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49ers helping Valley kids
Tight end Garrett Celek helps Grant Gerner, 4, at the swing area at Alex’s Playground at the hospital.
Stories published September 25, 2012
Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.
Stormwater, rain garden workshop Saturday
The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. is hosting a free Stormwater and Rain Garden workshop from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday on Mineral Springs Avenue on the city’s South Side.
Protecting free speech, religion rights global responsibility, Obama tells UN
Confronting global tumult and Muslim anger, President Barack Obama exhorted world leaders Tuesday to stand fast against violence and extremism, arguing that protecting religious rights and free speech must be a universal responsibility and not just an American obligation.
UN chief calls for global response to Syrian violence
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon demanded international action to stop the war in Syria, telling a somber gathering of world leaders Tuesday that the 18-month conflict had become "a regional calamity with global ramifications."
SCOPE to appeal state loss of license
SCOPE to appeal state loss of license WARREN SCOPE Inc. will appeal the Ohio Department of Aging
Ohio to study use of psychiatric drugs on children
Ohio to study use of psychiatric drugs on children
Ex-Pa. magistrate wants release in child sex case
Ex.-Pa. magistrate wants release in child sex case
Youngstown police investigating two armed robberies
Youngstown police investigating two armed robberies
Boardman brings on two more police officers
Boardman brings on two more police officers BOARDMAN Township trustees are expected to swear in
Ohio's Mandel vows 2-term limit if elected US senator
Ohio's Mandel vows 2-term limit if elected US senator
Airlines collect a record amount of bag fees — more than $1.7 billion
Airlines collect a record amount of bag fees
Pa. State Police: Lawyer shot during home invasion
Pa. State Police: Lawyer shot during home invasion
Ex-Pa. lawmaker sentenced to 18 months to 5 years in prison
Ex-Pa. lawmaker sentenced to 18 months to 5 years in prison
New Castle News moving to weekday morning delivery next week
New Castle News moving to weekday morning delivery next week
Chardon High School shooting suspect moved to adult jail
Chardon High School shooting suspect moved to adult jail
Kings Island theme park dismantles Son of Beast roller coaster
Kings Island theme park dismantles Son of Beast roller coaster
Shea-Coleman nuptials will be event in 2013
The parents of Erin K. Shea and Patrick A. Coleman, both of Austin, Texas, are announcing the engagement of their children, who are making plans to be married in 2013.
Marilyn Wardle, Alvin McClung are engaged
hubbard Marilyn Kathleen Wardle and Alvin Ray McClung, both of Hubbard, are engaged. The bride-
Historical society will meet Thursday
Society will meet LAKE MILTON Lake Milton Historical Society will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday at
Fashion show to aid in rescue of children
NEWTON FALLS A fashion show fundraiser will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 1 at Roby
49ers helping Valley kids
Tight end Garrett Celek helps Grant Gerner, 4, at the swing area at Alex’s Playground at the hospital.
Program declared a success
Ohio Attorney Gen. Mike DeWine and local officials called last week’s three-day Fugitive Safe Surrender program here a success.
Hagan wants hearings on oil, gas lease
State Rep. Robert F. Hagan wants city council to have public hearings on a proposal to lease city-owned land for oil and gas drilling before the legislative body votes on it.
Howland avenges earlier defeat
Howland girls soccer coach Joe Megyesi will never be seen laying into his team like the bombastic Bob Knight or encouraging them with mind games like motivational contrarian Phil Jackson.
BEADS for TREES
A new project at Mill Creek MetroParks Fellows Riverside Gardens is an opportunity for residents to not just view the work but to be a part of it.
Magistrate: Bilas can play football at Mooney
By PETER H. MILLIKEN milliken@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Nick Bilas, a junior offensive lineman, can continue to play football for Cardinal Mooney High School, a magistrate ruled.
Fitch now ranks 5th in Div. I in state
Staff report A 45-point spanking of Boardman helped the Austintown Fitch High football team move up to fifth in this week’s Associated Press media poll of Ohio teams.
struthers Candidate for schools chief presents his case
By jeanne starmack starmack@vindy.com struthers One of two candidates for Struthers schools superintendent went before a panel of community and school-district stakeholders Monday.
youngstown Court sides with city worker
By PETER H. MILLIKEN milliken@vindy.com COLUMBUS The Ohio Supreme Court ruled 6-1 in favor of a former Youngstown Street Department laborer, who said the city fired him in retaliation for his having filed three workers’ compensation claims.
Boardman police probe two robberies
Staff report BOARDMAN Township police are investigating two weekend robberies, one involving a gun and the other a knife.
Coaches, players starting to test replacement officials
Associated Press NEW YORK New England coach Bill Belichick was confused about a decisive field goal he thought was off-target. Detroit’s Jim Schwartz couldn’t understand a 27-yard penalty walk-off for unnecessary roughness.
Harbaugh happy to be back in Valley
By MATTHEW PEASLEE mpeaslee@vindy.com BOARDMAN Last September, the San Francisco 49ers spent a week in the Mahoning Valley before going to Philadelphia and knocking off the Eagles, 24-23.
Boardman schools levy committee reports progress
By ELISE McKEOWN SKOLNICK news@vindy.com BOARDMAN The levy committee has been busy, according to a status report presented to the board of education at its Monday meeting.
Support in region grows for commercial air travel
Editorial: While it’s still not certain that the Mahoning Valley will succeed in securing daily commercial air
Far right’s agenda
Opinion: By Deepa Kumar McClatchy-Tribune Let’s be careful not to let the attack on the U.S. consulate in
Years Ago
Today is Tuesday, Sept. 25, the 269th day of 2012. There are 97 days left in the year. The Jewish
Two less than inspiring choices
Opinion: Two less than inspiring choices Choosing someone for whom to vote for president will for me, once
Agenda Wednesday
Agenda Wednesday Struthers City Council, caucus at 6:15 p.m., council caucus room; regular
After fight breaks out, Apple supplier halts China factory
Associated Press BEIJING The company that makes Apple’s iPhones suspended production at a
POLICE CALLS
POLICE CALLS A summary of police activity in the city of Canfield and Austintown: CANFIELD
HOWLAND 3 CANFIELD1
HOWLAND 3 CANFIELD1 Next: Howland at Fitch, Wednesday, 7:45 p.m. Next: Canfield at Poland,
Talks scheduled for Northside, registered nurses
By WILLIAM K. ALCORN alcorn@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Negotiations are scheduled for Thursday
Royal collection buys 4 Warhol portraits of Queen Elizabeth II
Associated Press LONDON Britain’s Royal Collection Trust has gone Pop Art with the purchase of
Officials trying to cut costs via efficiency
Associated Press MINEOLA, N.Y. In some places, it’s as simple as pulling the plug on thousands
Wilson files complaint against Johnson
By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com Facing an Ohio Elections Commission hearing on an
GOP finds little voter fraud
Associated Press DENVER Republican election officials who promised to root out voter fraud so
Man, woman accused of heroin trafficking
Staff report BOARDMAN A township man and a city woman accused of heroin trafficking are
Group gives Husted failing grades
By MARC KOVAC news@vindy.com COLUMBUS A group pushing to change the way the state draws its
Man gets 13 years in prison after pleading guilty to rape, kidnapping
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN A 40-year-old Dogwood Lane man is going to prison for 13 years after he
Pavlik’s brother charged with OVI, hit-skip
Staff report BOARDMAN A 34-year-old Boardman man is expected in Mahoning County Area Court
Prosecutors won’t charge former Ohio superintendent of schools
Associated Press COLUMBUS Prosecutors have decided not to file charges against Ohio’s former
EEOC to visit NAACP unit
EEOC to visit NAACP unit YOUNGSTOWN The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s mobile
prep volleyball roundup | Monday’s games
Poland 12-17-25-25-15, Girard 25-25-21-19-12 GIRARD Arlia Duarte had 13 points, five kills,
Rally at coal mine prompts complaint against Romney
By MARC KOVAC news@vindy.com COLUMBUS A liberal advocacy group has filed a complaint against
Kasich announces Workforce Board
Staff report COLUMBUS Gov. John R. Kasich announced the members of his Executive Workforce
Girard council OKs ordinance on sale of smoking implements
By danny restivo drestivo@vindy.com GIRARD A new city ordinance establishes new guidelines
SPORTS BY THE NUMBERS 9 Source: Associated Press
The Cleveland Browns’ nine-game losing streak is the longest current streak in the NFL.
