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

Annual Girard Lady of Mount Carmerl Fest starts Friday night

The annual Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival sponsored by the Italian Fraternal Home, 33 W.Wilson Ave., starts Friday and continues through Tuesday.


Boardman 911 dispatcher harassed

A Boardman Township 911 dispatcher says he was harassed by a Columbus man who called Wednesday morning threatening to kill himself.


Bernanke: Fed will continue supporting US economy

Call it the Bernanke Boost.


UPDATE | Zimmerman setback: Jurors can consider lesser manslaughter charge

In an unmistakable setback for George Zimmerman, the jury at the neighborhood watch captain's second-degree murder trial was given the option Thursday of convicting him on the lesser charge of manslaughter in the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.


Lawyer: DNA doesn’t prove Boston Strangler link

Lawyer: DNA doesn’t prove Boston Strangler link BOSTON (AP) — The family of a deceased man


Dad indicted on felonious assault in injuries to 8-week-old son

Man indicted on felonious assault charges over injuries to 8-week-old son YOUNGSTOWN The


Open house set at birth center

Open house set at birth center LIBERTY The newly opened Mahoning Valley Birth Center, 3622


Evacuations by boat in flooded Leavittsburg neighborhood

Evacuations by boat in flooded Leavittsburg neighborhood LEAVITTSBURG Firefighters are


Man killed by Boardman cops died of gunshot wounds to head, neck

The man shot and killed by Boardman police on July 3 died from two gunshot wounds to the head and


Jury finds website defamed ex-Bengals cheerleader

Jury finds website defamed ex-Bengals cheerleader COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A federal jury has found


Mo. disasters cost $36M; far less than expected

Mo. disasters cost $36M; far less than expected JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s final tab


Closing arguments start in Zimmerman trial

Closing arguments start in Zimmerman trial SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman profiled 17-year-


Texas Senate prepares final vote on abortion bill

Texas Senate prepares final vote on abortion bill AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas Senate committee


Mathews district gets state funds for new building

Mathews district gets state funds for new building VIENNA The Ohio School Facilities Commission


Protestant Family Service receives $4,000 grant

Protestant Family Service receives $4,000 grant youngstown Protestant Family Service, 496


Singer Randy Travis recovering from brain surgery

Singer Randy Travis recovering from brain surgery NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music stars and


Fla. cities on guard for any post-Zimmerman unrest

Fla. cities on guard for any post-Zimmerman unrest MIAMI (AP) —Police and city leaders in Florida


Jury in Zimmerman case may consider other charges

Jury in Zimmerman case may consider other charges SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors in George


Heroin supplier gets 10 years in woman’s death

Heroin supplier gets 10 years in woman’s death youngstown A man who was accused of supplying the


Green Youngstown gets $41,225 Ohio EPA grant

Green Youngstown gets $41,225 Ohio EPA grant Staff report Youngstown The Ohio Environmental


Air Reserve Station sets furlough days

Air Reserve Station sets furlough days Youngstown Air Reserve Station is scheduling “designated


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David Skolnick and Louie b. Free

July 11, 2013 | David Skolnick is the 11 a.m. guest

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Early registration required for GED testing this month

Official GED testing sponsored by Choffin Career and Technical Center’s Adult Education Department, University System of Ohio will be offered at 8:45 a.m. July 23 and 24 at Choffin.


Aut Mori Grotto will feature open house

Aut Mori Grotto will feature open house YOUNGSTOWN Members of Aut Mori Grotto will conduct an


Scrappers hosting Faith Nights July 26, Aug. 9

The Mahoning Valley Scrappers are hosting Faith Nights at Eastwood Field July 26 and Aug. 9, when $1 of each Faith Night ticket sold benefits Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley.


Woman says co-worker hit her for typing mistake

A Deerfield woman said she was assaulted by a co-worker at Valley Industrial Trucks Inc.


Boardman police say woman kicked officer after mall theft

A Youngstown woman was arrested and taken to the Mahoning County jail Tuesday, accused of kicking an officer and stealing a necklace from Piercing Pagoda at Southern Park Mall.


