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Austintown kids learn bullying isn't cool
Students at Frank Ohl Middle School in Austintown participated in an anti-bullying message from The Hill Brothers, who are performers who travel to schools throughout ...
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Youngstown's 1st Arab-American festival offered food and fun
Great traditional food, dancing and music got the Arab-American Festival of Youngstown off to a rousing start Saturday morning and afternoon.
Youngstown State defeats Northern Iowa
Youngstown State defeats Northern Iowa YOUNGSTOWN The Youngstown State University football team
Proposed cuts at Youngstown air base delayed 6 months
The Youngstown Air Reserve Station was granted a six-month “strategic pause” in proposed equipment and manpower cuts proposed for the 910th Airlift Wing housed at the Vienna facility.
Newton Falls couple killed in head-on crash
Excessive speed and possible drug and alcohol abuse contributed to a two-car head-on collision Friday that killed a Newton Falls couple, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
1943 East High graduates mark 69th reunion
The group gathered at Johnny’s restaurant on Market Street laughed and joked as only old friends can.
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 and forthcoming marriage of their children Dr. Rose Tress and Greg Quinn, both of Oklahoma City, Okla.
Fall date set for Cannistra, Rogers nuptials
GIRARD Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cannistra of Girard are announcing the engagement of their daughter,
Polish Day celebrates with dance at park
Polish Day celebrates with dance at park NEW CASTLE, PA. The 22nd annual Lawrence County Polish
Carol Higgins Clark will be guest at Literary Society event
youngstown Author Carol Higgins Clark will be the featured guest for the Public Library of
Prizes, giveaways at spay/neuter clinic Sunday
The Steel Valley Spay Neuter Clinic, 405 S. State St. (U.S. Route 422), is celebrating its fifth anniversary with an open house Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m.
Salem hospital entrance to change during construction
To help people safely access its facilities during construction of a new patient tower, Salem Community Hospital is asking patients and visitors to enter the hospital through the ground floor lobby entrance at the Salem Medical Center across the street from the main hospital, next to the north parking lot on East State Street.
YSU counts on colossal crowd for tonight’s crucial UNI game
By JOE SCALZO scalzo@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN With more than 15 years as Youngstown State
Falcons crush Spartans
By TOM WILLIAMS williams@vindy.com AUSTINTOWN When Boardman running back Nathan Jones broke
Penguins face UNI with no excuses
Cook: ‘We want to show we can beat this team’ By JOE SCALZO scalzo@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN
Youngsgtown boy, 4, hurt when gun discharges
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Police will confer with the city prosecutor’s office on whether
Court: Cafaro can’t have all records
By PETER H. MILLIKEN milliken@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN The Ohio Supreme Court has unanimously
Close-knit Warriors dominate JFK
By matthew peaslee mpeaslee@vindy.com BROOKFIELD The Brookfield High football team is a
Mahoning County pound out of space; dogs need homes
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN The Mahoning County dog warden has issued an urgent appeal for the
Cardinal Mooney falls in 2OT
Staff report MENTOR On Friday night, the Cardinal Mooney High football team first lost Marcus
Struthers snaps 10-game losing streak to Hubbard
If you’re making a list of “Signs your team is having
10 things to know about election
By MARC KOVAC news@vindy.com COLUMBUS Early voting in Ohio starts in about two weeks, with
Youngstown kids create' pinwheels for peace'
By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com Youngstown Five-year-old Braydon Polk used just about
Niles stays unbeaten in wild game at Bo Rein
By STEVE RUMAN sports@vindy.com NILES Friday’s All-American Conference game between Beaver
Youngstown hires company to consult on Paramount Theatre
By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN The city’s board of control hired a company
Police: Struthers woman tried to burn her house, family
Staff report struthers A woman who police say tried to burn her house down with her family in it
Austintown kids learn bullying isn't cool
Students at Frank Ohl Middle School in Austintown participated in an anti-bullying message from The Hill Brothers, who are performers who travel to schools throughout the region.
Furyk takes one-shot lead in Tour Championship
Associated Press ATLANTA Jim Furyk, the only American on the Ryder Cup team without a win this
Krumpak kick lifts S. Range
By Brandon judeh sports@vindy.com HANOVERTON Kickers don’t often get to be in the spotlight
Source: ‘Significant, serious’ gaps divide league, officials
Associated Press NEW YORK The NFL and its locked-out officials met the last two days, but a
Pirates open Houston series with big loss
Associated Press HOUSTON Jed Lowrie hit a three-run homer and Justin Maxwell and Brett Wallace
Gordon wins pole at New Hampshire
Associated Press LOUDON, N.H. Jeff Gordon came into the media center after winning the pole in
Masterson drops third straight start
Associated Press KANSAS CITY, MO. Luis Mendoza pitched into the seventh inning in his first
Ryan Blaney finishes 11th in Kentucky Trucks race
Associated Press SPARTA, KY. Once the smoke cleared, James Buescher made sure the field knew his
Export finance manager to speak at YSU
Staff report Youngstown Mark Klein, export finance manager of the Export-Import Bank of the
MCCTC has annual picnic
Staff report canfield The Mahoning County Career and Technical Center capped off the first week
4 students in region are semifinalists in program
Staff report evanston, ill. Four high school students from the Mahoning and Shenango valleys are
New director of diversity affairs brings experience to NEOMED
Staff report rootstown Northeast Ohio Medical University selected Andre Burton as the new
Musical at YSU to mark MathFest’s 10th year
Musical at YSU to mark MathFest’s 10th year youngstown Youngstown State University will mark the
MS Super Walk is Sunday
By WILLIAM K. ALCORN alcorn@vindy.com BOARDMAN Carol A. Danus, living with multiple sclerosis
Girard man admits breaking into cars in Struthers
By jeanne starmack starmack@vindy.com STRUTHERS A man accused in several car break-ins
Boardman man charged with fleeing and eluding
Staff report BOARDMAN A township man accused of leading officers on a high-speed chase will be
Felony charges filed in $2M Trumbull County construction thefts
Staff report CORTLAND Robert L. Martin, 46, of Salem-Unity Road in Salem, faces three felony
Warren man enters no plea in Girard burglary case
Staff report GIRARD Anthony M. Cox, 26, of Mulberry Avenue, Warren, entered no plea to felony
Bond at risk for Amish defendants
Associated Press CLEVELAND Nine of 16 Amish convicted in beard- and hair-cutting attacks on
Military-type tactics seen in attack on US Consulate
Associated Press WASHINGTON The heavily armed extremists who laid siege to the U.S. Consulate
Firefighter’s family files lawsuit in death
By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com WARREN The family and estate of Warren firefighter Marc Titus,
Man, 27, faces additional felonious-assault charge
Associated Press LISBON A man who reportedly assaulted Columbiana County Sheriff Ray Stone to
mahoning county | Indictments
A Mahoning County grand jury handed up indictments against these people this week on these charges:
OSU’s Simon plays hard every week
John Simon’s “band of brothers” speech came after victory, not before it, last week at the
brIDGE WEEKLY QUIZ
Q. As South, vulnerable, you hold: xA J 8 4 uA J 6 5 vA 9 6 2 w8 The bidding has proceeded:
Stalemate on farm bill sows fear, uncertainty
By JAMISON COCKLIN jcocklin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Little, if any, hope remains for a broad
Prayer connects us with God
In one of the many sale catalogs that find their way into my mailbox, there is a picture of a
CENTENNIAL
By LINDA M. LINONIS religion@vindy.com warren Hope has figured prominently in the faithful of
Libyans storm militia compound
Associated Press BENGHAZI, Libya Hundreds of protesters stormed the compound of one of Libya’s
Years Ago
Today is Saturday, Sept. 22, the 266th day of 2012. There are 100 days left in the year. Autumn
emmaNUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH | Marking 100 years
Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 140 Cherry Ave. NW, Warren, is celebrating its 100th anniversary with the
Animal Charity discovers taxes not paid
Staff report BOARDMAN Animal Charity learned recently that its payroll service, Benjamin
RELIGION DIGEST || Send information on animal blessings
Send information on animal blessings The traditional blessing of animals celebrates the life of
newsmakers
newsmakers Yoko Ono bestows grant on Russian band NEW YORK Yoko Ono awarded the Russian punk
Learning the lessons of life
Opinion: Ketchikan (Alaksa) Daily News: In life, making a special effort and going the extra mile yields
Romneys paid nearly $2M in federal taxes in 2011
Associated Press WASHINGTON Mitt Romney, one of the wealthiest candidates ever to seek the
Launch of iPhone 5 draws fans worldwide
Associated Press In a now familiar global ritual, Apple fans jammed shops across the globe to pick
Home sales, prices on the rise in the Valley
By JAMISON COCKLIN jcocklin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN The Mahoning Valley’s real-estate market
Ruined fresco draws tourists
Associated Press MADRID The image appears on T-shirts and cellphone covers, coffee mugs and wine
Selected local stocks
Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Aqua America, .66, 24.27 .10 Avalon
Led Zeppelin touts concert film
Associated Press LONDON The song remains the same, as Led Zeppelin once observed. But Zeppelin
Red Devils’ second-half TDs sink Vikings
By Greg Gulas sports@vindy.com CAMPBELL Through their first four games of the season, the
‘Tressel ball’ lifts Poland over rival
By Ryan buck sports@vindy.com CANFIELD Eighth-year Poland football coach Mark Brungard
LCAA basketball title to be decided Sunday
By GREG GULAS sports@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN When Kobra Kai (21-2) meets OBA (16-8) for Sunday’s
Leopards make early scores stand vs. Falcons
By Steve Wilaj sports@vindy.com LIBERTY Call it the trifecta. Call it “huge” like Liberty
Fishing remains great into autumn
Though summer has only just officially ended, the facts point clearly to the reality that fishing
birthdays
birthdays Actor Paul Le Mat (“American Graffiti”) is 66. Singer David Coverdale (Whitesnake, Deep
Panel mentors YSU team as it preps for NECA finals
Staff report Youngstown A Youngstown State University student organization that earned a berth
METRO DIGEST || Open house Sunday at spay/neuter clinic
Open house Sunday at spay/neuter clinic GIRARD The Steel Valley Spay Neuter Clinic, 405 S. State
Surplus food/clothing
Surplus food/clothing Temple Emmanuel Seventh-day Adventist Church, 108 W. Indianola Ave.,
Studies more firmly tie obesity to consumption of sugary drinks
Associated Press New research powerfully strengthens the case against soda and other sugary drinks
METRO DIGEST || Lowellville Road Lane restrictions
STRUTHERS Beginning Monday, Lowellville Road between state Route 616 and the
Man mauled by tiger at Bronx Zoo
Man mauled by tiger at Bronx Zoo NEW YORK A visitor to the Bronx Zoo leaped from an elevated
After Facebook posts, hostage taker in Pittsburgh surrenders
Associated Press PITTSBURGH Klein Michael Thaxton hadn’t been much of a Facebook devotee. He
Institute to open
Institute to open YOUNGSTOWN The National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute will
Stage Left and ‘I Do! I Do!’ is a solid marriage
By STEPHANIE OTTEY entertainment@vindy.com LISBON The Stage Left Players are starting their
What’s up with the parties?
Opinion: Last week, The Wall Street Journal published an op-ed article by Charles G. Koch that condemned
A solid horror tale with fearless acting
By Roger Moore McClatchy-Tribune News Service A horror movie might seem an oddly unambitious
Mutual mistrust in the Pacific
Opinion: By John R. DENI Los Angeles Times Recent disputes among some of the United States’ closest Asian
Today’s entertainment picks:
Today’s entertainment picks: v Arab-American Festival, 10 a.m. to 1 a.m.: The Mahoning Valley’s
CROSS COUNTRY NOTES
INDIANS ON THE RUN A little less than a year ago, Girard’s Kade Swartz had the unfortunate
Gilbert’s legs, arm powers Crestview to rout of Mineral Ridge
By JIM FLICK sports@vindy.com MINERAL RIDGE The Crestview High School offense struck early
The phrase “four-letter word” has a bad reputation, for obvious reasons. But there are
The phrase “four-letter word” has a bad reputation, for obvious reasons. But there are good four-
Jim Brown: ‘I am forever a Cleveland Brown’
Associated Press AVON Two years after a messy breakup with the team he led to its last NFL
Passage of stop-gap budget bill shows dysfunction in Congress
Editorial: With the Nov. 6 general elec- tion casting a huge shadow over the federal government, members of
MAHONING COUNTY COURTS
courts MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Isaac A. Torres, 36, of 1901 Onion Creek Parkway,
Blue Devils pull away from Bears
By RYAN JONES sports@vindy.com BERLIN CENTER Western Reserve started slow, but closed fast in