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WATCH VIDEO: Mill Creek's Miller qualifies for U.S. Open
Mill Creek Golf Director Dennis Miller sank a 20-foot putt on the fourth playoff hole of the U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier in Columbus on Monday and will play in the national tournament next week in San Francisco.
Teen employment for summer up sharply from 2011
Teen employment for summer up sharply from 2011 CHICAGO (AP) — At least one age group apparently
Goldman CEO testifies at ex-board member’s trial
Goldman CEO testifies at ex-board member’s trial NEW YORK (AP) — Goldman Sachs chief executive
Canfield man gets jail time, fined and to make restitution for embezzlement
Canfield man gets jail time, fined and to make restitution for embezzlement
Janet Jackson to produce transgender documentary
Janet Jackson to produce transgender documentary LOS ANGELES (AP) — Janet Jackson has signed on as
Philadelphia priest-abuse jury asks key questions
Philadelphia priest-abuse jury asks key questions PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia jury weighing
Sustainable energy is focus of YSU forum
Sustainable energy is focus of YSU forum YOUNGSTOWN The role of government in the promotion of
Last-chance-of-your-lifetime event is Tuesday
Last-chance-of-your-lifetime event is Tuesday CANFIELD Early Tuesday evening will be the last
YPD officer suspended for joining Biden motorcade
YPD officer suspended for joining Biden motorcade YOUNGSTOWN Youngstown Police Lieutenant John
Portion of Benita Avenue closed Tuesday
Portion of Benita Avenue closed Tuesday Youngstown Benita Avenue will be closed between Cordova
Firefighters fight blaze at former eatery
Firefighters are on the scene of a blaze at the former Scachetti's Restaurant on Mahoning Avenue at Four Mile Run Road.
Ill Calif. inmate dies hours before release
Ill Calif. inmate dies hours before release VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A convicted killer has died
Arraignment Tuesday for man who threatened to jump
Arraignment Tuesday for man who threatened to jump
WORTH A LOOK
CARD, BINGO PARTIES St. Jude Church, 180 Seventh St., Columbiana, will sponsor a super bingo
Former U.S. Rep. Boccieri takes command of 773rd Airlift at air base
Former U.S. Rep. Boccieri takes command of 773rd Airlift at air base Staff report VIENNA
Lowellville’s 53 grads urged to change world
“Sometimes you learn more from your failures than your successes,” Esenwein told the graduating class of Lowellville High School. “And you just try harder next time. Life is not always fair.”
Many East grads vow to help others
East High School graduating seniors donned cap and gown for commencement Sunday, leaving high school behind and looking at a new chapter in life. For several, that includes careers devoted to helping others.
WARREN Licenses of eight massage parlors revoked
By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com WARREN The Warren Health Department has revoked the licenses for
OSU’s Meyer ‘brutally honest’
Their workouts have made it obvious that Urban Meyer wants leaner bodies on his players. The Buckeyes gradually have learned they also need thicker skins.
Djokovic survives in Paris; Azarenka falls
Associated Press PARIS For two sets, Novak Djokovic’s game was sort of like Sunday’s weather at
$350K grant, new leader to help Warren clean up blight
Staff report WARREN The Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership board of directors has begun a grant
VALLEY’S BEST
This weekend capped off more than six months of preparation and desire. Many practices and games with wins, losses and memories came to a close at Firestone Stadium in Akron.
Indians continuing to struggle at home
Associated Press CLEVELAND It’s easy to see why Indians manager Manny Acta isn’t happy these
No marquee names at top of baseball’s draft list
Associated Press NEW YORK Most major league teams agree that there’s no Stephen Strasburg or
PHOTO: Boardman man nabbed after 4-hour standoff on Market Street bridge
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN A Boardman man with a history of violence is in police custody and may
African-American festival in Warren draws thousands
The Christian sounds and heart-felt soul of Gospel music highlighted the final day of the 28th annual Trumbull County African-American Achievers Festival in Courthouse Square on Sunday.
Time is short for Russia to get on right side of history
Editorial: Four months ago, Russia and China blocked a United Nations Security Council resolution aimed at
Laughs: Part of game for ‘Feud’ host Dawson
Associated Press NEW YORK Richard Dawson brought a saucy, unabashedly touchy-feely style to TV
Girard High | Class of 2012
Class size: 126 School mascot: Indians Valedictorians: Erik DelBene and Bryanna Jay
Ohio 3rd-grader leads penny drive for family shelter
ROBERTA REDFERN The Toledo Blade TOLEDO Angelica Dowiak had an idea. The 9-year-old’s
video game review
VIDEO GAME REVIEW ‘diablo III’ Grade: B Details: Blizzard, for the PC/Mac, $59.99 The epic
Campaigns awash in cash
Opinion: WASHINGTON To grasp the clear and present danger that the current flood of campaign cash poses to
Global economy at risk as Asia, Europe, US slow
Associated Press WASHINGTON The global economy’s foundations are weakening, one by one.
