Quiet mourners lined the route of Joe Paterno’s funeral procession Wednesday, watching with grief and reverence as the electric-blue hearse carrying the Penn State coach’s casket slowly drove by.
West Branch still tops in NBC
Words such as trust, will, talent, work and team have appeared in big letters inside the West Branch High girls basketball team locker room. Each week, a new word is designated as the word of the week.
women’s top 25 Wednesday’s games
No. 3 Connecticut 95, Syracuse 54 SYRACUSE, N.Y. Tiffany Hayes scored a career-high 35 points,
Rayen Stadium supporters can donate online
Supporters of the Rayen Stadium renovation project can now make their donations online at www.rayenstadium.org.
Local Sojourn students get King award
By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com Youngstown D’Treal Bennett’s love of history and travel
Trumbull County: Study court consolidation
By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com WARREN Trumbull County commissioners have asked the Ohio Supreme
DeWine: Drilling laws ‘not adequate’
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine thinks Ohio’s natural-gas and oil drilling laws are “not adequate” compared with other states.
Warren Council approves massage parlor ordinance
The Warren Health Department will begin notifying the city’s 10 recreational massage parlors as early as today that the city has a new ordinance that prohibits them from operating between midnight and 6 a.m.
Defendant may be watching trial from another courtroom
By PETER H. MILLIKEN milliken@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Jury selection was to resume at 9 a.m.
Committee endorses incumbent Altiere
By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com WARREN The Trumbull County Democratic Party has endorsed five-
youngstown schools Specialty programs are taking applications
By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com youngstowN Future scholars, artists and scientists have a
Williams cites skilled labor deficit
By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Former Youngstown Mayor Jay Williams, who
Treasurer a no-show at deposit board
Associated Press COLUMBUS Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel hasn’t attended a single monthly meeting of
Kokrak sets goal: better putts, drives
By JOHN BASSETTI sports@vindy.com Jason Kokrak is ranked fourth in driving distance and tied for
Bradley earns USHL honors
The Youngstown Phantoms’ Chris Bradley scored four goals last weekend, including a hat trick on Saturday.
Pats’ secondary faces test
Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Eli Manning could have a pretty clear view downfield against
Women’s team is ready for reversal
By MATTHEW PEASLEE mpeaslee@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Home is where the heart is and it’s hopefully
THE HIRING PLAN
Boardman dispatcher Lauren Bruno, above, directs emergency calls to police and fire Wednesday. The process of hiring dispatchers has been bumped up from September 2012 to now.
Trumbull County indicts 4 men on various charges
Staff report WARREN David Hosking, 24, of Parkman Road, has been indicted on a charge of
Years Ago
Today is Thursday, Jan. 26, the 26th day of 2012. There are 340 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED
area high school sports at a glance
WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS GIRLS BASKETBALL AREA SCORES East 60, Cleveland Collinwood 38 Louisville
Cavaliers outhustle sloppy Knicks
Associated Press CLEVELAND After he dressed following another disturbing loss, Carmelo Anthony
Comprehensive Pet First Aid workshop
Comprehensive Pet First Aid workshop Youngstown Learn how to recognize, respond to and prevent
Area collegES | Wednesday’s games
MEN John Carroll 74, Mount Union 65 UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS Freshman guard Nate Jacubec
golf | This weekend’s events
PGA TOUR FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN Site: San Diego. Schedule: Thursday-Sunday. Courses: Torrey
nhl| Wednesday’s game
Canadiens 7, Red Wings 2 MONTREAL David Desharnais had two goals and an assist, and the
Big 4 advance in Australia
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia With Novak Djokovic clutching his leg and struggling to
The faces tell the story of cinema in ‘The Artist’
By Roger Moore McClatchy-Tribune News Service Riotous laughs, breathless thrills and weeping
Sullinger leads Ohio State
Associated Press COLUMBUS Aaron Craft took a dribble or two past midcourt and launched an alley-
Dismissal from job shocks New Castle police chief
By jeanne starmack starmack@vindy.com new castle, pa. The city’s police chief says he’s
Geithner: Obama won’t ask me to stay
Geithner: Obama won’t ask me to stay WASHINGTON Timothy Geithner said Wednesday that he doesn’t
nba roundup Wednesday’s other games
Heat 101, Pistons 98 AUBURN HILLS, MICH. LeBron James scored 32 points, including the game’s
girls basketball roundup Wednesday’s games
East 60, Cleveland Collinwood 38 YOUNGSTOWN Ashlyn Baker, Chimicka Kennedy and Zatona Yancey
men’s college roundup Wednesday’s games
Horizon Detroit 67, Loyola of Chicago 52. DETROIT Eli Holman’s 26th career double-double
if you go
if you go What: “Next to Normal” When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday, and Feb. 3 and 4; and 4 p.m.
