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Niles schools superintendent resigns
The city’s school superintendent has announced his resignation.
30 teens in fight at Summit Academy today
Three teens — two female and one male — were charged with disorderly conduct after Youngstown police were called to Summit Academy for a fight involving about 30 teens. P
Country has now seen the real Romney, son tells Valley crowd tonight
Craig Romney, 31, the youngest son of presidential candidate Mitt Romney, says he had concerns when his father said in 2010 he was thinking about running for president a second time.
Weathersfield cops alert residents to man who tried to abduct girl, 10
Police are warning the community to be on the watch for a man in a white cargo van who attempted to lure a 10-year-old girl into his vehicle at 2:45 p.m. Thursday in the 1300 block of Depot Street.
Jersey Gov. Chris Christie coming to Youngstown Tuesday
Republican Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey will make a campaign stop in Youngstown Tuesday in support of Mitt Romney.
Get a ride Tuesday to vote early
Mahoning Valley Organizing Collaborative and Ohio Prophetic Voices will join local congregations to mobilize voters in Mahoning and Trumbull counties by offering fellowship, refreshments and rides to voting places from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday for early voting.
Walk to Remember lost babies starts at 10:30 Saturday morning
The Northside Medical Center Bereavement Committee’s 25th Annual “Walk to Remember” will be from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday to mark October as National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.
Downtown Youngstown streets to close Saturday for fashion show
A fashion show will close some streets downtown from 7 a.m. to midnight Saturday.
US court mulls Arabic flashcards, Pa. airport stop
US court mulls Arabic flashcards, Pa. airport stop PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Lawyers for a college
Suit: Man fired for doubting 9/11 memorial safety
Suit: Man fired for doubting 9/11 memorial safety NEW YORK (AP) — A former manager at the Sept. 11
Caregiver guilty of stealing $1M from 100-year-old
Caregiver guilty of stealing $1M from 100-year-old COLVILLE, Wash. (AP) — A former caregiver in
Massachusetts session for drug cases marred by confusion
Massachusetts session for drug cases marred by confusion BOSTON (AP) — Confusion has marred the
Texas teen describes slayings to 911 operator
Texas teen describes slayings to 911 operator ALEDO, Texas (AP) — During a nearly 25-minute call
Korean company to work with YSU on electric vehicle technologies
Korean company to work with YSU on electric vehicle technologies Through the efforts of the
Accused killer of boy cries in court
Accused killer of boy cries in court YOUNGSTOWN Shawn Wilson is facing the death penalty for
LOUIE TODAY: Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Vindy Editor Todd
Louie, Vindy.com's news radio partner, will be co-hosting this morning with Vindy editor Todd Franko, hashing over the news of the week and upcoming weekend.
CLUB CALENDAR
ASSOCIATIONS NARFE Chapter 14 will have their monthly meeting at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Saxon
Taste of the Valley benefits Second Harvest
The 21st annual Taste of the Valley to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave.
World Habitat Day helps build houses
World Habitat Day helps build houses struthers World Habitat Day, a United Nation Day observed
Probe finds improper enrollment data from Campbell schools
By MARC KOVAC news@vindy.com and jeanne starmack starmack@vindy.com campbell The Campbell
Harding Raiders on impressive win streak
WARREN Like it or not, Steve Arnold understands that he is going to be known as the basketball coach who is now coaching football.
First debate reboots presidential race
By CONNIE CASS Associated Press WASHINGTON Both men relish the wonky talk in their own way.
No place like dome for Penguins’ rival
By JOE SCALZO scalzo@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Like many schools, North Dakota State seats its
Probation for 2 who stole $78K from Ohio turnpike
By JOHN W. GOODWIN JR. jgoodwin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Two men convicted of stealing tens of
Southern Local offense prolific
Last week, ITCLfootball.net, the unofficial home of Inter Tri-County League football, posed the
No district drama: JFK captures D-III title
By Ryan Buck sports@vindy.com HARTVILLE Redemption is a powerful motivator. Almost a year
New laws help ex-inmates in Ohio find jobs
By JOHN W. GOODWIN JR. jgoodwin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Hundreds of individuals are released from
Raising money can be killer for drag racers
By GREG GULAS sports@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN The toughest task for a drag racer isn’t sitting
YSU students build cars of meatloaf, linguini, cucumbers, cookies
Greased Lightning didn’t so much burn up the quarter mile as slog down the 18-degree ramp.