Free computer classes for novices this month

Mahoning-Youngstown Community Action Partnership (MYCAP), 1325 Fifth Ave., Youngstown, is offering free computer literacy classes for adults 18 and over in July.


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Canfield Pet Haven offers an alternative to cremation, home burial

Pet Haven has been burying pets for customers since the early 1980s.

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Boo Timko eyes PGA Tour after finishing college career at Ohio State

Mahoning Valley native and Ohio State golfer Boo Timko has never been shy about his career aspirations.

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Howland attorney files suits trying to void decades-old gas, oil leases

Howland attorney files suits trying to declare decades-old gas and oil leases void


Cyclists set to tour Valley again on Friday

The fifth annual Tour of the Valley bicycle race returns to the Mahoning Valley on Friday with the first of three stages.


Three Trumbull County families honored for more than 200 years of farming

Tom Caldwell of Hartford Township is a descendent of John Kepner, who in 1805 walked to Trumbull County, bought 636 acres and began to farm. It was two years after Ohio became a state.


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Sammarone ninth in national ‘Pitch, Hit and Run’ competition

Serena Sammarone inherited her family’s athletic genes.

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Twelve players set to return to Phantoms

Twelve members of the 2012-13 Youngstown Phantoms are on the team’s initial protected list for the 2013-14 USHL season.


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Youngstown cops say caller did right thing after seeing relative with gun

Police said they found three guns and suspected crack cocaine

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Boardman and Austintown 12-year-olds to meet tonight

Mother Nature willing, the Mahoning Valley could have its Little League Baseball district winner crowned tonight.


Abandoned cats improving at Angels

Black cats are often overlooked when it’s time for adoption


Kirk Whalum, the jazzy jack of all trades, will headline downtown festival

For decades, Grammy Award-winning artist Kirk Whalum has been trying to lose the smooth-jazz title.


Symphonic sounds on stage at Cedars

The rock ’n’ roll bar will be the scene of a monthly classical-music program by a 12-piece string ensemble, beginning Sunday.


The 15th Annual Summer Festival of the Arts will showcase talents from many cultures LET THE FESTIVITIES BEGIN

Staff report Youngstown The 15th annual Summer Festival of the Arts will take place Saturday and


Inside the ropes with Denny Dolci

Today: The Sharon, Pa., native and veteran area pro will


MCC golf course joyriders wreck carts and greens

Five golf carts sustain damage during late night mischief


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Canfield resident donates historic Vindicator papers

Frank Micchia onated two front pages of The Vindicator — one from the end of World War I and the other from when Germany surrendered, ending World War II in Europe, to the Canfield War Vet Museum.

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Foul play not suspected in Hubbard child's pool death

Official offers safety tips for pools and water

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Butch and McCree hired for joint paving in Austintown, Canfield, Boardman

A contractor has been selected for the joint paving venture among Austintown, Canfield and Boardman townships.


Mahoning deputy charged with drunken driving

Mahoning County Sheriff’s Deputy Amos B. Case faces a drunken driving charge in Niles Municipal Court after a crash with serious injury.


High winds, heavy rains pelt Mahoning, Shenango valleys

Liberty residents looks at the tree that was toppled in the Ravine Drive yard of Mary Baumeier during Wednesday’s storm. The trunk of the huge oak missed her home, but one of its large branches poked a hole in the side of the structure. No one was injured.

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ODDLY ENOUGH

ODDLY ENOUGH Rare jellyfish may have made Laguna Beach debut LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. A rare


WTG

TODAY Discussion Book Bites, 4:30 p.m., Newton Falls Public Library, 204 S. Canal St., Newton


Egypt’s preferable tyranny

Opinion: WASHINGTON Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi knows neither Thomas Jefferson’s advice that


Open primaries are working in California

Opinion: Fed up with a lack of competition in “safe” legislative districts, California voters ditched the


Belmont Stakes, 3136 Belmont Ave., Liberty; 330-759-3939

Belmont Stakes, 3136 Belmont Ave., Liberty; 330-759-3939 Sat: Karaoke with Marshall and Gary, 9


Tomato cracks

Tomato cracks The imperfect weather is causing tomatoes in our area to crack, making them


Moss in your lawn

Moss in your lawn Finding moss patches in your lawn can be signs of compaction, poor turf


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Common mistakes can ruin your garden

By following these rules, you should be able to avoid major mistakes along the way.

