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African-American Achievers fest winds down with Gospel concert

African-American Achievers fest winds down with Gospel concert Staff Report WARREN The heart-


BREAKING NEWS: Stabbing in Boardman tied to two-hour standoff on Market Street Bridge

BREAKING NEWS: Stabbing in Boardman tied to two-hour standoff on Market Street Bridge Staff report


Participants sought for public-art project at Summer Festival of Arts

Participants sought for public-art project at Summer Festival of Arts Staff report YOUNGSTOWN


Warren Health Dept. revokes licenses of city massage parlors

Warren Health Dept. revokes licenses of city massage parlors By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com


Richard Dawson, ‘Feud’ host and ‘Hogan’s Heroes’ actor, dies at 79

Richard Dawson, ‘Feud’ host and ‘Hogan’s Heroes’ actor, dies at 79 Associated Press NEW YORK


Boardman graduate overcomes adversity to succeed; 382 receive diplomas

Boardman graduate overcomes adversity to succeed; 382 receive diplomas By AMANDA C. DAVIS


50th anniversary of Barrys is a party occasion

AUSTINTOWN Don and Joann Barry of Austintown celebrated the 50th anniversary of their wedding at a

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Brindisis observe golden milestone

BOARDMAN Mr. and Mrs. Duke Brindisi of Boardman observed the 50th anniversary of their wedding

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Family honors Ralph Coopers for 60th event

HUBBARD Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cooper of Hubbard marked their 60th wedding anniversary during a

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Miss Williams, Mr. Grover will wed in September

Rickie Williams and John Grover, both of Austintown, are engaged, her parents are announcing. The bride-elect is the daughter of Jeri Williams of Boardman and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Williams of Canfield. Parents of the prospective groom are Mr. and Mrs. John Grover of Austintown.

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Texas couple plan open ceremony for Sept. wedding

AUSTINTOWN The Rev. and Mrs. John Oliver of Austintown are announcing the engagement of their

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Miss Thayer will wed Mr. Ward at Old North Church

AUSTINTOWN The parents of Brianna Thayer are announcing her engagement of Corey Ward. The

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Miss Sawyer, Mr. Campanale are engaged

The parents of Ishevetta Sawyer and Anthony T. Campanale III, both of Washington, D.C., are

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Heather Pupa, David McCormick plan Sept. rite

Greg and Linda Pupa of McDonald and Michael and Michele McCormick of Niles are announcing the

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Henderson-Crean wedding plans are announced

The engagement and upcoming marriage of Natalie Henderson and Christopher Crean, both of Warren, is

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Parents announce Martinez-Nichols wedding plans

The parents of Niccole Martinez of Campbell and Brian Nichols of Struthers are announcing the

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Victoria Kocanjer, Cory Cercone to wed at Cathedral

YOUNGSTOWN William and Lori Kocanjer of Youngstown are announcing the engagement and approaching

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MASONIC GROUPS

TUESDAY Clotilda Club, an auxiliary of Miriam Chapter 278, OES, will meet at Denny’s in Boardman


SENIOR MENUS

Easter Seals offers hot, nutritious meals weekdays in Columbiana and Mahoning counties for people 60


SENIOR CITIZENS

55 Plus Club of Mineral Ridge will meet at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Mary Church. Host and hostess


Wolves Club awards YSU scholarships

YOUNGSTOWN The Wolves Club of Youngstown recently awarded scholarships to eight local high school


Campbell Memorial 1950 classes will meet

Campbell Memorial 1950 classes will meet COITSVILLE The Campbell Memorial High School January


GARDEN CLUBS

WEDNESDAY Mahoning will meet at noon for a sack lunch at Kidston Classroom in the Davis Center.


SENIOR SIDELIGHTS

Austintown Senior Center, 100 Westchester Drive, has planned the following: Monday, open exercise at


2012 graduate lists all week in Vindy; schedule here

2012 graduate lists all week in Vindy; schedule here


Mom arrested after driving off, forgetting infant on car roof

Phoenix police have arrested a woman who allegedly drove off after forgetting that her 5-week-old baby was in a car seat on the roof of her vehicle.


CHAMPION, TAKE TWO

By MATTHEW PEASLEE mpeaslee@vindy.com AKRON It wasn’t improbable, yet it wasn’t necessarily


Do area hospitals support the Affordable Care Act?

