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RYO Filling Station in Girard is looking for a miracle
Customers of RYO Filling Station in Girard continued to roll cigarettes this week, but short of a miracle all the machines will be silent and ...
V24: 2d6 is bigger and better on sophomore release
Hip-hop duo 2d6 caught a lot of ears last year with its curveball of a debut album, “Pat Benatar Told Us to Stop Doing This.”
Stories published July 19, 2012
Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.
Canfield embezzler wants early release
The Canfield man convicted of embezzling $1.3 million from Southwind Trucking Inc. wants out of prison early.
Kontinuous Jams continues its growth in Boardman
Kontinuous Jams continues its growth in Boardman BOARDMAN Kontinuous Jams Music’s first Market
Millions would be spent on Youngstown demolitions
Millions would be spent on Youngstown demolitions YOUNGSTOWN The city would receive $1 million
City hall protestors decry treatment of young black males
City hall protestors decry treatment of young black males YOUNGSTOWN Desiree Johnson and about
Flag raised in honor of teen killed in Newton Falls
Flag raised in honor of teen killed in Newton Falls WARREN Everett Greathouse, a 15-year-old
Homicides, gun crimes up in Warren, township
Homicides, gun crimes up in Warren, township WARREN Warren-area homicides have risen compared
Cost to update curriculum estimated at nearly $500,000
Cost to update curriculum estimated at nearly $500,000 Youngstown Getting the school district’s
Family of missing Iowa cousins consults attorney
Family of missing Iowa cousins consults attorney DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An aunt of two Iowa girls
Lab tech charged in hepatitis C investigation
Lab tech charged in hepatitis C investigation CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A former New Hampshire hospital
Dad of Ohio cancer patient, 4, denies Disney trip
Dad of Ohio cancer patient, 4, denies Disney trip BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — An Ohioan says he
Storms knock out Alliance VNA and Hospice phones
Storms knock out Alliance VNA and Hospice phones ALLIANCE The Alliance Visiting Nurse
I-80 East at Austintown reduced to one lane due to crash
I-80 East at Austintown reduced to one lane due to crash AUSTINTOWN Interstate 80 eastbound is
Monsignor seeks probation in landmark case
Monsignor seeks probation in landmark case PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The first U.S. church official
Tee Times Set for 2012 Junior Greatest Golfer Finals
Greatest Golfer of the Valley - JUNIORS TEE TIMES Trumbull Country Club Saturday, July 21, 2012.
Truck accident causing I-80 woes
Truck accident causing I-80 woes YOUNGSTOWN The eastbound left lane of Interstate 80 between
One lane of I-80 eastbound open
One lane of I-80 eastbound open One lane of Interstate 80 eastbound has been re-opened between
Deal on Covelli Center study delayed
Deal on Covelli Center study delayed YOUNGSTOWN The city is still finalizing an agreement with a
Youngstown police investigate stabbing
Youngstown police investigate stabbing YOUNGSTOWN A 21-year-old Youngstown man told police he
Crash closes eastbound lanes of I-80
Crash closes eastbound lanes of I-80 Interstate 80 eastbound between state Route 46 and Salt
US stocks waver; IBM, other tech stocks rise
US stocks waver; IBM, other tech stocks rise NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks on Wall Street flipped between
Home sales rise in Mahoning and Trumbull counties
Home sales rise in Mahoning and Trumbull counties youngstown The sale of homes have risen
Tuberculosis levy will be on fall ballot
Tuberculosis levy will be on fall ballot YOUNGSTOWN The Mahoning County Commissioners this
FBI searches City Hall in New Jersey’s capital
FBI searches City Hall in New Jersey’s capital TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — FBI agents are searching City
Buyer sought for Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home
Buyer sought for Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home PHOENIX (AP) — The owners of a home designed by
No prison time for federal weapons conspirator
No prison time for federal weapons conspirator DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado man who pleaded
Forum on fracking scheduled for today
Forum on fracking scheduled for today youngstown The Ohio Environmental Council is hosting an
Police: Mom changed her kids’ grades
Police: Mom changed her kids’ grades NEW TRIPOLI, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania woman allegedly
Kennywood Park agrees to beer conditions
Kennywood Park agrees to beer conditions WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. (AP) — A Pittsburgh-area amusement park
Teacher convicted of having sex with 2 teens
Teacher convicted of having sex with 2 teens LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — A central Pennsylvania jury
Police: Black man hates on disabled white official
Police: Black man hates on disabled white official CARNEGIE, Pa. (AP) — Police have charged a
OUT-OF-TOWN BIRTHS
Michael and Staci (Bishop) Szugye of Macedonia are announcing the birth of a daughter, Chelsea Jane,
Ashlie Daugherty to wed Jared Faber in Aug. ceremony
Charles and Peggie Prystash of Boardman are announcing the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Ashlie Daugherty, to Jared Faber of Columbus.
