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310 face GGOV challenges today
Ray Vershum of Canfield follows through on his putt on the 12th hole Tuesday afternoon at Trumbull Country Club. Vershum will be one of more ...
CPC mission trip goes international
Nothing could stop the 12 youth group members and 9 adult church members of Canfield Presbyterian Church from reaching their destination of the Dominican Republic ...
Mother/daughter authors do book signing
A pair of authors were at Barnes and Noble Aug. 17 to sign copies of their book.
Stories published August 23, 2013
Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.
7-year-old bicyclist hit in Liberty
A 7-year-old bicyclist was transported to St. Elizabeth Health Center with non-life-threatening injuries after he was hit by an SUV this afternoon, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said.
Drivers beware: OVI checkpoint tonight in Austintown
A federally-funded operating a vehicle impaired checkpoint to detect and intercept alcohol-impaired drivers will be from 11 p.m. today to 3 a.m. Saturday on Mahoning Avenue here, the Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Mahoning County OVI Task Force announced.
Youngstown teachers agree to work through Sept. 30
The leadership of the Youngstown Education Association, which represents city school teachers, has agreed that teachers will work under terms of their expired contract at least through Sept. 30, said Helen Matusick, a labor relations consultant with the Ohio Education Association, of which the YEA is an affiliate.
UPDATED: Saturday tee times for Greatest
Here are tee times for ALL SATURDAY play of the 2013 Greatest Golfer of the Valley.
Here are the Seniors, Super Senior finalists for Greatest
The Greatest Golfer of the Valley Seniors and Super Seniors divisions will lead off the 2013 event starting Tuesday at Trumbull Country Club with 2010 Champ Bob Leonard in the lead group.
Vegas case seen to show ‘sovereign citizen’ threat
Vegas case seen to show ‘sovereign citizen’ threat LAS VEGAS (AP) — A foiled plot by two self-
San Diego mayor agrees to resign
San Diego mayor agrees to resign SAN DIEGO (AP) - San Diego Mayor Bob Filner has agreed to resign
Villagers unsatisfied by life sentence for Bales
Villagers unsatisfied by life sentence for Bales JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) - The U.S.
Greatest leaders as Day 1 hits halfway point
Golfers from across Northeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania descended on Mill Creek Golf Course for the biggest day of Golf in the region.
Analysis: Ben Affleck and the Batman backlash
Analysis: Ben Affleck and the Batman backlash NEW YORK (AP) - Ben Affleck will be the next Batman:
Jurors deliberate sentence in Afghanistan massacre
Jurors deliberate sentence in Afghanistan massacre JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) - Jurors
OVI checkpoint tonight in Mineral Ridge
OVI checkpoint tonight in Mineral Ridge The Ohio State Highway Patrol, in conjunction with the
Low turnout for pro-Morsi rallies in Egypt
Low turnout for pro-Morsi rallies in Egypt CAIRO (AP) - Egypt’s military turned out in force as
Twin explosions kill 29 in north Lebanese city
Twin explosions kill 29 in north Lebanese city TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) - Twin car bombs exploded
Soldier guilty of murder for Fort Hood shootings
Soldier guilty of murder for Fort Hood shootings FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - Army Maj. Nidal Hasan was
Ox roast, car show dates corrected
Ox roast, car show set at fairgrounds CORTLAND Glenn Christian Foundation will have an ox roast
Teachers union and Youngstown schools negotiate at 4 today
Teachers union and Youngstown schools negotiate at 4 today YOUNGSTOWN Members of the Youngstown
Lake Milton man arrested on drug charges in Campbell
Lake Milton man arrested on drug charges in Campbell CAMPBELL Police stopped a 19-year-old Lake
Highway patrol plans checkpoint tonight
Highway patrol plans checkpoint tonight Youngstown The Ohio State Highway Patrol and the
Youngstown Symphony Orchestra to perform with Cirque Musica
youngstown Debbie Gibson, pop icon and Broadway star, will perform two original songs she wrote
Police take bulletproof vest after traffic stop
Police take bulletproof vest after traffic stop youngstown Police took a bulletproof vest early
Youngstown fire lieutenant collapses at fire scene
Youngstown fire lieutenant collapses at fire scene youngstown A city fire lieutenant was taken
Boardman man says he was assaulted by intruder
Boardman man says he was assaulted by intruder BOARDMAN A Boardman man says he was just sitting
Copper thieves strike vacant house
Copper thieves strike vacant house BOARDMAN Boardman police discovered most of the copper of a
Man shot in thigh on West Chalmers Avenue
Man shot in thigh on West Chalmers Avenue YOUNGSTOWN Harold W. Michaels, 39, was shot in the
Police detail makes marijuana arrests
Police detail makes marijuana arrests YOUNGSTOWN Police arrested two people late Thursday while
Vaughn gets eight years in Youngstown beating case
Vaughn gets eight years in Youngstown beating case YOUNGSTOWN Terrell Vaughn was sentenced to
Federal government sues Texas over voter ID law
The Justice Department sued Texas on Thursday over the state's voter ID law and will seek to intervene in a lawsuit over its redistricting laws that minority groups complain are discriminatory, but Texas Republicans insist are designed to protect the state's elections from fraud.