By WILLIAM K. ALCORN | alcorn@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN 11111But the real issue, they say, is that


Shivers doesn’t waste any time; is D-2 discus champ

By JOE SCALZO scalzo@vindy.com COLUMBUS Anthony Shivers’ first discus throw at Saturday’s


Mathews disappointed following title game, but looking to future

By TOM WILLIAMS williams@vindy.com AKRON After the Convoy Crestview softball defeated Mathews


Group hopes to bring up lights at Uptown

By JOHN W. GOODWIN JR. jgoodwin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN An investment group is hoping to bring


Robots shoot basketballs

By JORDAN COHEN news@vindy.com WARREN Eileen Yantes, 16, smiled broadly as her three-


Kelly Pavlik doesn’t fear Sigmon, Friday’s opponent in Las Vegas

By JOE SCALZO scalzo@vindy.com When Kelly Pavlik talks about his upcoming opponent, Scott


Badger’s Jennilyn Krumpe is 400 champion

By JOE SCALZO scalzo@vindy.com COLUMBUS Badger sophomore Jennilyn Krumpe hails from a town so


Poland man cycles to Fla.

By JEANNE STARMACK starmack@vindy.com By Saturday afternoon, Chuck Campbell was on the beach in


East High’s Sewell motivated by ninth-place finish in ’11

By JOE SCALZO scalzo@vindy.com COLUMBUS East senior Valentino Sewell embraces the “Hard work


New rail line brings concerns over dangers to Boardman

By ASHLEY LUTHERN aluthern@vindy.com BOARDMAN A Canadian company is expected to purchase the


Struthers man dies in crash near Sandusky

Staff report OAK HARBOR Ricky Jackson, 52, of Struthers died in a two-vehicle crash Thursday


Artists will sponsor 5th Summer Market

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Artists from the Mahoning Valley will gather to promote aesthetic


Dogs chained outside condemned to miserable, lonely lives

Paula Cipriano, left, and fellow members of the Safe at Last rescue group, to right, Toni Iacobacci of Campbell, Carla Touville of New Middletown and Mary Louk of Boardman portray the isolation and neglect dogs chained outside endure from owners who find them easy to ignore. The event was staged to raise public awareness of the devastating effects of neglect and abuse on pets.


Graves misidentify some Union soldiers

Associated Press COLUMBUS Grave markers at an Ohio cemetery designated for Civil War soldiers


record reviews

THE WALKMEN Album: “Heaven” (Fat Possum) Grade: A “While I Shovel Snow,” one of the best


Chardon graduates celebrate resilience after tragic killingsSFlb

The Plain Dealer CHARDON Chardon High School’s Class of 2012 ended a turbulent senior year with


Mubarak sentenced to life in prison

Mubarak sentenced to life in prison cairo Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison Saturday


Instead of a digital SLR camera, try this Olympus model

Q. We are in the market for a midrange digital SLR camera and need your advice on what model we


Brian Terlesky, 12, gets visit with legendary Jack Nicklaus

Staff report Brian Terlesky, 12, a student at Glenwood Middle School in Boardman, was treated to a


NCP’s ‘Broadway Bound’ is a show anyone can appreciate

By Stephanie Ottey entertainment@vindy.com new castle, pa. In 2008, the New Castle Playhouse


METRO DIGEST || I-80 closed by fire Saturday

Trailer fire on I-80 closes lanes Sat. HUBBARD A fire in a horse trailer shut down westbound


NEWSMAKERS

NEWSMAKERS ‘Housewives’ actress Joosten dies at 72 LOS ANGELES Kathryn Joosten, a character


Runner with CP is online hit

Associated Press COLUMBUS When John Blaine realized 11-year-old Matt Woodrum was struggling


Beginnings and endings of graduations

Opinion: A friend is having a party this weekend, and she’s sad. Not a great way to head into a party, I


Wallaby captured in NW Pa.

Associated Press CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, Pa. If you’re missing a wallaby, the Pennsylvania Game


Pa. will remain center of drilling

Associated Press PITTSBURGH Like a runner who’s gotten a big head start in a race, Pennsylvania


Deaths are ‘highly suspicious’

Associated Press MARION CENTER, Pa. Authorities in western Pennsylvania are investigating what


ENCORE AS STATE CHAMPS

Staff report Champion High senior Lindsay Swipas put an exclamation point on her prep softball


Some fear drilling will drain water supply

By Bob Downing Beacon Journal staff writer Lea Harper of Senecaville is on the warpath. The


Tornado confirmed near Pittsburgh

Associated Press PITTSBURGH The National Weather Service has confirmed that it was a tornado


Hesitant on hiring, US employers wait, watch

Associated Press NEW YORK Business has picked up. Yet American companies are too nervous to step


Some children need help with grieving process

McClatchy Newspapers Q. My husband was killed nearly a year ago, and my 11-year-old son still is


Men rescued after kayaks capsize

Associated ress CLEVELAND A U.S. Coast Guard crew has rescued two men whose kayaks capsized near


Jury to hear case in Pa. torture, murder

Associated Press GREENSBURG, Pa. A jury from another county will be brought in to decide the


Births

Births St. Elizabeth Health Center Aaron and Laura Wining, Columbiana, girl, June 1. Elizabeth


BUSINESS DIGEST || Natural Solutions expands services

Natural Solutions expands services Salem Natural Solutions, a beauty retailer in Salem, Ohio is


AREA GOLF CALENDAR

JUNE Today — St. Charles Athletic Club Outing at Mill Creek South. Shotgun start at 9 a.m.