LOWELLVILLE HIGH
LOWELLVILLE HIGH Class of 2012 Number of graduates: 53 Class colors: banana yellow and
SATISFIED
Associated Press LOS ANGELES The fan votes — not just the odds — were in “The Hunger Games”
Buffett auction starts
Buffett auction starts omaha, neb. It’s true that Warren Buffett hired the hedge-fund manager
The top five concert tours, ranked by average box office gross per city. Includes the average ticket
The top five concert tours, ranked by average box office gross per city. Includes the average ticket
Let your kids go
Opinion: By Juleyka Lantigua-Williams McClatchy-Tribune Here’s a little advice for parents of students
Is texting killing the art of conversation?
Associated Press CHICAGO Anna Schiferl hadn’t even rolled out of bed when she reached for her
Years Ago
Today is Monday, June 4, the 156th day of 2012. There are 210 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED
Temper tantrum in Wisconsin
Opinion: WAUWATOSA, Wis. This state, the first to let government employees unionize, was an incubator of
Educated women suffer in Tajikistan
Opinion: By Haramgul Qodir Institute for War & Peace Reporting DUSHANBE, Tajikistan Gulnoza Kabirova’s
A verdict, of sorts
Opinion: A verdict, of sorts Chicago Tribune: If jurors had been asked to decide whether John Edwards was a
ODDLY ENOUGH
ODDLY ENOUGH Giant cuckoo clock gets new home in Ohio village SUGARCREEK, Ohio One of the
NEWSMAKERS
NEWSMAKERS ‘Snow White’ puts bite on the box office LOS ANGELES “Snow White & the Huntsman”
FRANKIE J. HUDSON JR.
FRANKIE J. HUDSON JR. ACCUSED OF AGGRAVATED ROBBERY Height:.5’ 11” Weight:155 Hair: Black
New farm legislation would end direct payments to farmers
Associated Press WASHINGTON A program that puts billions of dollars in the pockets of farmers
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Count on Romney to show class
Opinion: Count on Romney to show class If Mitt Romney becomes presi- dent of the nation in January, I can
EAST HIGH SCHOOL
EAST HIGH SCHOOL Class of 2012 Graduates: 164 Valedictorian: Davonta Fleetion Salutatorian:
Zimmerman back in jail in Florida
Zimmerman back in jail in Florida miami George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood-watch
Tiger in charge at Memorial
Tiger Woods was at his best Sunday at the Memorial. He hit nearly every shot just the way he wanted, worked the gallery into a frenzy with one last charge over the final hour and left everyone buzzing — especially Jack Nicklaus — with a shot they will talk about for years.
MICHAEL GOLDEN
MICHAEL GOLDEN ACCUSED OF FAILURE TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER Height: 5’ 8” Weight: 168
Lakeview 3rd-graders raise $1,600 for homeless animals
Melissa Kmetz and her third-grade class at Lakeview Elementary School observed a disturbing trend earlier in the school year with the rising number of acts of animal cruelty being discovered in the area.
World Choir Games coming to Ohio
Associated Press CINCINNATI Downtown Cincinnati should be alive with the sound of singing a
Triple Crown craziness begins to heat up
Associated Press NEW YORK Nothing ever comes easy in the nerve-racking weeks before the Belmont
After gory-incident reports, online ‘zombie’ talk grows
Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. First came Miami: the case of a naked man eating most of another
More advanced therapies being aimed at cancer
Associated Press CHICAGO New research shows a sharp escalation in the weapons race against
Few November clues found in Wis. recall
Associated Press MILWAUKEE Five months before Election Day, you’d think there would be no better
West Branch OKs Sellaroli for basketball
Staff report BELOIT Lou Sellaroli was approved as boys basketball coach at West Branch on Sunday
Johnson wins — again — at Dover
Associated Press DOVER, Del. Jimmie Johnson was the mane man at Dover. Wearing an afro clown
Boccieri takes command of 773rd
Boccieri takes command of 773rd VIENNA Former U.S. Rep. John Boccieri assumed command of the
Boardman High School
Boardman High School Class of 2012 Number of students: 382 Colors – teal and silver Flower –
Bucs hang on, beat Brewers
Associated Press MILWAUKEE Andrew McCutchen and Garrett Jones helped James McDonald win when he
State meet full of great moments
The state track meet is my favorite event of the year, and not just because I was able to visit my
Dixon wins marred Detroit Grand Prix
Associated Press DETROIT Scott Dixon just wanted to enjoy his first victory of the year and
3 teens killed in early Sunday crash near Elyria
Associated Press ELYRIA Three Northeast Ohio teens were killed and two more left hospitalized
Plane crashes in Nigeria, killing all 153 on board
Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria A commercial airliner crashed into a densely populated
‘Shiny, bright and new’
As Girard High School’s graduating class filed into the school gymnasium for commencement exercises Sunday afternoon, each of them had to stop and pick up a penny off their chairs before they could sit down.
Celtics edge Miami in OT
Associated Press BOSTON Rajon Rondo had 15 points and 15 assists, and scored the final three
Dancers bring Sinatra’s classics to life in musical ‘Come Fly Away’
By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com In some ways, Ron Todorowski is the chairman of the
Graduate Rouxje Ezell stands out from her East High graduates with a cap reading “I did
Graduate Rouxje Ezell stands out from her East High graduates with a cap reading “I did it.”
Agenda Tuesday
Agenda Tuesday Ellsworth Township Zoning Board, workshop, 7 p.m., township administration
New Boardman alum runs from adversity, reaches success
New Boardman alum runs from adversity, reaches success
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