Man gets 8-year sentence in shooting
Surveillance cameras were rolling when Ronald J. Pugh Jr., 26, of Youngstown and DeAngelo McCoy, 24, of Warren, got out of their cars in the parking lot of the Hampshire House apartments May 15 with a beef.
NEw this week
NEw this week The Artist (PG-13) sssss As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the
Getting pregnant later in life Grand mother
Becoming pregnant at age 47 wasn’t a worry for Robin Brussel. “I enjoyed every minute of being pregnant,” she said.
Life looms large in ‘Descendants’
By Roger Moore The Orlando Sentinel In the Oscar-buzzed film of “The Descendants,” Alexander
Struthers needs juvenile program, store owner says
By jeanne starmack starmack@vindy.com struthers A store owner in the city says she’s tired of
Night of Irish Music in Sharon
Staff report SHARON, PA. The annual Night of Irish Music will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday at St.
“Russell Simmons Presents the Ruckus” (10 p.m., comedy central): “Russell Simmons
“Russell Simmons Presents the Ruckus” (10 p.m., comedy central): “Russell Simmons Presents the
A Mickey Mouse complaint
Opinion: One way to to judge where the Arab uprisings are headed, a year after they erupted, is to consider
Red Wanting Blue enters picture at ‘Vanishing Point’
If you go Who: Red Wanting Blue When: 10 p.m. Saturday Where: Cedars Lounge, 23 N. Hazel St.,
ODNR grants permits for 2 more shale-drilling sites
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has granted permits for two new
Goodwill gets grant
Goodwill gets grant YOUNGSTOWN Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries received a $15,000 grant from
Can mustard cure leg cramps?
Q. I’ve read about people using yellow mustard to get rid of leg cramps, and my theory is that the
Obama has ‘common’ touch
Opinion: The State of the Union address is a political exercise in the best of times. But when a president is
Ballbusters Sports Bar, 3661 Mahoning Ave., Austintown; 330-793-2778
Ballbusters Sports Bar, 3661 Mahoning Ave., Austintown; 330-793-2778 Wed: Gary Markasky Project, 9
Best picture
Best picture Y“The Artist” Y“The Descendants” Y“Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” Y“The
Instructor training offered by Red Cross
Instructor training offered by Red Cross BOARDMAN The American Red Cross of the Mahoning Valley
Presidential sweepstakes will undermine economic recovery
Editorial: President Barack Obama and Dem- ocrats on Capitol Hill should disabuse themselves of the idea that
Political tensions rise in Iraq
Opinion: By Abeer Mohammed The Institute for War & Peace Reporting BAGHDAD On the surface, it would
“I was expecting that the American judiciary would sentence this person to life in prison and
“I was expecting that the American judiciary would sentence this person to life in prison and that
By JOHN BENSON
By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com The current Harlem Globetrotters lineup is a team of
newsmakers
newsmakers Star Jones to return for a day on ‘The View’ NEW YORK Apparently, enough water has
No bond set for man accused in robbery
Staff report BOARDMAN A judge set no bond Tuesday for a 19-year-old Youngstown man accused of
Oscar contest: pick the winners
Think you know who will take home the gold this year? Then enter The Vindicator’s Oscar contest,
Agenda Friday
Agenda Friday Mahoning Unlimited Classroom Board of Directors, 9 a.m., Mahoning County
birthdays
birthdays Actress Anne Jeffreys (“Topper,” “General Hospital”) is 89. Sports announcer-actor Bob
The RULES
NOTIFICATION: The winners will be notified by phone or mail. The winners will be announced in the
Births
Births St. Elizabeth Health Center Sabrina Nicholson and Ryan Ware, Youngstown, boy, Jan. 24.