Desiree Collins, Richard Lehman to wed in August
LAKE MILTON Roger and Venita Collins of Lake Milton are announcing the engagement and upcoming
Colleen Bundy, Daniel Mayeux to wed Aug. 3
STRUTHERS Patrick and Mary Bundy of Struthers are announcing the engagement and upcoming marriage
Yard sale to benefit Veterans Outreach
Yard sale to benefit Veterans Outreach Boardman The Mahoning Valley Retreads Motorcycle Club
Scrappers pregame show to aid food bank
NILES Arby’s Cruisin’ Crew of Salem and the Mahoning Valley Scrappers will host a pregame car show
Symposium to promote The Balanced Woman
WARREN Healthy Woman, a Trumbull Memorial Hospital Resource, and Someplace Safe, a women’s
Mathews places levy on November ballot
Mathews Board of Education unanimously approved placing a five-year emergency levy on the Nov. 6 ballot that would raise $680,000 each of the five years, if approved.
McDonald to get new scoreboard
McDonald Board of Education has accepted the donation of a new scoreboard for the football field from Steel &Alloy Utility Products Inc. of McDonald.
Youngstown boy, 2, drowns in family’s pool
The Valley has its youngest victim in what has been a deadly month of water-related accidents.
Inside the ropes with ...Jason Kokrak
Inside the ropes with … Jason Kokrak Today: The Warren JFK graduate tees off today at 8:17
Chief justice: Delay replacing Douglas
By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor says replacing
Santana’s 3-run shot ignites Tribe
Carlos Santana found his power stroke again at an opportune time.
Numbers show housing market is recovering
U.S. builders broke ground on the most new homes and apartments in nearly four years last month, the latest evidence that the housing market is recovering.
Pirates sluggers bombard Rockies
Clint Hurdle remained calm as his ace was roughed up in hitter-friendly Coors Field. Pittsburgh’s bats rewarded the manager for his patience.
UNITED WAY Donators to vote on dissolving agency
By WILLIAM K. ALCORN alcorn@vindy.com Financial contributors to the United Way of Trumbull
On area diamonds || Sandlot roundup
CONNIE MACK TOURNAMENT Troy Post 43 8, Livi Steel 0 Roman Salinas doubled for Livi. Astro
Boardman motel's closing pleases neighbors
Terry and Janice O’Halloran have lived in a home on Oak Knoll Drive behind the Terrace Motel since 1985.
Port authority official avoids dilemma
By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Scott Lynn, chairman of the Western Reserve Port
MLB teams spent 11% less on draft picks
Associated Press NEW YORK Spending by teams in baseball’s amateur draft dropped by 11 percent
Churches help Rescue Mission
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Fourteen local churches are having special collections Sunday or later
Canfield schools chief attends final board meeting
Staff report Canfield The school district’s superintendent for the past decade attended the
RYO Filling Station in Girard is looking for a miracle
Customers of RYO Filling Station in Girard continued to roll cigarettes this week, but short of a miracle all the machines will be silent and the employees will be out of work as soon as Monday if a federal bill taxing the machines goes into effect, RKO President Phil Accordino says.
