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Youngstown police arrest men on drug charges

Youngstown police arrest men on drug charges


Youngstown police arrest 2nd teen who may be linked to North Side robberies

Youngstown police arrest 2nd teen tied to North Side robberies


Company says it's fighting bedbug infestation at Youngstown high-rise

Company says its fighting bedbug infestation at Youngstown high-rise


Coroner testifies in Clark murder trial

Coroner testifies in Clark murder trial WARREN Jurors in the Richard Clark murder trial may hear


3 indicted for alleged Oxycodone shipments to Ohio

3 indicted for alleged Oxycodone shipments to Ohio


Home Savings foundation presents $6K check to Habitat for Humanity

Home Savings foundation presents $6K check to Habitat for Humanity


Planned roundabout in Boardman to be installed in 2014

Planned roundabout in Boardman to be installed in 2014


Colo. flooding leaves 3 people dead

Colo. flooding leaves 3 people dead


Pa. judge orders end to same-sex marriage licenses

Pa. judge orders end to same-sex marriage licenses


YOUNG Conference | Exec says Utica play stable and on track

YOUNG Conference | Exec says Utica play stable and on track


Salem pharmacist charged with health care fraud

Salem pharmacist charged with health care fraud SALEM A one-count criminal information was


12 sworn in as new American citizens

12 sworn in as new American citizens


Reports indicate American jihadi killed in Somalia

Reports indicate American jihadi killed in Somalia


Camp Ravenna could be a missile interceptor site

Camp Ravenna could be a missile interceptor site NEWTON FALLS Camp Ravenna Joint Military


Proposal for Pa. graduation tests passes hurdle

Proposal for Pa. graduation tests passes hurdle


Justice: Ohio judges must help shrink prisons

Justice: Ohio judges must help shrink prisons


Reminder: Millers' fete Friday moved to McGuffey Centre

Reminder: Millers' fete Friday moved to McGuffey Centre


Leetonia Artisans Festival is Sunday

Leetonia Artisans Festival is Sunday


Hole in one gets golfer a new car lease

Hole in one gets golfer a new car lease


Feds nix funding Struthers downtown project

Feds nix funding Struthers downtown project


YOUNG CONFERENCE | Hundreds pack the Covelli Centre for shale show

YOUNG CONFERENCE | Hundreds pack the Covelli Centre for shale show


Escapee from police custody surrenders

Escapee from police custody surrenders A 44-year-old man, who escaped from a Beaver Township


Renovations slated for new inmate holding area

Renovations slated for new inmate holding area POLAND The Mahoning County commissioners this


Warren man found guilty of failure to control vehicle

Warren man found guilty of failure to control vehicle NILES A Warren man who works as a Mahoning


Alzheimer’s Association Greater East Ohio Area Chapter to meet

Alzheimer’s Association Greater East Ohio Area Chapter to meet CUYAHOGA FALLS The Alzheimer’s


Hubbard police investigate burglary

Hubbard police investigate burglary HUBBARD Police are investigating an aggravated burglary on


Help Hotline gets $4,000 grant

Help Hotline gets $4,000 grant YOUNGSTOWN Help Hotline Crisis Center, Inc. received $4,000 from


Gas Conference & Expo getting into full swing today

Gas Conference & Expo getting into full swing today The third annual Youngstown, Ohio Utica and


Rabies vaccination clinic is Sept. 21

Rabies vaccination clinic is Sept. 21 STRUTHERS The Mahoning County District Board of Health is


Demolitions proceed at former RG Steel mill

Demolitions proceed at former RG Steel mill Staff report WARREN Demolition of several


Veterans will discuss eligibility and benefits

Veterans will discuss eligibility and benefits STRUTHERS Representatives from the Sandusky Ohio


National Back to Church Sunday is this weekend

National Back to Church Sunday is this weekend hubbard National Back to Church Sunday will be


Response to violence

Response to violence girard When a gunman invaded an elementary school near Atlanta, a staff


Warren police make drug arrests

Warren police make drug arrests WARREN The Warren Police Department Street Crimes Unit arrested


Warren home hit by arson a second time

Warren home hit by arson a second time WARREN Eight days after an elderly Ford Street Northwest


Volunteers needed


Bookfest to feature signing by two


Masons to sell dinners


McKinley Library plans screenings


YWCA plans leadership event

YWCA plans leadership event YOUNGSTOWN The YWCA of Youngstown will sponsor the sixth annual


Beauty of Woods entries on display

Wittenauer’s will display photo contest entries through Sunday.


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Automakers bet on alternative-fuel cars

Judging by the slew of electric and hybrid vehicles being rolled out at the Frankfurt Auto Show, it might seem carmakers are tapping a large and eager market.

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9/11 ceremony exceeds expectations

Fred Marcum, the leader behind the 9/11 Memorial Ceremony in Austintown got what he was hoping for with the ceremony: hundreds of Mahoning County residents and servicemen gathered together to simply remember.