Years Ago

Today is Sunday, June 3, the 155th day of 2012. There are 211 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED


COLUMBIANA, TRUMBULL COUNTY COURTS

COURTS COLUMBIANA COUNTY New complaints Jennifer Brown v. Salem Community Hospital, money.


Blood Drives

Blood Drives today St. Elizabeth Health Center Donor Room, 1044 Belmont Ave., Youngstown, 9


Don’t get dinged by overdraft fees

High-profile increases in checking-account fees by big banks have drawn more attention recently than


An old dog deserves more human compassion than this one was given

Opinion: A late night drive last Sat- urday night turned sour fast, leaving me disappointed with the Beaver


SUMMER BOOK PREVIEW Thrillers will share the beach towel with politics

By Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch Books about politics pick up the pace this summer in


Today’s entertainment picks:

Today’s entertainment picks: v African-American Achievers Festival, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.: Rides,


Inmate fights to avoid death

Opinion: Mark Wayne Wiles paid the ultimate price on April 18. Wiles was executed at the Southern Ohio


Crestor saps sex drive

Q. I am a very active Army physical training instructor. I am 45 years old and have always had a


Polka dance at Slovene center

Staff report ENON VALLEY, PA. The Slovenian Heritage Center at the SNPJ Recreation Center in


Rare sky show to put Venus at center stage

Associated Press LOS ANGELES It’s a spectacle that won’t repeat for another century — the sight


AREA GOLF SCORES at a glance

MEN Transit Service (Knoll Run) — Bob Zetts 37, Ken Bochenek, Mike Dobos, Kevin Tournoux 38, Larry


PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS For the week ending May 27

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “11th Hour” by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown) 2. “Stolen


POWERING UP

Lawless Industries adds venture, breaks records By Burton speakman bspeakman@vindy.com poland


NATURE’S BEAUTY

What we asked our Snapz participants to submit this month was their favorite nature shots. What we


Ask Mr. Know It All

By Gary Clothier Q. Around 1960, I occasionally watched a cartoon where a young turtle would


WATCHING SAFELY

WATCHING SAFELY There are a few ways to protect yourself: Wear special viewing glasses such as


Boomerangs: a risk in world of cyberwar

Associated Press WASHINGTON The Obama administration is warning American businesses about an


Hands On Volunteer Network of the Valley, a United Way Agency, is the local resource for volunteer

Hands On Volunteer Network of the Valley, a United Way Agency, is the local resource for volunteer


Series looks at women in wheelchairs

Associated Press LOS ANGELES In the opening moments of a new reality show, a pretty blonde pulls


Break down of family is costly

Opinion: Family fragmentation costs American taxpayers a mind-boggling $112 billion a year, or more than $1


Youngstown, Austintown get good news from state on Covelli Centre, racino

Editorial: Ever since the Republican take- over of state government in January 2011, Democrats in the General


Pop culture Q&A

By Rich Heldenfels McClatchy Newspapers Q. On the May 6 episode of “Harry’s Law,” one of the


Honorable mention for Moffie’s 5th novel

Honorable mention for Moffie’s 5th novel “To Kill the Duke,” the fifth novel by local author Sam


College playing days were special

It’s hard for me to believe it now, but 12 years ago, I was fortunate enough to get to compete in the 2000 NCAA tournament as a part of the Kent State golf team.


$1.3B in rebates set for 16M policyholders

By Toby Sells The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. Thousands of Tennesseans can expect a check


Branson at 100

By Scott Canon McClatchy Newspapers BRANSON, Mo. Wheel into town, and the eyes come under


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Disabled veteran fights for contracts

Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA They were 12 hairy years in Sherman Barton’s life. The


CAREER PATHS, LIMELIGHTS

Business InfoCision Management Corporation promoted Tina Parker of Youngstown to senior call-


Choosing between food and fuel

Opinion: Choosing between food and fuel Of all the sales pitches as- sociated with the Marcellus Shale gas


Taking on to-do lists of the time-starved

Palm Beach Post PALM BEACH, Fla. Andrea Maida got the panicked phone call one morning. Her