With Riverfest, Friends group looks for clean start in renewing Mahoning
By Elise Franco efranco@vindy.com Youngstown The Friends of the Mahoning River hope that
Kokrak under the weather & under par
By JOE SCALZO scalzo@vindy.com Battling the heat and a cold, Jason Kokrak sweated through one of
Warren to get Ohio Historical Marker to commemorate its role in Civil War
Staff report WARREN A public dedication ceremony will be 11 a.m. Monday to unveil an Ohio
Mahoning County OKs $182K for repaving lots for Oakhill, engineer
By PETER H. MILLIKEN milliken@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN The Mahoning County commissioners have
Boardman firefighters fight breast cancer in pink
Boardman firefighters, from left, Jim Hoover, Shawn Serich, Jon Lewis, Brian Barber and Jeff Gallimore, show off the “Tough Enough to Wear Pink” shirts that will be sold to raise money for breast-cancer research.
Mangapora’s milestone moment
By Brandon Judeh sports@vindy.com Canfield Excitement filled the air at Canfield High Thursday
Romney the artful dodger
Opinion: WASHINGTON I was prepared, sorta, kinda, to defend Barack Obama’s debate performance until I heard
Rush, N.W.A., Public Enemy Rock Hall nominees announced
Los Angeles Times Randy Newman, Public Enemy, N.W.A, Donna Summer and — to the delight of
Goal of knowing the voters has to do with science
Opinion: Target wrote the book on targeting. The retail giant utilizes what’s called “predictive analytics”
Tim Burton’s expanded remake of his 1984 Disney short offers laughs, tears ‘Frankenweenie’ revived
By Roger Moore McClatchy Newspapers “Frankenweenie” is darned near an instant classic. Tim
Truth about capital gains
Opinion: One of the many false talking points of the Obama administration is that a rich man like Warren
Today’s entertainment picks:
Today’s entertainment picks: v America, 7:30 p.m.: Acoustic-rock legends will play their many
Think about cost of wars
Opinion: Speaking to a men’s breakfast club in downtown Fort Worth last week, I was challenged by one person
UN strongly condemns Syrian shelling of Turkey
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS The U.N. Security Council overcame deep divisions to
Groups support firing of Christian teacher
Associated Press COLUMBUS Humanist and secular groups Thursday joined the side of a school
“A Night at the Movies” (8:15 p.m., TCM): It gets political with an installment called
“A Night at the Movies” (8:15 p.m., TCM): It gets political with an installment called “Hollywood
Study: Free birth control leads to fewer abortions
Associated Press WASHINGTON Free birth control led to dramatically lower rates of abortions and
Romney: ‘Victory is in sight’
Associated Press DENVER Buoyed by a powerful debate showing, Mitt Romney said Thursday he offers
MAHONING COUNTY COURTS
courts MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Stephen A. Cannon, 26, of 12 Southwoods Ave., Unit
newsmakers
newsmakers ‘Idol’ divas Carey, Minaj take feud public NEW YORK Is this “Idol” threat an idle
We are Election Central
Opinion: With early voting underway — and busier than it was in 2008 — and Election Day about a month away,
Surplus clothing
Surplus clothing Greater Friendship Baptist Church, 646 Lakewood, Youngstown (Hillman Street
Hadley leads Boardman runners to county title
Boardman’s Mark Hadley raced to a first-place finish in a time of 16:08, outpacing 158 competitors,
Pa. State trooper killed
Staff Report South beaver, PA. A state trooper was killed in a two-vehicle crash Thursday.