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Eicher & Co. wrap up trilogy

“I am what you call a work in progress,” goes the opening line of the new album by JD Eicher and the Goodnights.


MONTY PYTHON "SPAMALOT" Playhouse opens on silly note with local premiere of Broadway hit

Lester Malizia gets to chuckling just talking about Monty Python’s “Spamalot.”


South Range cruises past Columbiana

The Raiders dominated, 6-0.


Judge calls 'ridiculous' request to exhume bodies of suspects in 1974 case

Judge calls 'ridiculous' request to exhume bodies of suspects in 1974 case


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Former Hubbard standout Drummond leads MSU defense

Youngstown State coach Eric Wolford thought Hubbard’s Kurtis Drummond was a very good high school football player.

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Mooney girls tennis team off to 16-0 start

Winners now of 23 consecutive matches, the Sweet 16 has been an all too familiar tourney stop for the Cardinals.

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No new talks are scheduled

No new talks are scheduled


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Mineral Ridge youngster is Pilot for a Day

The program, started in 2000, children with leukemia, sickle-cell anemia and other chronic or life-threatening illnesses or diseases a fun-filled day that includes a variety of military exercises.

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Joining forces

Hubbard, Hubbard Township and Brookfield heard the results Wednesday of a study on consolidating their police forces.


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Browns rookie LB Mingo cleared to play

Barkevious Mingo doesn’t have to wait any longer. He’s recovered from a scary injury and cleared to play.

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Award for Valley athletes honors veteran football coach

John Kopp coached at Ursuline, Chaney, Wilson, Cardinal Mooney and Austintown Fitch.


City schools superintendent points to improvement

The superintendent hopes to see better scores next year


Freshman Cianciola powers Canfield tennis team

Hannah Cianciola dominated her match start to finish as she defeated Howland senior Deena Awadalla.


Man pleads in Vic Boys case

Man pleads in Vic Boys case


Dana Chamber Orchestra plans fall concert

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Dana Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of John Wilcox, will present


Rusyn/Slovak bonfire picnic in Boardman

Staff report BOARDMAN The first Carpatho-Rusyn/Slovak “Vatra” (bonfire) picnic in the Youngstown


Theater to open season with classic "Matchmaker"

The Victorian Players Theater will open its season Friday with the classic Thornton Wilder comedy “The Matchmaker.” Set in Yonkers, N.Y., this rousing tale served as the basis for the Broadway musical “Hello, Dolly.”


AUDITIONS

AUDITIONS ACTORS “Specter of Treason — The Oswald Story,” by J.E. Ballantyne Jr., Victorian


American Legion Post 737, 16465 Milton Ave., Lake Milton; 330-654-5630

American Legion Post 737, 16465 Milton Ave., Lake Milton; 330-654-5630 Fri: Sands of Time, 7 p.m.


Nuclear industry in crisis

Opinion: By Emily Schwartz Greco and William A. COLLINS OtherWords The first thing to remember about


History shows Syria will be a loser for US

Opinion: Perhaps if America had a successful track record in the Middle East, President Obama’s appeal for a


Gramlich Gotz’s poster “Mighty Mouse” is part of an exhibition at the McDonough

Gramlich Gotz’s poster “Mighty Mouse” is part of an exhibition at the McDonough Museum of Modern Art


Matthew Mayfield at YSU

Matthew Mayfield at YSU Indie-rock artist Matthew Mayfield will perform a free show at The Hub,


Haves, have-nots as health-care markets to open

Associated Press WASHINGTON Having health insurance used to hinge on where you worked and what


Making the case for reviving speech team in Y’town schools

Editorial: Fifty-three years ago last month, John Fitzgerald Kennedy made an effective case for expanding high


Taste the difference in local apples

Taste the difference in local apples Our local orchards have begun picking many (but not all)


The art of unwinding: Head to the bar after work to create

For years, Poland native Kristen Olsen has been teaching after-work art classes in restaurants,


Art talks at Butler museum

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Louis A. Zona, director of the Butler Institute of American Art, 524


Bomb squad members dispose of dynamite

Bomb squad members dispose of dynamite youngstown Members of the police department’s bomb squad


Kokrak in field for BMW Championship this week

The BMW Championship is the second event in the FedEx Cup. He currently sits in 95th place in the FedEx Cup Standings.


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Locally grown is always sweeter Apples to apples

Chances are that the last apple you ate was almost a year old, according to the USDA Agricultural Research Service.

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Chapin: Stringent action needed?

Sports Illustrated revealed all in an expose this week of the Oklahoma State football program.


Best days for fall colors

Best days for fall colors The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will keep us up to date on


OSU’s Miller still uncertain for Cal

Coach Urban Meyer said Miller got in a little work at Wednesday’s practice but then had another session of rehab for his injured left knee.


Canfield Presbyterian has Sept. 11 prayer walks

About 50 people prayed at police and fire stations and other community sites.