MCDONALD schools Board accepts donation of new scoreboard for field
By MARY SMITH news@vindy.com McDONALD McDonald Board of Education has accepted the donation
lampstand fellowship | Background
Lampstand Fellowship is a Gospel cooperative and interdenominational outreach network whose purpose
Romney ought to consider these factors in veep choice
Opinion: By David Wise Baltimore Sun There is one necessary condition for the selection of a vice
Women’s symposium
Women’s symposium CHAMPION Trumbull Memorial Hospital and Someplace Safe are offering “The
NEw this week
NEw this week The Dark Knight Rises (PG-13) The masked vigilante Batman must save Gotham City
Behind enemy lines
‘Dog Days’ at Victorian Players tells true story of soldier from Salem who was shot down over France
Legacy Awards seeking nominations
Legacy Awards seeking nominations AUSTINTOWN Nominations are being accepted for the 2012 Valley
Surplus food
Surplus food Helping Hand Ministry, 2143 Jacobs Road, Youngstown, food giveaway from 10 a.m. to
YOUTH Baseball & softball roundup
BASEBALL Cal Ripken state championship Mill Creek Baseball’s 12-year-old All Star team won the
Today
Today Onstage “Overboard,” by 34west Theater Company, noon, at Dutch Village Inn, 150 E. state
“anger managment” (9:30 p.m., FX): Oh, this should be fun: Denise Richards joins ex-
“anger managment” (9:30 p.m., FX): Oh, this should be fun: Denise Richards joins ex-husband Charlie
MAHONING COUNTY COURTS
courts MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Michael Firmstone, 54, of 4850 Tree Line Trail, New
Bethesda lives dream with Bonnaroo show
Like a scene out of “The Walking Dead” is how Bethesda singer Shanna Delaney describes the last time her Kent-based band played Youngstown.
Marquee Awards
The Marquee Awards, formally known as the Youngstown Area Community Theater Awards, on Wednesday
Ohio to roll out new Medicaid benefit
By ANN SANNER Associated Press COLUMBUS State officials are moving forward with plans to
"Utoya Island" will premiere this weekend in Cleveland
“Utoya Island,” the locally made film that depicted the 2011 massacre of 69 people by an extremist in Norway, will premiere Sunday.
birthdays
birthdays Country singer George Hamilton IV is 75. Singer Vikki Carr is 72. Musician Commander
Food stamp debate brings out haters of the American poor
Opinion: It didn’t take long for the more hard-hearted of the small-government crowd to respond to the news
Land bank appoints executive director
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Debora Flora of Youngstown has been appointed as the first executive
Liberty school officials, state financial panel discuss budget
Staff report LIBERTY Almost a year after the school district was placed in fiscal emergency,
QB Robert Griffin III inks a 4-year deal with ’Skins
Associated Press Ashburn, Va. Robert Griffin III and the Washington Redskins ended their
UN reports progress against AIDS, HIV
UN reports progress against AIDS, HIV Associated Press WASHINGTON A push to get more AIDS
CD RATES
CD RATES The table shows the annual percentage yield as of Wednesday. All yields given in percent.