Audience gets ‘Taken’ in this lifeless sequel
By Colin Covert Star Tribune (Minneapolis) “Taken 2” stars Liam Neeson as Jason Bourne’s
No substitute for free ID
Opinion: No substitute for free ID Herald-Dispatch, Huntington, W.Va.: More than 30 states have enacted or
Selected local stocks
Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Aqua America, .66, 24.90 .19 Avalon
Slower sales growth
Slower sales growth NEW YORK Americans may have slowed their spending in September after
Custom-mixed drugs in spotlight with outbreak
Associated Press Custom-mixed medicines such as the steroid shots suspected in a meningitis
Hundreds seen at risk in meningitis outbreak
Associated Press NEW YORK The potential scope of the meningitis outbreak that has killed at
‘Bucket List Bandit’ faces prison in Youngstown
Associated Press ERIE, Pa. A man nicknamed the “Bucket List Bandit” by the FBI will be
Hungary bans slot machines
Hungary bans slot machines BUDAPEST, Hungary The government says it’s trying to cure poor
Ohio sees increase in disabled parking permits
Ohio sees increase in disabled parking permits %reldate(2012-10-04T12:54:21 Eds: Updates with
Survey: Smaller businesses in Ohio scale back
By JAMISON COCKLIN jcocklin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Small and midsize businesses in Ohio have
New Springfield man killed in car crash
New Springfield man killed in car crash NORTH LIMA Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers continue
Usually rock-solid Thomas struggling
By TOM REED The Plain Dealer BEREA Critics have placed their share of question marks behind
Breast Cancer facts
Q. How many women alive today have ever had breast cancer? A. The National Cancer Institute
Today in history
Today is Friday, Oct. 5, the 279th day of 2012. There are 87 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED
oddly enough
oddly enough Idaho woman charged with stick-figure threat BOISE, Idaho A woman who was about
This week’s Q&A Mooney’s P.J. Fecko
No one said repeating would be easy and Cardinal Mooney has won enough football state titles (eight)
Body of missing man found off I-270 near Columbus
Associated Press COLUMBUS The body of an Ohio man has been found after his co-workers reported
Jobless-aid applications rise to 367K
Associated Press WASHINGTON The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose to a
Late season swoon extends ‘The Streak’
Associated Press PITTSBURGH This time, the Pittsburgh Pirates never saw it coming. Not in
Rodriguez’s career honored
By JOHN BASSETTI bassetti@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN To say the least, Helen Rodriguez is thrilled
MLB comes up aces with 2nd wild card
This time it appears Major League Baseball has made a change that works. Though baseball has
Man awaits sentencing in 3 vehicular homicides
Staff report GIRARD A 64-year-old Shiloh man is awaiting sentencing after pleading no contest to
Indians interview Alomar
Associated Press CLEVELAND Over more than two decades, Sandy Alomar Jr. has been an All-Star
New owner in no hurry for changes
Associated Press BEREA Jimmy Haslam III won’t spend his first days as owner of the Browns
DeCastro on mend after knee surgery
Associated Press pittsburgh Even with his surgically repaired right knee still on the mend, the
Wild card dramatic, but is it fair?
Associated Press By sometime tonight, either Chipper Jones will be out of baseball or the
Agenda Saturday
Agenda Saturday Liberty Neighborhood Block Watch, 12:30 p.m., township administration building.
birthdays
birthdays Comedian Bill Dana is 88. Singer Arlene Smith of The Chantels is 71. Singer Richard
Buckeyes feel they owe Cornhuskers
Associated Press COLUMBUS It was a game that went into the Nebraska record books — and the Ohio
Developer proposes Warren use facility
By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com WARREN Most of the demolition work that Girard resident Sergio
Years Ago
“It is the regime’s mindless, brutal and criminal, military crackdown that pushed the Syrian people
Smith goes from MLB to HOF
By JOHN BASSETTI bassetti@vindy.com Sometimes, fathers put a little too much emphasis on sports
Warren man indicted on three counts of assault
Staff report WARREN A 24-year-old Evaline Street Southeast man has been indicted on three counts
METRO DIGEST || Burned calf reward reaches nearly $10K
Reward in burned-calf case reaches nearly $10,000 LISBON Several organizations are offering a
Columbus Day What’s open/closed on Monday’s holiday?
A checklist of local, state and federal institutions and local businesses closed Monday. Residents
Ghost Walk offers participants a trip back in time in Warren
Staff report WARREN The Fine Arts Council of Trumbull County invites everyone to come and
Ohio elections panel dismisses complaints of Johnson and Wilson
By MaRC Kovac news@vindy.com COLUMBUS The Ohio Election Commission has dismissed dueling
Are disabled parking permits too easy to get?
Associated Press DAYTON A sharp increase in the number of disabled parking permits issued in
Warren cops can’t find victims of beating by gun, wrench
By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com WARREN Police tried Thursday to interview a couple beaten during
DNC leader, Romney son make Valley stops today
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Debbie Wasserman- Schultz, the Democratic National Committee chairwoman,
Chefs lend a dish for fundraiser in N. Lima
Johnna Parke remembers many Sunday afternoons savoring her grandmother’s homemade meals. “You had to be there at noon or you got the dickens,” recalled Parke, a 30-year chef who is the main cook for Das Dutch Village Inn in Columbiana.
Rams give Cardinals first defeat
Associated Press st. louis Sam Bradford busted a lengthy slump with a 52-yard touchdown pass to
Commission gets complaint against appeals-judge hopeful O'Toole
Staff report COLUMBUS A five-judge commission has been appointed by the Ohio Supreme Court to
Kohrans celebrate 50th anniversary
Rich and Jo Korhan of Austintown celebrated the 50th anniversary of their wedding May 5 with an
Dr. Rose Tress, Greg Quinn to wed Oct. 13
Gimmy and Ann Tress of Romeo, Mich., and Mary Ann Quinn of Austintown, are announcing the engagement
Peachock-Lloyd nuptials will be in October
Barbara Peachock of Boardman and Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Lloyd of Ashville, Ohio, are announcing the
Yankowski-Lytle wedding vows planned for Oct.