Mattress sale will benefit Fitch band

Mattress sale will benefit Fitch band Austintown The Austintown Fitch Band is hosting a mattress


NEW THIS WEEK

NEW THIS WEEK The Family (R) A mafia clan is relocated to Normandy, France, under the witness


Trans-Siberian orchestra tickets

Staff report PITTSBURGH Trans-Siberian Orchestra will come to Consol Energy Center Dec. 7 for


Years Ago

Today is Thursday, Sept. 12, the 255th day of 2013. There are 110 days left in the year.


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Austintown veterans' memorial complete

Jack Kidd, left, and Larry Cadman stand before the Austintown Veteran’s Memorial located at Falcon Stadium. The memorial began as project to honor their friends, Army 2nd. Lt. Charles Brown and Marine Sgt. James Prommersberger, who were both killed in action in the Vietnam War.

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Pirates finish sweep of Rangers

These Pittsburgh Pirates keep saying their goal this season was always bigger than just having a winning record.


Free lunch

Free lunch Price Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, 920 Dryden Ave., Youngstown, free lunch served from


Photo contest winners revealed

Staff report Poland Entries in “The Beauty of the Woods” photography competition are on display


LIBYA Bomb hits Benghazi on attack anniversary

Associated Press TRIPOLI, Libya A car bomb tore through a Libyan Foreign Ministry building in


Nation pauses on 9/11 to honor victims

Associated Press NEW YORK Life in lower Manhattan resembled any ordinary day Wednesday as


today

today Children Family Farm Tours, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Mill Creek MetroParks Farm, 7574 Colum-


Eastgate Council of Governments awarded federal grant

Funds will help with organizations goal of economic development and job creation


CD RATES

CD RATES The table shows the annual percentage yield as of Wednesday. All yields given in percent.


Gov. Kasich recalls events of Sept. 11, 2001

The governor spoke during a midday service in the chambers of the Columbus City Council, honoring the nearly 3,000 people who died in New York and Washington, D.C., and in a rural Pennsylvania field when Islamic terrorists downed hijacked airliners as part of a coordinated attack.


‘Promised land’ for anti-government extremists

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords I haven’t heard such enthusiastic, downright raucous applause since


Births

Births St. Elizabeth Health Center Brian and Jessica Hallquist, Struthers, boy, Sept. 10.


NSA has long role as top US locksmith, lock-picker

Associated Press WASHINGTON Years ago, back when computer users were dialing up the Internet,


Tennessee got it right

Opinion: The Jackson (Tenn.) Sun: Here is one thing government has gotten right. The state of Tennessee’s


“2013 CBS Fall Preview” (8:31 P.M., CBS): Watch the “2013 CBS Fall Preview”

“2013 CBS Fall Preview” (8:31 P.M., CBS): Watch the “2013 CBS Fall Preview” for a sneak peek at the


STEM internships

STEM internships youngstown Two students from Youngstown State University’s STEM College


Groups seek audit of Ohio coal permits

Associated Press COLUMBUS Several environmental groups in Ohio want the U.S. Environmental


Police find loaded handgun after reckless driver chase

Police find loaded handgun after reckless driver chase


Sereday Trucking pleads no contest to illegal disposal and storage violations

Sereday Trucking pleads no contest to illegal disposal and storage violations


Man sues over apple sorter injury claim

A Boardman man said he suffered a finger injury and amputation caused by an unguarded apple sorting machine.


White House: Russian prestige at risk

Associated Press WASHINGTON The White House tried Wednesday to pin the success or failure of a


WASHINGTon Boy arrested in threat that closed schools

Associated Press BATTLE GROUND, Wash. A 13-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday after threats


Use cold frames to extend your growing season

You don’t have to stop gardening after the first frost. You can easily use a cold frame” to keep producing late into the fall and early winter.


Suicide bombs hit military targets

Suicide bombs hit military targets EL-ARISH, Egypt In near-simultaneous attacks, a pair of


Heat, rain make spots on peppers

Q. My peppers have spots all over the leaves and fruit. It looks like black dots. What is wrong?


Boardman to induct 11 into Hall of Fame

Boardman to induct 11 into Hall of Fame BOARDMAN The Boardman Athletic Hall of Fame Class of


Royals take series finale from Tribe

The Indians are heading to Chicago on a down note.


Fire chief’s widow appeals Workers’ Comp denial

The lawsuit in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court demands a jury trial.


From the Garden

From the Garden What: Chinese cooking. Dr. Y.T. Chiu will share recipes and demonstrate culinary


State investigates virus that killed 4 Ohio dogs

State investigates virus that killed 4 Ohio dogs


The misdemeanor zoning charge against Atty. Tom Letson, a state representative from Warren, is hung up on a procedural matter

The misdemeanor zoning charge against Atty. Tom Letson, a state representative from Warren, is hung up on a procedural matter


Two arrested for possession of drugs, drug paraphernalia in Campbell

Staff report CAMPBELL Two men were arrested on drug charges Tuesday during a traffic stop on


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