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Kent Trumbull Summer Stock to stage ‘Grease’

Staff report CHAMPION Kent Trumbull Theatre and Summer Stock 36 will present “Grease,” directed


Keep year-round interest with blooming plan

By Eric Barrett OSU Extension Every gardener wants year-round interest in the landscape.


Judge: Apple aimed to raise e-book prices

Judge: Apple aimed to raise e-book prices new york Apple Inc. milked the popularity of its


AUDITIONS

AUDITIONS ACTORS “Treasure Island,SDRq directed by Dan Haueter, Salem Community Theatre, 490 E.


Years Ago

Today is Thursday, July 11, the 192nd day of 2013. There are 173 days left in the year.


Case with vast implications for oil, gas industry coming to Youngstown

The 7th District Court of Appeals is soon expected to hear a class action lawsuit that originated in Monroe County


Agenda Friday

Agenda Friday Coitsville Township trustees, work study, 9 a.m., township building, 3711


ATV regulations save lives

Opinion: ATV regulations save lives Charleston Daily Mail: West Virginia had a major problem a few years


Future of Egypt is uncertain in the wake of military coup

Editorial: In a democracy, governments are replaced at the ballot box, not at the point of a gun. The July 3


Surplus food/clothing

Surplus food/clothing East Side Crime Watch, 1001 Oak St., corner of Fruit Street, Youngstown,


“Sharknado” (9 p.m., Syfy): Remember that old, old “Saturday Night Live”

“Sharknado” (9 p.m., Syfy): Remember that old, old “Saturday Night Live” land shark bit? That’s


Fallen leaders seek redemption

Opinion: “I have no spur To prick the sides of my intent, but only Vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps


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Russo: Former player’s troubles mean problems for Meyer

A murder charge against Aaron Hernandez has led to greater scrutiny of Urban Meyer’s time at Florida.

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Couples looks to break through in U.S. Senior Open

Fred Couples’ most recent victory was just under a year ago at the 2012 Senior British Open.


phantoms Protected list

The Youngstown Phantoms released their protected list Wednesday for the 2013-14 USHL season. The


mlb News & notes

Daulton has brain cancer: Former Phillies All-Star catcher Darren Daulton has been diagnosed with


Hogweed can cause blindness

Q. We heard that giant hogweed is in the area. Can you tell us more info? Can you ID our plant?


BRIDGE

BRIDGE East-West vulnerable. South deals. NORTH xA 8 6 4 u10 9 5 vK 8 6 wQ 5 4 WEST


MAHONING COUNTY COURTS

courts MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Luther P. Thomas Jr., 44, of 17525 Kenmore Road, Lake


Births

Births St. Elizabeth Health Center Anthony and Lauren Rago, Youngstown, girl, July 9.


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Source: Bynum agrees to sign with Cavaliers

The Cavaliers are taking a chance on Andrew Bynum and his creaky knees.

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City worker responds in a jiffy

Opinion: City worker responds in a jiffy It seems we always hear the negative regarding what the city does


NEW THIS WEEK

NEW THIS WEEK Grown Ups 2 (PG-13) After moving his family back to his hometown, a man finds out


For Bethesda, it’s best at Bunbury

For Bethesda, rock festivals are a mother lode of like- minded music lovers — and a great place to


Having fun at the Trumbull County Fair

Above, Lauren Almasy, 14, of Hubbard pulls her cow, Isabell, at the Trumbull County Fair on


Stricker focused on John Deere Classic

Steve Stricker might be the only golfer on the PGA Tour who isn’t peeking ahead to Muirfield and next week’s British Open.


