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Stories published September 19, 2013

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

Mayoral candidates exchange verbal shots at tonight's debate

Three mayoral candidates - John McNally IV, DeMaine Kitchen and John M. Crea - exchanged ideas and took some shots today at a debate.


Mahoning County retains excellent S&P debt ratings

Mahoning County has retained excellent Standard & Poors ratings on its debt this year.


Tea at church

Tea at church youngstown Willing Workers of Tabernacle Baptist Church, 707 Arlington St., will


Valley Alive will ‘Let Your Light Shine’

Valley Alive will ‘Let Your Light Shine’ SHARON, PA. Valley Alive 2013 Festival, with the theme


DeMaine Kitchen has delinquent tax issues and other financial problems

DeMaine Kitchen has delinquent tax issues and other financial problems YOUNGSTOWN — Mayoral


Planning panel OK’s Chevron’s W. Pa. drilling HQ

Planning panel OK’s Chevron’s W. Pa. drilling HQ PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pittsburgh-area township’s


Mahoning County farm family honored for conservation efforts

Mahoning County farm family honored for conservation efforts LONDON, Ohio A Mahoning County


Boardman man charged with rape in assault on 13-year-old Struthers girl

Boardman man charged with rape in assault on 13-year-old Struthers girl STRUTHERS A Boardman man


Al-Qaida gunmen seize town in northern Syria

Al-Qaida gunmen seize town in northern Syria DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Al-Qaida militants in northern


Mahoning County commissioners meet Friday

Mahoning County commissioners meet Friday YOUNGSTOWN The Mahoning County commissioners will meet


Niles briefcase contains no bomb

Niles briefcase contains no bomb NILES — The Youngstown police bomb squad and Niles police used a


Candidate Crea out of jail, sentenced to probation

Candidate Crea out of jail, sentenced to probation


Home sales up nearly 17 percent in Ohio

Home sales up nearly 17 percent in Ohio


Youngstown man indicted for intending to distribute heroin

Man indicted for intending to distribute heroin


Warren farmer's market set for Friday

Warren farmer's market set for Friday


Sept. 28 presentation to focus on genocide and atrocities

Sept. 28 presentation to focus on genocide and atrocities


First city mayoral debate is tonight at Fellows Riverside Garden

First mayoral debate is tonight at Fellows Riverside Garden


Alumni luncheon planned for nurses


Church will offer trash-treasure sale


Rotary plans yard sale Saturday at park

Rotary plans yard sale Saturday at park EAST PALESTINE East Palestine Rotary Club will have its


Sales at fairgrounds will benefit LLS

Sales at fairgrounds will benefit LLS CANFIELD A rummage sale, bake sale and basket auction are


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YBI celebrates a top global ranking

The incubator gathers board members, donors and supporters to say thanks for their role

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Mooney picks up the pace

Cardinals rout Irish

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Ex-treasurer Antonini will be sentenced in November

Antonini also was a former Mahoning County Democratic Party chairwoman

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Phantoms release 2 veteran players

Phantoms cut familiar names.


Youngstown council endorses opposition to 'Stand Your Ground'

A bill to seek proposals from firms for redistricting maps didn’t have enough council support


Niles council rescinds anti-fracking ordinance

One man says he intends to get signatures to put the ordinance on the ballot.


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YSU hosting Duquesne on Saturday

For the first time in school history, Youngstown State will play its closest FCS neighbor.

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Pavlik faces theft charge

Accused of stiffing cab driver for fare


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Stunning deal: Browns trade Richardson to Colts

Not long ago, Trent Richardson was viewed as a cornerstone for Cleveland’s future.

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Bulldogs, Bluejays win ITCL tourneys

Miller, Snyder had the top scores


Campbell could be released from state oversight

Formal public hearing will be in early October


Hoyer to start at QB for Browns

The Browns are up to their usual changes, just a lot earlier than normal.


Top Hat Productions to open season with ‘Blood Brothers’

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Top Hat Productions will open its season with “Blood Brothers,” one of


Silly Science will take center stage Sunday at OH WOW!

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Have you ever watched a watermelon explode from the pressure of rubber


Award-winning organist Paul Jacobs at Stambaugh

Acclaimed organist Paul Jacobs will perform at 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon at Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave. His concert will feature works by Bach, Schumann, Stanley, Boulanger, Elgar, Mozart and Guilmant.


