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Stories published September 22, 2012

Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.

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.

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Youngstown State defeats Northern Iowa

Youngstown State defeats Northern Iowa YOUNGSTOWN The Youngstown State University football team


YSU LIVE | Penguins take 42-35 lead

YSU LIVE | Penguins take 42-35 lead


YSU LIVE | Penguins tie it at 35

YSU LIVE | Penguins tie it at 35.


YSU LIVE | Penguins tie it at 28

YSU LIVE | Penguins tie it at 28.


YSU LIVE | UNI leads Penguins 28-21

YSU LIVE | UNI leads Penguins 28-21.


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.


YSU LIVE | Penguins lead 21-14 at halftime

YSU LIVE | Penguins lead 21-14 at halftime.


YSU LIVE | Penguins take 21-7 lead

YSU LIVE | Penguins take 21-7 lead


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.


YSU LIVE | Penguins take 14-7 lead

YSU LIVE | Penguins take 14-7 lead


YSU LIVE | UNI ties it at 7

YSU LIVE | UNI ties it at 7


YSU LIVE | Penguins take 7-0 lead

Youngstown State jumps out to 7-0 lead.


YSU-UNI start pushed back to 7:45

YSU-UNI start pushed back to 7:45.


YSU-UNI start pushed back to at least 7:30 p.m.

YSU-UNI start pushed back to at least 7:30 p.m.


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.


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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.

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Fall date set for Cannistra, Rogers nuptials

GIRARD Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cannistra of Girard are announcing the engagement of their daughter,

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Issue 2 discussion set at Park Vista


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

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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


Riding with Dave Blaney

Qualifying: Blaney qualified 10th (133.863 mph) on Friday for the


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


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