Davis homers twice as Mets top Pirates
Associated Press NEW YORK Ike Davis connected twice and reached a career-high 30 homers, Jenrry
Miscues could drop Little on bench
Associated Press BEREA If he’s not careful, Browns wide receiver Greg Little will be posing on
Steelers’ defense ragged
Associated Press PITTSBURGH Mike Tomlin wasn’t trying to undermine his defense’s confidence. The
Seattle wins on disputed TD pass
Associated Press SEATTLE Russell Wilson threw a disputed 24-yard touchdown to Golden Tate on the
Meyer looks at OSU’s bright side
Associated Press COLUMBUS Urban Meyer has not hidden his dissatisfaction with the way his Ohio
Dunn’s 2 homers too much for Tribe
Associated Press CHICAGO Adam Dunn homered twice, including a clutch three-run shot in the
Hermitage man charged in assault on his girlfriend
Staff report hermitage, pa. A Hermitage, Pa., man faces attempted-murder and other charges after
OSU VS. MICH. ST.
OSU VS. MICH. ST. When: Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Where: East Lansing, Mich. TV: WYTV 33 (ABC)
Report: Ohio nurse didn’t know she had disposed of kidney
Associated Press COLUMBUS A nurse who accidentally disposed of a living donor’s kidney during a
Romney blasts Obama’s foreign policy
Associated Press PUEBLO, Colo. Mitt Romney led a chorus of Republican criticism of the
mLB boxscores
AMERICAN LEAGUE WHITE SOX 5, INDIANS 4 ClevelandChicago abrhbiabrhbi Choo rf5021De Aza cf-
Slocum, Penguins anxious to start
By Greg Gulas sports@vindy.com BOARDMAN Youngstown State men’s basketball Jerry Slocum can’t
Did US intelligence fail?
Opinion: By Michael Balboni Newsday The attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was a stark
‘Midwife’ miniseries to air on PBS
IF YOU WATCH What: “Call the Midwife” When: Sunday, 8 p.m. Where: PBS McClatchy Newspapers
Event will showcase new steel museum
By JAMISON COCKLIN jcocklin@vindy.com HUBBARD A local nonprofit organization will showcase
Day care open house
Day care open house HUBBARD Great Expectations Day Care is having an open house for parents at
Japan still afflicted by tsunami
Opinion: TOKYO Summer took its own sweet time leaving Japan this year. Late into September, workers and
INSIDE
INSIDE Cleveland Browns coach Pat Shurmur says Greg Little’s drops could land him on the bench.
Despite disapproval, someone will win Obama-Romney race
Associated Press ATLANTA Never have American voters re-elected a president whose work they
IF YOU WATCH
IF YOU WATCH What: “Ben and Kate” When: Tonight at 8:30 p.m. Where: Fox By FRAZIER MOORE
NEWSMAKERS
NEWSMAKERS Judge: More review of Brown’s probation LOS ANGELES A judge has ordered a deeper
ODDLY ENOUGH
ODDLY ENOUGH Deputies: Suspected burglar is found asleep on floor HILLSBORO, Ore. Deputy
Dominion awards
Dominion awards cLEVELAND Dominion East Ohio has announced its 18th annual Community Impact
Ryan in battleground Ohio: Obama is weak on defense
Associated Press LIMA, Ohio President Barack Obama’s administration’s plan to halt production of
Not a ranking to crow about
Opinion: The Norman (Okla.) Transcript: State health officials have long predicted that Oklahoma could
prep tennis Notebook
SCHEDULE HELPS LAKEVIEW GET BETTER Sometimes a team’s overall record can be deceiving. Take the
QUOTABLE JOSH HAMILTON, Texas Rangers outfielder, after being diagnosed with ocular keratitis, a drying of the cornea caused by too much caffeine and energy drinks:
”It’s me we’re talking about here. Guys, it’s me — it’s Josh. It’s going to be something weird. I
Are black voters being told not to vote?
Opinion: Worse than a preacher telling his congregants how to vote is telling them not to vote at all. That
prep soccer roundup | Monday’s matches
BOYS Crestview 3, South Range 2 GREEN TOWNSHIP Clay Linhart, Greg Bable and Andrew Batchelor
Condolences pour in for 6-day-old panda
Associated Press WASHINGTON As condolences poured in from around the world, National Zoo
mlb roundup | Monday’s other games
AMERICAN LEAGUE Tigers 6, Royals 2 DETROIT Justin Verlander breezed through eight innings and
UN envoy: Syrian war poses a threat
UN envoy: Syrian war poses a threat united nations Syria’s civil war is worsening, and there is
Around the nfl | Notes and news
Coaches fined: The NFL fined Broncos coach John Fox $30,000 and defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio
Steve James made his name exploring the hopeful side of sports with one of the most acclaimed
Steve James made his name exploring the hopeful side of sports with one of the most acclaimed
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