Port approves hiring 2 companies for Trumbull brownfield assessments

Assessments of around 35 Trumbull County brownfield sites — industrial properties that need cleanup — are likely to begin in October or November following approval by the Western Reserve Port Authority of two environmental consultants.


Salem theater to open season with ‘Treasure Island’

Salem Community Theatre will open its season Friday with the adventure “Treasure Island.”


Struthers man gets 10 years for abusing girl 4 years

He abused the daughter of a relative who was suffering from cancer


Dazzling acrobats, symphonic music and ... Debbie Gibson? CIRQUE MUSICA

Traveling show Cirque Musica includes all of the elements you’d expect from a circus show. There are high-wire walkers, clowns and, wait, Debbie Gibson?


Ex-Boardman cop arraigned on impersonating-an-officer charge

Stephen Kendall, 39, of Washingtonville Road in Salem, appeared Tuesday in Eastern District Court here on a misdemeanor charge of impersonating a police officer.


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Ty's goal is to go to his school's homecoming dance Sept. 28

Ty's goal is to go to his school's homecoming dance on Sept. 28

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Sierra Club urges consumers to reject FirstEnergy

By MARC KOVAC news@vindy.com COLUMBUS Environmental advocates are urging Ohio consumers to


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Kairos Prison Ministry offers short course in Christianity

A regional team will be at Trumbull Correctional Institution this weekend.

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Thieves beware: Pawnbrokers will report you to police

Jim Eckman, president of Ace Diamond & Jewelry Brokers Inc. of Boardman, inspects silver dollars Ace bought recently. Eckman said pawnbrokers and police work together to quickly catch thieves who sell or pawn stolen goods.

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METRO DIGEST || Sebring teachers rally

Sebring teachers SEBRING Sebring teachers and supporters had a rally Wednesday before a school


Housing sales down across Valley for first time in more than a year

Realtors expected the drop and sales still remained healthy


Agenda Friday

Agenda Friday Mahoning County commissioners, 10 a.m., courthouse basement, 120 Market St.,


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Gardening can help you as you age A healthy hobby

Gardening is popular worldwide. Working in the garden reminds us of our childhood and gives us a sense of accomplishment as we pick the flowers and enjoy the vegetables.

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Family Fun Day

Family Fun Day BOARDMAN The community is invited to attend a Family Fun Day hosted by Girl


Houston-based Halcon educates students about seismic testing

A senior geophysicist explains why companies do it and how it helps to improve drilling


Country singer Nail throws a change-up on next album

By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com Just like a rookie baseball player looks for the big hit


Officials: Rocket trajectory links Syrian troops to sarin attack

Associated Press BEIRUT The trajectory of the rockets that delivered the nerve agent sarin in


Former boxing champion Norton dies at 70

Associated Press LAS VEGAS Former heavyweight champion Ken Norton, who beat Muhammad Ali and


NEW THIS WEEK

NEW THIS WEEK Prisoners (R) Regal Niles: Fri.-Th. (noon, 3:30) 6:50, 10:20; Fri.-Sun. (12:30)


Years Ago

Today is Thursday, Sept. 19, the 262nd day of 2013. There are 103 days left in the year.


Navy Yard shooting rampage raises concern about security

Editorial: The gunning down of 12 people Monday morning triggers the question that has become almost pro forma


WTG

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


AUDITIONS

AUDITIONS ACTORS “Thespis and the Three Golden Feathers,SDRq written and directed by James


Stink bug invasions

Stink bug invasions The nonnative, invasive brown marmorated stink bugs are bugging people all


Spiders in the house

Spiders in the house As the weather begins to cool, many of our eight-legged friends will start


Fitch grad brings band home

By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com Proving you can’t judge a band by its name, Buffalo


VA: Gunman didn’t say he was depressed

Associated Press WASHINGTON The Washington Navy Yard gunman visited two hospitals in the weeks


Film will bring back days when The Buzzard ruled the roost

Few radio stations ever wielded as much influence as Cleveland’s WMMS. In its 1970s heyday, the


NIGHTLIFE

Backyard Bar and Grill, 8942 Youngstown-Pittsburgh Road, Poland; 330-757-2476 Thu: Karaoke with


Teen taken from home found alive

Associated Press ELLENWOOD, Ga. A 14-year-old Georgia girl abducted in a home- invasion robbery


Woman and son involved in off-duty deputy’s accident file lawsuit

A Liberty woman and her son rear-ended by an off-duty by a Mahoning County sheriff’s deputy in a July 9 Niles car crash filed suit against the deputy and the owner of the car he was driving.