Local auto sales stay strong in June

Area dealerships continued to make the double-digit gains they saw in May


Storms shorten Ohio Amateur to 54 holes

Corey Richmond, who posted an 8-under 63 before the heavy stuff came down in Tuesday’s first round, maintained a three-shot lead without having to leave his hotel.


Committee recommends $20,000 for downtown restaurant and bar

Committee also supported giving city money for two other projects


Police: Death toll now at 20; 30 missing are presumed dead

Associated Press LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec Canadian officials told distraught families Wednesday that


Community gets ahead by sticking to ‘brand'

Business believe that by offering variety more people will come to village's downtown


QUOTABLE JOHN ROCKER, former MLB reliever, on baseball’s steroid era:

“Honestly, and this may go against what some people think from an ethical standpoint, I think it was


Irish lawmakers mull abortion vote

Irish lawmakers mull abortion vote dublin After decades of delay and months of argument,


State agency begins investigation of officer conduct

The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation has begun an investigation of actions of veteran Warren police patrolman Reuben Shaw.


around the horn Wednesday’s other MLB games

AMERICAN LEAGUE Tigers 8, White Sox 5 DETROIT Prince Fielder homered, Rick Porcello pitched


METRO DIGEST || Trooper mails his plea in OVI arrest

Trooper mails plea AUSTINTOWN The Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper charged with operating a


Investigators look into pairing of Asiana pilots

Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO As Flight 214 descended over San Francisco Bay, both Asiana


METRO DIGEST || Faith Nights

Faith Nights NILES The Mahoning Valley Scrappers are hosting Faith Nights at Eastwood Field July


Egypt cracks down on Muslim Brotherhood

Associated Press CAIRO Egypt’s military-backed government tightened a crackdown on the Muslim


Chief: Teen arrested in autistic boy’s case

Associated Press MENIFEE, Calif. A 16-year-old family member was arrested Wednesday on


NEWSMAKERS

NEWSMAKERS Jackson’s condition frightened director LOS ANGELES The director of Michael


Boston bombing suspect pleads not guilty

Associated Press BOSTON His arm in a cast and his face swollen, a blase-looking Dzhokhar


NBA | News & notes

Bryant not dwelling on Howard: Kobe Bryant is working hard to get back on the court and not wasting


Firefighters battled four blazes on the South Side in less than two hours

Fire chief says it’s not the work of a serial arsonist


Defense rests case in Zimmerman trial

Associated Press SANFORD, Fla. After taking less than a week to call 18 witnesses, George


major league baseball boxscores

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MLB drug probe figures to move slowly

Details likely will be caught in a tangle of legal gymnastics involving MLB, the players’ union and probably an arbitrator.


SPORTS DIGEST || Harding’s Gattison chooses YSU

Harding’s Gattison chooses YSU YOUNGSTOWN Warren Harding High graduate Dalyn Gattison will


Blue Jays beat Indians, 5-4

Munenori Kawasaki hit a two-run single with the bases loaded in the ninth inning.


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The victim died from a gunshot wound to the head

He was likely dead for hours before police arrived

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Cards’ Carpenter nearing rehab start

Associated Press ST. LOUIS Chris Carpenter is set to make his first minor league rehabilitation


POWER OUTAGES

POWER OUTAGES Thousands of homes and businesses in Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull counties lost


SPORTS BY THE NUMBERS .162 Source: Denver Post

Denver Broncos pro personnel director Tom Heckert blew a 0.162 on a blood-alcohol breath test


CALENDAR || Garden Tea Party

Garden Tea Party When: Sunday, 2-4 p.m. What: Demonstrations, herb sale, tours, hat contest,


CD RATES

The table shows the annual percentage yield as of Wednesday. All yields given in percent. Balances required vary, and some banks offer lower yields if certain balances aren’t met.


"Forbidden Youngstown" spoofs community theater

The Rust Belt Theater Company will present “Forbidden Youngstown,” a new comic musical revue, for three consecutive weekends beginning Friday. Performances will be at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.


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