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Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.
Trumbull grand jury indicts man on vehicular homicide charges
Trumbull grand jury indicted man on vehicular homicide charges
Judge: Venezuela notes lawsuit should stay in Ohio
Judge: Venezuela notes lawsuit should stay in Ohio
Auto bailout could be key to Obama victory in Ohio
Auto bailout could be key to Obama victory in Ohio
Police looking for man who robbed Subway restaurant
Police looking for man who robbed Subway restaurant
US sues Bank of America for $1B+ for mortgage fraud
US sues Bank of America for $1B+ for mortgage fraud
BP funds STEM initiatiive in Trumbull County schools
BP funds STEM initiative in Trumbull County schools
Gov. Kasich talks about bills pending before lame-duck Legislature session
Gov. Kasich talks about bills pending before lame-duck Legislature session
Niles Health Department offers flu shots next week
Niles Health Department offers flu shots next week
Mother pleads guilty in rape of daughter at Children Services
Mother pleads guilty in rape of daughter at Children Services WARREN Felicia Banks Beemer, the
MVOC Rally for Jobs is Thursday at Stambaugh
MVOC Rally for Jobs is Thursday at Stambaugh YOUNGSTOWN A Rally for Valley Jobs, sponsored by
Youngstown firefighters tackle three suspicious morning blazes
Youngstown firefighters tackle three suspicious morning blazes YOUNGSTOWN Youngstown
FOOD SALES AND DINNERS
WEDNESDAY Boar’s Head Ladies of St. John’s Episcopal Church, 323 Wick Ave., will serve a chicken
Alzheimers support to meet Thursday
Alzheimers support to meet Thursday NORTH LIMA Alzheimers Caregivers Support Group will meet at
Nature’s Serenade
Musician and college professor Lisa Rainsong of Cleveland Heights says her relationship with the Cleveland Museum of Natural History is helping her “teach people to be more mindful of the first musicians — insects, amphibians and birds.”
Vote on racino platting delayed
By Elise Franco efranco@vindy.com Austintown The Mahoning County Planning Commission will have to wait another month to vote on the assembly of parcels that will make up the Hollywood Slots at Mahoning Valley Race Course.
YPD puts out the call for potential officer recruits
The Youngstown Police Department is looking for a few good recruits — and they are hoping to pull them from the ranks of city residents, minorities and veterans.
Sept. jobs data offer good news and bad
By BURTON SPEAKMAN bspeakman@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Economic figures in the Mahoning Valley continue to have mixed results with fewer people working, but the unemployment rate still dropping.
‘Dance Moms’ site search sets the stage for Stambaugh
“Dance Moms,” the popular Lifetime network reality television series, will come to historic Stambaugh Auditorium on Sunday to film an episode.
Canfield spikes Liberty
The scrappy Liberty Leopards extended the defending Division II district champion Canfield Cardinals to four games before losing their Oct. 13 regular-season finale at Cardinals Gymnasium.
Three vie for commissioner’s seat
By PETER H. MILLIKEN milliken@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Mahoning County voters will have a choice of candidates for just one county commissioner’s seat on the Nov. 6 election ballot.
Warren’s Warfield lends message to home
Paul Warfield scored 85 touchdowns in a 13-year NFL career. Yet, he’ll never forget the first time he crossed the goal line as a Warren Harding Panther.
Incident probed by federal agency
By PETER H. MILLIKEN milliken@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN The FBI is investigating possible civil-rights violations in an Aug. 1 physical altercation between a deputy sheriff and a county-jail inmate in the prisoner holding area in the Mahoning County Courthouse basement.
Tutoring program aids Struthers kids
Two students sat across from each other in the art room at Struthers Elementary School on Tuesday and contemplated the task before them.
YSU: Playoffs starting Saturday
By JOE SCALZO scalzo@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Youngstown State is treating Saturday’s game at South Dakota State as a playoff game, which is the type of thing that sounds really good when you’re in the midst of a three-game losing streak.
Oh, G-Men: Garfield stuns South Range in semifinal
The South Range boys soccer team wanted nothing more than a district title match with Inter-Tri County League Tier 1 rival Crestview.
YSU raising funds for veterans center
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Youngstown State University is launching the public phase of a $1.25 million fund-raising campaign to construct a Veterans Resource Center on Wick Avenue.
Failure of district’s levy renewal would mean loss of $5.3 million
By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com Youngstown If the 10.4-mill city school district renewal
An issue of vision
Opinion: By Roger R. BLUNT McClatchy-Tribune Fifty years ago the biggest event in human history almost
Candidate debates serve a purpose
Opinion: By Edward Wasserman The Miami Herald I like the campaign debates. I watched most of the
Area teams closing in on playoff berths
Staff report Six area high school teams appear to have clinched berths in the Ohio High School
It’s well-rested vs. well-tested
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Jim Leyland and the Detroit Tigers found out the hard way that
Marlins fire Guillen after only one season
Associated Press MIAMI The lingering backlash caused by Ozzie Guillen’s praise of Fidel Castro
Holmgren: ‘We did not win enough’
Associated Press BEREA The coaching itch never completely left Mike Holmgren, who will walk away
Short-handed Steelers healthier
Associated Press PITTSBURGH Maurkice Pouncey is expected to return to the Steelers’ lineup on
2 teen brothers charged in death of girl
Associated Press CLAYTON, N.J. A teenage boy lured a 12-year-old girl into his house under the
Cavs’ Irving scores 20, but Pacers win, 100-82
Associated Press CLEVELAND Danny Granger, playing in his first preseason game after being
Pittsburgh Symphony returns to area for a Beatles tribute
Staff report NEW CASTLE, Pa. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will begin its 12th year of
Ohio teen in Craigslist trial: I feared for life
Associated Press AKRON The teenage suspect in the slayings of three men lured by phony
Execution table can support inmate
Associated Press COLUMBUS The warden of the prison where Ohio puts inmates to death says the
Krichbaum ruling: Bilas can stay with Mooney
By PETER H. MILLIKEN milliken@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN A judge has upheld a magistrate’s ruling
Legislators oppose leasing Ohio Turnpike
Staff report COLUMBUS State Reps. Ronald V. Gerberry of Austintown, D-59th, and Matt Lundy of
Backers support early voting
By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Supporters of President Barack Obama and Mitt
Informant: NYPD paid me to ‘bait’ Muslims
Associated Press NEW YORK A paid informant for the New York Police Department’s intelligence
Surplus clothing
Surplus clothing Greater Friendship Baptist Church, 646 Lakewood Ave., Youngstown, clothing
MYCAP celebrating weatherization month
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN The Mahoning-Youngstown Community Action Partnership celebrates
Apple’s iPad Mini is much pricier than rival tablets
Apple Inc.’s pencil-thin, smaller iPad will cost much more than its competitors, signaling the company isn’t going to get into a minitablet price war.