Gary and Joyce Yankowski of Canfield are announcing the engagement and upcoming marriage of their
Autumn wedding for Miss Rossetti and Mr. White
KaiLoni Rai Rossetti of Youngstown and Eric Michael Ross White of Austintown have chosen Oct. 27 as
Austintown Sports Briefs
AMS Red wins match The Austintown Middle School Red volleyball team defeated Boardman Center
100-pound Colts beat rival ALF
100-pound Colts beat rival ALF The 100-pound Austintown Colts improved to a perfect 7-0 after
Barnes and Noble hosts American Girl event
By EARTHA TERRELL eterrell@vindy.com Barnes and Noble journeyed through a sea of adventure
Poland Community Briefs
Memory, wellness checks Shepherd of the Valley in Poland, located at 301 W. Western Reserve Road,
Baird Brothers hosts open house
Baird Brothers Fine Hardwoods will celebrate fall and American craftsmanship at its “Red, White and
Peterson-Getsy wedding planned in Boardman Park
Ashley Peterson and Bobby Getsy, both of Youngstown, will be married during an autumn ceremony at 1
Rozzis mark golden milestone with their family
Victor and Rose Rozzi of Austintown celebrated the 50th anniversary of their wedding at a party May
Toddlers tickled pink about the color red
By EARTHA TERRELL eterrell@vindy.com Toddlers got excited about the color red during “Baby
Dr. Meredith Konya v Michael MacEwen
St. Charles Church provided the setting for the May 26 wedding of Dr. Meredith Konya and Michael
Boardman Sports Briefs
Boys soccer grabs victory The Boardman High School boys soccer team now stands at 5-3-3 on the
Austintown Community Briefs
AMS PTA annual craft show is Nov. 10 The Austintown Middle School PTA will host its 29th annual
Baird Brothers hosts open house
Baird Brothers Fine Hardwoods will celebrate fall and American craftsmanship at its “Red, White and
Teen projects take shape with duct tape
By ABBY SLANKER neighbors@vindy.com In keeping with the latest trends, Kristy Taylor, Canfield
Boardman Community Briefs
Trick Nor Treat event in Boardman South Bridge Therapy and Learning Center, located at 725
Shepherd of the Valley celebrates 40th anniversary
By EARTHA TERRELL eterrell@vindy.com Shepherd of the Valley celebrated its 40th anniversary and
Library program helps children ‘give a hoot’ about reading
By EARTHA TERRELL eterrell@vindy.com Toddlers gained a better understanding of owls during
Twins celebrate 86th birthday
By EARTHA TERRELL eterrell@vindy.com Marcella Vogel and Lovella Limnebaugh, who are believed to
Canfield Sports Briefs
Girls soccer victorious The Canfield girls soccer team defeated Fitch 5-0 on Monday. Two goals
Little girls have a ball at princess tea party
By EARTHA TERRELL eterrell@vindy.com Little girls had the opportunity of a lifetime to became
Shepherd celebrates 40th anniversary
By EARTHA TERRELL eterrell@vindy.com Shepherd of the Valley celebrated its 40th anniversary
Canfield Community Briefs
New Canfield “Players” production Ticket reservations are now available for the upcoming Canfield
Career center begins year with picnic
The Mahoning County Career and Technical Center capped the first week of school with its annual Back
Send us your football news and photos
Send us your football news and photos Neighbors Blitz wants your football news. Parents and
120-pound JVs tie Austintown Colts
120-pound JVs tie Austintown Colts The Canfield Little Cardinals 120-pound JV squad battled the
Name: Cory WineboldInstrument: Tenor Saxophone
Name: Cory WineboldInstrument: Tenor Saxophone Q. When did you start playing your instrument?
Name: Abby BegezdaInstruments: Flute and PiccoloQ. When did you start playing your instrument?
Name: Abby BegezdaInstruments: Flute and PiccoloQ. When did you start playing your instrument? A.
Local artists showcase their works
By EARTHA TERRELL eterrell@vindy.com Dozens of local artists showed off their creativity during
Library honors reading royalty
By EARTHA TERRELL eterrell@vindy.com The meeting room at the Boardman library was filled
North Elementary students spin pinwheels for peace
By EARTHA TERRELL eterrell@vindy.com Students learned the importance of having inner peace while
Parents benefit at Baby Bargain Boutique
By ALISA MANNA neighbors@vindy.com Despite the rainy weather, parents from all over the
Poland frosh/JV team beats Struthers
Poland frosh/JV team beats Struthers The Poland freshman and junior varsity football teams
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