CLUB CALENDAR
ALLIANCES Ohio Cultural Alliance will have a dinner meeting at 6 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Embassy, 5030
Saturday dinner to help with Salus medical bills
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Boardman trustees meet this morning with health department
Township trustees will meet with the Mahoning County Board of Health at 11 a.m. today in the meeting room of the administration building, 8299 Market St.
Accused Chinese political star offers spirited defense in corruption case
Fallen Chinese political star Bo Xilai has launched an unexpectedly spirited defense at his corruption trial, fiercely denying he took $3.5 million in bribes from two businessmen and cross-examining one of them with a lawyer's precision.
School report cards show mixed results for Valley schools
This marks the first year for a new letter grade system
Chinese Red Cross officials visit local peers, view EMA equipment
Visit local officials, view EMA emergency response equipment
Popovec’s heart still with basketball
The Canfield graduate is LaSalle’s director of basketball operations
PREP SOCCER ROUNDUP | Thursday’s matches
BOYS Canfield 1, Boardman 0 BOARDMAN Brady Clark scored the goal and goalkeeper Jeff Joseph
Austintown woman faces rape charge in child pornography case
An Austintown woman is charged after police found sexually explicit images of her with children and a dog.
Niles business group gives Kubli Jr. community service award
The award recognizes business and community leadership
Inside the ropes with JASON KOKRAK
Inside the ropes with … Jason Kokrak Thursday: The Warren JFK graduate shot even par in the
Dentist, editor offer career day inspiration to East Side students
Career day offers inspiration to high school students
Sulfuric acid spilled into Shenango River
Spill had minimal impact on Shenago River, according to public officals
310 face GGOV challenges today
Ray Vershum of Canfield follows through on his putt on the 12th hole Tuesday afternoon at Trumbull Country Club. Vershum will be one of more than 300 golfers taking the course at Mill Creek today in the Senior division of the Greatest Golfer of the Valley tournament.
Outback Ray visits library
By ADRIENNE CRISSMAN acrisman@vindy.com Outback Ray visited the Poland library July 31 and
Spartan CC boys place second
The Boardman Boys Cross Country team successfully opened the 2013 season with a second place finish
Boardman Park to host baby boutique
Boardman Park will be having its semi-annual Baby Bargain Boutique Sept. 21 at the Masters Pavilion
Austintown sports briefs
Fitch loses to Canfield The Fitch boys golf team lost to Canfield 167-172 on Aug. 16. Top
Band night to be Aug. 27
The Canfield High School “Cardinal Pride” marching band’s 39th annual Show of Bands will be Aug. 27
Canfield sports briefs
Canfield defeats Fitch The Canfield boys golf team defeated Austintown Fitch 167-172 on Aug. 16.
Furano represents Buckeye State
KENNEDY FURANO Furano represents Buckeye State Kennedy Furano, age 10, daughter of Carl Furano
Boardman sports briefs
Girls soccer beat Springfield Boardman High School girls soccer team had its first match of the
Hour of Power swimmers raise funds
By ABBY SLANKER neighbors@vindy.com The Canfield Swim and Tennis Club Swim Team had its second
Surplus food/clothing
Surplus food/clothing Rising Star Baptist Church, 2943 Wardle Ave., Youngstown, various
PERFORMANCE INDEX TOTALS
PERFORMANCE INDEX TOTALS The Performance Index measures the achievement of every student. The
North side robberies
North side robberies Armed robberies on the North Side that police have been investigating since
Syrian official blames rebels for deadly attack
Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria Syria’s deputy prime minister told The Associated Press that
OAK TREE COUNTRY CLUB
OAK TREE COUNTRY CLUB 11 a.m. Jim Monigold, Mill Creek Golf Course, Men 15 Handicap Zachary
METRO DIGEST || Dad found dead
Dad found dead NEW CASTLE, PA. A 28-year-old New Castle man, Michael J. Burrelli, accused of
Ollie’s Outlet to open in plaza
By Burton Speakman bspeakman@vindy.com BOARDMAN Ollie’s Bargain Outlet plans to open its third
CPC mission trip goes international
Nothing could stop the 12 youth group members and 9 adult church members of Canfield Presbyterian Church from reaching their destination of the Dominican Republic on a mission trip, including mechanical difficulties with their plane on the first leg of their trip to Atlanta.