NHTSA defends probe of Volt fires
Associated Press WASHINGTON The government “pulled no punches” in investigating battery fires in
Festivals will jazz things up when the weather gets hot
Two large, outdoor jazz festivals — with similar names — are scheduled, and both will feature some top national talent.
Obama sets sights on Arizona
Opinion: PHOENIX Presidential travel, especially in an election year, offers an insight into the favored
‘Tintin’ and ‘Cars 2’ come up short in animation category
By Rebecca Keegan Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES Two obscure foreign movies being released by a
Liberty faces up-hill climb
Opinion: Liberty faces up-hill climb Liberty school district, I pray for your recovery. You have been led
Spotlight makes space for ‘Next to Normal’
By GUY D’ASTOLFO dastolfo@vindy.com SALEM Thanks to Spotlight Players, the Mahoning Valley
CD RATES
CD RATES The table shows the annual percentage yield as of Wednesday. All yields given in percent.
AUDITIONS
AUDITIONS ACTORS Film “Penn State,SDRq to be shot in Youngstown. Call Lemodeln Model and Talent
Permit discussion
Permit discussion WARREN State Rep. Sean O’Brien of Brookfield, D-65th, has requested a meeting
Amid tears, Giffords resigns
The applause rolled through the big chamber, growing ever louder as hundreds of Republicans and Democrats suddenly realized Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was back in the House.
Bank robber sought
Bank robber sought Austintown Township police are searching for the suspect in a Wednesday
Red Wanting Blue enters picture at ‘Vanishing Point’
Over the past few years, Red Wanting Blue has had die-hard fans wanting new. That is, the Columbus-based rock act’s latest studio effort, “These Magnificent Mile,” was released in 2008.
Pens soar into All-Star break
Associated Press PITTSBURGH Dan Byslma isn’t a doctor, even though the Pittsburgh Penguins
Drug-trafficking case is bound over to grand jury
Staff report BOARDMAN The case against two men accused of drug trafficking has been bound over
PGA overhaul outlined
Associated Press SAN DIEGO The PGA Tour is one step closer to eliminating Q-school as a path to
QUOTABLE ELI MANNING, Giants quarterback, when asked about a sibling rivalry with his brother, Peyton:
Peyton’s my hero, and we’re extremely close. It’s nothing like that at all. I don’t feel that way,
Inside the ropes ... With Jason Kokrak
Last week: The Warren JFK graduate shot a 6-over 78 in the third round of the Humana Challenge and
ysu women | Today’s game
Matchup: Detroit (9-10, 5-2 Horizon) at YSU (8-10, 2-5). Tip-off: Today, 7:05 p.m. at Beeghly
oddly enough
oddly enough Ore. man released from prison arrested in bank job EUGENE, Ore. Authorities say
SPORTS BY THE NUMBERS $2,425 SOURCE: StubHub
Least expensive ticket Wednesday for Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis.
PHANTOMS v. BLACK HAWKS
PHANTOMS v. BLACK HAWKS When: Today, 7:15 p.m. Where: Covelli Centre Radio: WBBW-AM 1240
Apple juggernaut gets little respect from investors
Associated Press NEW YORK Apple is worth $415 billion, putting it neck-and- neck with Exxon
Selected local stocks
Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Aqua America, .66, 21.78 .11 Avalon
Woman loses chance at expungement
The woman who called police and reportedly lied to them Dec. 27, touching off a six-hour standoff with officers, has lost her opportunity to have an earlier felony cocaine possession charge expunged from her record if she were to successfully complete a drug-abuse treatment program.
Do-Cut to open at new location
Staff report BOARDMAN Dante Terzigni is keeping his word to rebuild his business, Do-Cut True
New methamphetamine law
Opinion: Winston-Salem Journal: State officials are very pleased with the immediate effects of a new law that
giants VS. PATRIOTS
giants VS. PATRIOTS When: Feb. 5, 6:26 p.m. Where: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis.
After Penn State scandal, states reconsider child sex-abuse laws
Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. The child sexual-abuse scandal at Penn State University has
Army to cut number of brigades
Associated Press WASHINGTON The U.S. Army plans to slash the number of combat brigades from 45
Campbell council appoints a new finance director
By jeanne starmack starmack@vindy.com campbell The city’s new finance director is Michael
Aid workers headed home after daring raid by SEALs
Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia Held captive since last fall, an ailing American woman and
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