US could be world’s biggest oil producer
US could be world’s biggest oil producer new york U.S. oil output is surging so fast that the
NY court: Lap dances aren’t art, are taxable
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. Lap dances are taxable because they don’t promote culture in a
ODDLY ENOUGH
ODDLY ENOUGH Billboard company opposing Pittsburgh council’s tax plan PITTSBURGH A nationally
Beyonce, who will be the halftime performer at the Super Bowl, has appeared in a lot of films. And
Beyonce, who will be the halftime performer at the Super Bowl, has appeared in a lot of films. And
TRumbull county BP will announce investment in schools
Staff report NILES BP will make an announcement today about a major investment in Trumbull
Police: 3 killed in murder-suicide
Associated Press LANCASTER, Ohio Authorities in central Ohio say three people — including an
Obama, Romney set sights on Ohio in last 2 weeks
By MARC KOVAC news@vindy.com DAYTON President Barack Obama painted himself as a leader who has
Fund in memory of murdered student to provide scholarship
By Ashley Luthern aluthern@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN The Brandy Stevens-Rosine Memorial Fund will
World Series (7:30 P.M., FOX): Break out the peanuts and Cracker Jack. The World Series gets under
World Series (7:30 P.M., FOX): Break out the peanuts and Cracker Jack. The World Series gets under
Food drive donors can receive Disney on Ice tickets
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Disney on Ice “Treasure Trove,” a medley of favorite characters and
Mathews school board plans executive session
Mathews school board plans executive session Vienna The Mathews school board will have a special
Occupants of car file suit, claiming injuries
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Two people who say they were injured in an accident in which a street-
A kinder, gentler Romney
Opinion: It’s a safe bet that President Obama misses the old Mitt Romney — the one who described himself as
Hezbollah rejects international probe in killing
Associated Press BEIRUT Syria’s powerful ally Hezbollah was accused Tuesday by Lebanese
Police: Retribution possible motive in deadly shooting
By JOHN W. GOODWIN JR. jgoodwin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Police are looking at retribution for
Public hearings
Public hearings Canfield Mill Creek MetroParks will be conducting the second of two public
Austintown’s O’Nora to work first Fall Classic
By GREG GULAS sports@vindy.com AUSTINTOWN As the Detroit Tigers anxiously awaited their
Lies being told about attack in Benghazi
Opinion: It was a little much when President Barack Obama said that he was ”offended” by the suggestion that
College price climbs
Associated Press The sticker price of in-state tuition at four-year public universities climbed
Looking in vain for a ‘socialist’
Opinion: Looking in vain for a ‘socialist’ The continuous accusations of socialism against the Obama
For the Ohio Supreme Court: McGee Brown, Cupp, O’Donnell
Editorial: Three Democrats and three Re- publicans are vying for three seats on the Ohio Supreme Court — not
Comedy team blazes a trail down the racial divide Key and Peele
By FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer NEW YORK As a comedy team, Keegan-Michael Key and
First National posts 3Q profit, will acquire bank
By JAMISON COCKLIN jcocklin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN First National Bank of Pennsylvania posted
Agenda Thursday
Agenda Thursday Brownlee Woods Neighborhood Association, 6:30 p.m., Faith Community Church,
Great Pumpkin Beer Review
Great Pumpkin Beer Review Drinks Columnist Brain Fry takes a look at some awesome Halloween
Warren Township Police Levy Some facts
A 4-mill, continuing additional levy for police protection to raise $279,804 annually. Owners of
Children’s theater troupe to tackle Shakespeare
Staff report BOARDMAN The AfterSchool Players, a new children’s theater group, will present its
MAHONING COUNTY | Candidates
A look at the candidates for the contested race for Mahoning County commissioner and county
Halloween | Holiday happenings
Trick-or-treat hours and other Halloween activities in the five-county area as submitted to The
Battle of wings
Battle of wings It’s the Battle of 224 — Wing Edition. Who will soar away and who will have the
Getting ready for 2013
Getting ready for 2013 With only two months before they reveal the Burger of the Year, the burger
Dare to scare with frightful fare
Family Features From little monsters to grown-up goblins, Halloween is when sweets truly take
Scare up some fun with a graveyard bash
Family Features Be the ghostess with the mostess this Halloween, and throw a wickedly wonderful
Kravitz Delicatessen Beefed up flavor comes slow cooked
Combinations of meats, breads and condiments can transform an ordinary sandwich into so much more.
Warren Twp. seeks 4-mill levy
By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com LEAVITTSBURG It’s not easy being the Warren Township Police
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