Doctors disagree about sugar on wounds
BY JOE GRAEDON, M.S., AND TERESA GRAEDON, Ph.D. Q. My wife was told by a plastic surgeon to try
West Branch group offers an Andrews Sisters revue
Staff report BELOIT West Branch alumni and friends will stage “The Andrews Brothers,” a revue of
Dem policies fail to bring advancement for US blacks
Opinion: Mitt Romney’s speech to the NAACP convention in Houston was — according to one’s political
Official: Levy is renewal — not a new tax
By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com Youngstown City school district voters in November will
Backyard Bar and Grill, 8942 Youngstown-Pittsburgh Road, Poland; 330-757-2476
Backyard Bar and Grill, 8942 Youngstown-Pittsburgh Road, Poland; 330-757-2476 Thu: Karaoke with
levy details
The city school board approved an initial step to place a renewal levy on the November ballot. The
Americans on no-fly list can learn to fly
Associated Press WASHINGTON U.S. citizens who are on the government’s list of people banned from
Zimmerman: I pray for Martin’s parents
Zimmerman: I pray for Martin’s parents SANFORD, Fla. George Zimmerman says he prays daily for
Bill would increase ‘Buy American’ requirements
By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is spearheading a new
Romney: Obama not concerned about jobless
Associated Press BOWLING GREEN, Ohio A defiant Mitt Romney brushed aside more calls for the
Capital One to pay $210M over tactics
Capital One to pay $210M over tactics WASHINGTON The Obama administration’s consumer watchdog
The Who announce tour with Nov. stop at Consol
The Who’s Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend are taking “Quadrophenia” and other Who classics on the road for a U.S. tour this fall, but first they plan what Daltrey calls a great finale for the Olympic Games in London.
METRO DIGEST || Weather outages
Weather outages Several locations in the Mahoning Valley reported outages after a storm
Good start will be key to success
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PNC profits for second quarter drop 40 percent
By JAMISON COCKLIN jcocklin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Pittsburgh-based PNC Bank reported a 40
SCORE honors 4 businesses it helped get off the ground
By Burton Speakman bspeakman@vindy.com youngstown A simple idea combined with a little
Trumbull County officials OK road-maintenance agreement
Staff report WARREN The Trumbull County commissioners have approved an agreement that gives
Retirement reforms needed
Opinion: Retirement reforms needed Marietta Times: For years, administrators of the five programs that
UN delays vote on Syria
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS The U.N. Security Council delayed a vote on a new Syria
Playhouse postpones ‘Richard III’
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN A four-performance run of Shakespeare’s “Richard III” scheduled for
Blaming Iran, Israel vows to retaliate for bus explosion
Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria Israel vowed to strike back at Iran for a brazen daylight
NFLRA: League planned lockout
Associated Press New york The NFL’s on-field officials say the league is paying lip service to
Official: Levy is a renewal — not a new tax
By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com Youngstown City school district voters in November will
Selected local stocks
Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Aqua America, .66, 26.50 —.14 Avalon
Filibuster blocks attempt to restore campaign transparency
Editorial: Unlimited campaign spend- ing is the law of the land, ratified by a Supreme Court that equated
QUOTABLE JOEY VOTTO, Reds first baseman, on waiting to have knee surgery:
“I was improving, so I would say nobody’s at fault here. I was feeling great. Those four days off at
Ohio prosecuting first casino-cheating cases
By THOMAS J. SHEERAN Associated Press CLEVELAND Suspected cheats charged in Ohio’s first
600-year-old linen bras found in Austrian castle
Associated Press VIENNA A revolutionary discovery is rewriting the history of underwear: Some
‘Middle class’ turns fuzzy
Associated Press WASHINGTON In a recent speech, President Barack Obama referred to the “middle
No charges for military in April scandal
Associated Press WASHINGTON Seven Army soldiers and two Marines have received administrative
Mathews to place emergency levy on Nov. ballot
BY JORDAN COHEN news@vindy.com VIENNA Mathews Board of Education unanimously approved placing
One-act plays take bemused look at life in modern times
By GUY D’ASTOLFO dastolfo@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN “How the Drag Queen Stole Christmas” has become
2d6 is bigger and better on sophomore release
Hip-hop duo 2d6 caught a lot of ears last year with its curveball of a debut album, “Pat Benatar Told Us to Stop Doing This.”
New health issues tied to low-level lead exposure
LEAD’S SUBTLE HEALTH IMPACTS The National Toxicology Program reviewed epidemiological studies of
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