Judge rules breath testers unreliable in Ohio case
Associated Press COLUMBUS Opponents of a portable breath tester used on drunken driving suspects
Ex-Patriots player indicted on murder, weapons charges
Associated Press ATTLEBORO, Mass. Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was
No verdict yet in Fort Hood shooting rampage
Associated Press FORT HOOD, Texas The Army psychiatrist on trial for the 2009 shooting rampage
prep volleyball roundup | Thursday’s matches
Austintown Fitch 25-25-25, Campbell 10-19-12 AUSTINTOWN Sara Obradovich made nine kills, 14
oddly enough
oddly enough New Jersey farmer gets political with corn maze CHESTER, N.J. A New Jersey farmer
We can’t save every big tree
Opinion: Rapid City (S.D.) Journal: Custer State Park officials have said they are going to save the Big Tree
GM Lordstown meets energy-reduction challenge
Plant cut its energy intensity by 42 percent in less than three years
Glitch leads to 3-hour outage of Nasdaq
Associated Press NEW YORK Trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange resumed Thursday after a three-
SPORTS DIGEST || Reporting prep results
Reporting prep results Coaches and statisticians are encouraged to report prep results via email
Selected local stocks
Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Aqua America, .76, 31.05 .47 Avalon
Wal-Mart pushes ‘US-made’ movement at summit
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is hoping for a groundswell “made-in-America” movement.
Sen. Rob Portman wants federal money to be used for demolitions
He visited Warren to tout his proposal
Mother/daughter authors do book signing
A pair of authors were at Barnes and Noble Aug. 17 to sign copies of their book.
Manning: I want to live as woman
Associated Press FORT MEADE, Md. Three years after rocking the Pentagon by leaking a mountain
scrappers 3 jammers2
scrappers 3 jammers2 Next: Batavia at Scrappers, doubleheader, today, 6:05 p.m.
major league baseball boxscores
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Boardman briefs
First Night Youngstown seeks event staffers First Night Youngstown is seeking event staffers to
Poland sports briefs
Send Neighbors your sports results Fall is on its way and your young athletes are ready to
Poland to perform at Canfield
Poland to perform at Canfield The Poland High School Marching Band will be performing at the 2013
Poland briefs
Fall festival set Poland-Boardman Child Care Center, located at 1940 Boardman Poland Road, is
Fitch band night
Fitch band night The Austintown Fitch Band Night is Aug. 26 beginning at 7 p.m. in Falcon Stadium.
New farmer’s market opens in Boardman
By CHELSEA WEIKART SHAR neighbors@vindy.com A once vacant parking lot where in the plaza
Canfield briefs
Chicken dinner to be Sept. 5 Western Reserve United Methodist Church, located at 4580 Canfield
MAHONING COUNTY COURTS
courts MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Jesse M. Brown, 34, of 15265 W. Pine Lake Road,
Toledo prison has third fatal attack
Associated Press TOLEDO The deadly beating of an inmate by two other prisoners armed with
US officials differ on reaction to violence in Syria, Egypt
Associated Press WASHINGTON The U.S. is poised to suspend another major weapons shipment to
Wildfire near Yosemite surges to more than 84 square miles
Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. A wildfire outside Yosemite National Park more than tripled in
Corrections officer accused of taking bribes
Associated Press CLEVELAND A Northeast Ohio corrections officer accused of taking bribes in
birthdays
birthdays Actress Vera Miles is 83. Actress Barbara Eden is 82. Satirist Mark Russell is 81.
Mubarak put under house arrest
Mubarak put under house arrest CAIRO Wearing a white T-shirt and flashing a smile, Hosni Mubarak
House seat attracts attention
Opinion: Several people are giving serious consideration to running next year for an Ohio House seat that
Years Ago
Today is Friday, Aug. 23, the 235th day of 2013. There are 130 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED
WORLD’S END
WORLD’S END Grade: B MPAA Rating: R for pervasive language including sexual references. Cast:
Wolfe hopes to ready for Broncos’ opener
The Beaver Local graduate suffered a major scare against the Seahawks.
‘Frightfully good’ thriller masters creepy story line
McClatchy Newspapers Raymond Chandler once offered a foolproof formula for holding readers’
Egypt tourism suffers with unrest
Egypt tourism suffers with unrest CAIRO Heshmat Youssef used to make a decent living sailing
YSU begins a new school year with hope tempered by reality
Editorial: When Randy Dunn was picked earlier this year to serve as the eighth president of Youngstown State
A court’s order: Obey the law
Opinion: WASHINGTON Nowadays the federal government leavens its usual quotient of incompetence with large
Today’s entertainment picks:
Today’s entertainment picks: v Ballyhoo Music Festival, 5 to 11 p.m.: The event at Biketown
Austintown briefs
Fall festival set Poland-Boardman Child Care Center, located at 1940 Boardman Poland Road, is
POLICE CALLS
POLICE CALLS A summary of recent criminal activity in Poland and Boardman townships: POLAND
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