Surplus food/clothing

Surplus food/clothing Victory Lutheran Church, 2110 Glenwood Ave., Youngstown, clothing giveaway,


Assad won’t live up to the agreement

Opinion: Expecting Syria to live up to an agreement between Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign


Selected local stocks

Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Aqua America, .61, 25.00 .63 Avalon


CD RATES

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


“The Million Second Quiz” (8 p.m., NBC): Wow! That didn’t take long. “The

“The Million Second Quiz” (8 p.m., NBC): Wow! That didn’t take long. “The Million Second Quiz”


Grade voucher schools, too

Opinion: Wisconsin State Journal, Madison: Virtually every public school and school district across Wisconsin


Stock market sets record

Associated Press NEW YORK The stock market hit a record high Wednesday as investors cheered the


Three local Democrats support a JobsOhio reform plan

A Democratic gubernatorial candidate wants changes


oddly enough

oddly enough Pa. principal salvages seats from NY movie theater SCRANTON, Pa. A middle-school


Video confessor pleads guilty to fatal OVI

Associated Press COLUMBUS Confronted at a hospital by police who said he’d just killed a man,


Fundraiser benefits Elm Street Cafe

Fundraiser benefits Elm Street Cafe youngstown Common Wealth Inc., a nonprofit community-


Births

Births ST. Joseph Health Center Annica Fox and Cory Fambro, Warren, boy, Sept. 17. Jesse and


birthdays

birthdays Actress Rosemary Harris is 86. Actor Adam West is 85. Actor David McCallum is 80. Singer


Buckeyes’ backfield getting crowded

Urban Meyer couldn’t be happier that Carlos Hyde is returning to the field for No. 4 Ohio State.


Learn to grow perennials for our area

The plant school will be Wednesday at Mill Creek MetroParks Farm in Canfield


BUTTERFLIES

BUTTERFLIES When: Today, 1 to 2 p.m. Ages: 3-5. Children will enjoy learning about and looking


Aphids are perennial problem

Q. Aphids have covered my Echinacea plants. How can I get rid of them? Bruce from Youngstown A.


Architect offers his opinion on new fire station for Boardman

Opinion: Architect offers his opinion on new fire station for Boardman I have read the second arti- cle on


Girard grant

The state only gives out 10 revitalization grants a year, said Mayor Jim Melfi.


Beating probed

A Girard man is in intensive care at St. Elizabeth Health Center after his parents found him beaten and bloody in their driveway.


Lawyers win U.S. appeals court victory

Pleading guilty to criminal charges doesn’t cancel plaintiffs’ rights to sue civilly on constitutional grounds, federal appeals court rules.


Richardson era short, ordinary

I want to hate the Trent Richardson trade. I really do. In fact, I do hate the fact the Browns


Cops make two heroin arrests Tuesday

One arrest was made on the city's South Side.


Pirates, Melancon collapse in ninth

The PAdres improved to 31-10 at PNC Park


Ashtabula, Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull counties are included

Ashtabula, Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull counties are included


Manuel becomes hurricane in Mexico

Manuel becomes hurricane in Mexico ACAPULCO, Mexico The toll from devastating twin storms


Warren police sergeant back at work after 9-month suspension

Sgt. Emanuel Nites was back on the job Wednesday morning getting reacquainted with Warren Police Department polices and procedures following nine months off.


Royals down Indians

Chen, Perez lead Kansas City


Woman indicted on charges in friend's death

Grand jury also indicts Niles man on numerous pornography charges


3rd annual Idorafest is planned Saturday

The event will include a festival and potluck meal to celebrate the accomplishments of the Idora community.


Mazeroski to sell 1960 Series memorabilia

Mazeroski to sell 1960 Series memorabilia PITTSBURGH Former Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman