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Unattended cooking causes house fire
Reports say unattended cooking was the cause of a fire that caused $20,000 damage to a 2571 Cornwall Ave. home at about 11:10 p.m. Monday.
ODOT to pass out brochures Wednesday about US 224 repairs
The Ohio Department of Transportation will hand out brochures to businesses along U.S. Route 224 today to explain the scope of the bridge replacement and road widening project that started Monday.
14 vehicles investigated at Saturday OVI checkpoint
The Mahoning County Operating a Vehicle while Impaired Task Force investigated 14 vehicles in a checkpoint Saturday on South Avenue.
Austintown trustee wants meeting on racino
Austintown trustee wants meeting on racino YOUNGSTOWN — With a stalemate on creating a joint
Ohio AG will investigate Sciortino traffic stop
Ohio AG will investigate Sciortino traffic stop columbus Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s
Boardman incumbents to file for re-election
Boardman incumbents to file for re-election BOARDMAN Incumbent township Trustees Tom Costello
Hernandez co-defendant to remain in jail, for now
Hernandez co-defendant to remain in jail, for now ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — A man who faces a gun
Federal search warrant being executed at local pain agency
Federal search warrant being executed at local pain agency BOARDMAN Several local and federal
Charges not expected in mishap that killed 2-year-old
Charges not expected in mishap that killed 2-year-old Struthers Police are unlikely to file
Expert says evidence jibes with Zimmerman’s story
Expert says evidence jibes with Zimmerman’s story SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A pathologist hired by the
State trooper accused of drunken driving
State trooper accused of drunken driving AUSTINTOWN An Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper was
Ohio Department of Agriculture to honor three Trumbull families
Ohio Department of Agriculture to honor three Trumbull families BAZETTA The Ohio Department of
REUNIONS
Chaney High School Class of 1963 will have a 50-year reunion from 6 to 10 p.m. Aug. 10 at Kenneth
VBS children need crutches for project
VBS children need crutches for project BOARDMAN Vacation Bible School children at Disciples
Hubbard Township awaits lawsuit payments from landfill operator
Seven-year process not over yet as TransRail applied for another landfill permit
Boardman firefighters cut through bus for training
Boardman firefighters took part in a training session Monday morning
The Bannons ride for their brother, Chuck, who died of ALS
The Youngstown-based team has raised $100,000

Lightning suspends Little b series at Cene
In Game 2 of the best-of-three series, Astro leads 3-0.
There is no fracking tax in Ohio's new 2-year budget
There also is no expansion of Medicaid eligibility in the budget, but GOP leaders hope to act on the issue before the end of the year.
Struthers man appears in court on a child endangering charge
Robert Purfey Jr. held on $150,000 bond
Cops bag heroin in two stops of Western Pa. men
Sharpsville man falls asleep in South Side parking lot
Ursuline’s Kempe stresses structure, academics at camp
Speakers included newly hired Walsh University coach Ted Karras and his defensive coordinator, former YSU player Fred Thomas, and former Struthers standout and current Fordham running backs coach Tim Zetts.
Years Ago
YEARS AGO Today is Tuesday, July 9, the 190th day of 2013. There are 175 days left in the year.
Civil-rights charlatans masquerade as ‘leaders’SFlb
Opinion: I am so old that I can remember when most of the people promoting race hate were white. Apparently
Natural approaches to repel mosquitoes
Q. I worked at Mosquito Hill Nature Center in the middle of a swamp in Wisconsin. The mosquitos
Fiat wants to buy more Chrysler stock
Fiat wants to buy more Chrysler stock DETROIT Italian automaker Fiat has exercised a third
NEW FX series Murder, migrants meet on ‘The Bridge’
By Rich Heldenfels Akron Beacon Journal 222Premiering at 10 p.m. Wednesday on FX, the series
Torn in two, Civil Wars lives up to name
By CHRIS TALBOTT AP Music Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. There are still helium balloons clinging to
Births
Births St. Elizabeth Health Center Steven and Casey Saddler, Burghill, boy, July 7. David and
Selected local stocks
Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Aqua America, .76, 31.82 .77 Avalon
CORRECTIONS
CORRECTIONS Zion Lutheran Church, 3300 Canfield Road, Youngstown, will sponsor a vacation Bible
Adult vaccination
Adult vaccination niles Shepherd of the Valley, 1500 McKinley Ave., hosts an Adult Vaccination
Alzheimer’s program
Alzheimer’s program girard The Alzheimer’s Association Greater East Ohio Area Chapter will offer
Expand drug testing in Struthers
Opinion: Expand drug testing in Struthers I support the Struthers school board in its efforts to require
Girard water department bills church $93,000
Churches, homes, and businesses get bizarre bills due to software error
Outdoor movie series returns with clean screen
Staff report POLAND Yellow Creek Theater — the series of classic movies shown outdoors on the
Revamp how Ohio elects judges
Opinion: The search engine Yahoo! once did a study that found almost no one clicks to the second page of
Animal Welfare League hires executive director
Kerry S. Pettit was recently named executive director for the Animal Welfare League of Trumbull County.
GM Lordstown will save $800,000 annually with LED conversion
The company's largest conversion in North America

Snyder wins at Tamer Win
He traded his driver for his 3-wood to place first in the Greatest Golfer junior qualifier.

YSU’s First Couple moves in
Randy Dunn takes office July 15 and he and his wife began moving in to the Pollock House Monday
Medication shortages: ’Truly a public health crisis’
Medication shortages: ’Truly a public health crisis’ (EDITORS: This story is recommended for
Arizona and a nation mourn the loss of 19 firefighters
Editorial: Not since Sept. 11, 2001, have so many firefighters died in the United States on a single day. And
Competition may have caused outbreak
By Robin Erb Detroit Free Press (MCT) DETROIT At least a dozen competitors and spectators at
“Pacific Rim,” the new movie by Guillermo del Toro, opens Thursday and revives the
“Pacific Rim,” the new movie by Guillermo del Toro, opens Thursday and revives the Japanese monster
Analyses: Bill will result in more legal immigrants
Associated Press WASHINGTON Landmark immigration legislation passed by the Senate would remake
Authorities: Toss cheese products
Authorities: Toss cheese products COLUMBUS The Ohio Department Health urges consumers who
Twinkies to last longer than some may recall
Associated Press NEW YORK Twinkies don’t last forever, but they’ll have more staying power than
Bon Jovi gives $1M to storm relief
Associated Press SAYREVILLE, N.J. Jon Bon Jovi went home Monday to present a $1 million check
“I thought, ‘We must have used $93,000 in holy water.’”
“I thought, ‘We must have used $93,000 in holy water.’” Monsignor John Zuraw, of St. Rose Church
Boardman woman pleads guilty to grand theft
Elizabeth A. Gorski stole from a Boardman condo association
No time to go wobbly on reform
Opinion: No time to go wobbly on reform Kansas City Star: The Obama administration’s decision to postpone a
Warren Street Crimes Unit begins to make presence felt
Warren’s new Street Crimes Unit has begun its focused approach to law enforcement.
Dad says he didn’t deny it was son’s voice on 911 tape
Associated Press SANFORD, Fla. Trayvon Martin’s father testified Monday that he never denied it
Derailment death toll rises
Associated Press LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec Traumatized survivors of an oil train derailment that
MAHONING COUNTY COURTS
courts MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Alexander C. Jones, 23, of 10726 Stark Ave., Kansas
Texas Gov. Perry announces he won’t seek fourth term
Associated Press SAN ANTONIO Gov. Rick Perry was a champion of fiercely conservative social
Doctors upgrade condition of Heinz Kerry to fair
Associated Press BOSTON Doctors evaluating Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of U.S. Secretary of State
Agenda Wednesday
Agenda Wednesday Springfield Township trustees, 8 p.m., administration building, 3475 E. South
calif. jet crash Probe turns to cockpit decisions
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Investigators trying to understand why Asiana Airlines Flight
Spitzer, Weiner make bids for political comebacks
Associated Press NEW YORK First, Anthony Weiner vaulted back from an embarrassing sexting
Bill on immigration fails on many fronts
Opinion: By James Jay Carafano and Derrick Morgan Heritage Foundation After months of back-room wheeling
Trustees against JEDD
All three trustees said at their meeting on Monday that they do not support Youngstown Mayor Charles Sammarone’s wish to create a joint economic development district in the location of the racino.
Former boxer charged with assault
Leonard Villers of Austintown is accused of striking the ice cream truck operator
oddly enough
oddly enough ‘BB Gun’ wins cherry-pit spitting contest in Mich. EAU CLAIRE, Mich. Matt “BB
Big disconnect: Major phone companies drop copper lines
Associated Press MANTOLOKING, N.J. Robert Post misses his phone line. Post, 85, has a
2-year-old hit by a car dies
A 2-year-old boy died after being backed into by a vehicle at 20 Euclid Ave. in Struthers around 8:30 Monday night.
Contingency water supply to be explored
A consultant will prepare a contingency plan for the county’s water supply system.
New director appointed at YSU
Jonelle Beatrice replaced the retired Judy Gaines as executive direct of student life
Vacationing family killed in plane crash
Vacationing family killed in plane crash ANCHORAGE, Alaska Five members of a vacationing South
Boys 15-17 Year-Old Division
Boys 15-17 Year-Old Division * - Qualified for Final Round ** - Previous Qualifier *^ -
Browns give jersey, fan requested pallbearers
Browns give jersey, fan requested pallbearers CLEVELAND The Browns are giving a jersey to the
Man shot on East Side
Man shot on East Side youngstown A Youngstown man was sent to the hospital after being shot on