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Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.
Annual Victims Rights Week vigil Tuesday in Warren
The Trumbull County chapter of Parents of Murdered Children will have its annual Victim Rights Week Vigil at 7 p.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church, 309 N.Park Ave., to commemorate loved ones lost to violent crime.
Bunnies galore today at MetroParks farm
The Easter Bunny had plenty of company at Mill Creek MetroParks Farm Saturday when Junior Fair exhibitors brought their own bunnies to share with visitors for Bunny Day.
Walk today in Boardman Park to raise funds to fight NF
Jenn Rice doesn’t mince words when it comes to how she feels about the uncertainty of her young son’s future as a neurofibromatosis patient.
4 French journalists captured in Syria freed
Ten months after their capture in Syria, four French journalists crossed the border into neighboring Turkey and reached freedom Saturday, though dozens more remain held in the country’s chaotic civil war.
Church will host fashions and dinner
Church will host fashions and dinner AUSTINTOWN Mount Gilead Baptist Church will host a spring
Navarros will be recognized at gala
Shorty and Elba Navarro will be recognized May 3 at the Alzheimer's gala at Tippecanoe Country Club.
Healthy Kids Day at Boardman YMCA next Saturday
The Davis Family YMCA, 45 McClurg Road, is having a free community event from 1 to 4 p.m. next Saturday to inspire kids to keep their minds and bodies active.
Candidates, issues forum at St. Dom's Wednesday
The 7th Ward Citizens Coalition will have a candidates and issues forum at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the St. Dominic Parish Center, 77 E. Lucius Ave.
Feds charge East Side man with gun possession
An East Side man was charged earlier this week in the U.S. Northern District Court of Ohio, Cleveland, with being a felon in possession of a firearm.
YSU Veterans Resource Center work progressing
The building is under construction on Wick Avenue, at the site of the former Peck House
Missed opportunities costly as YSU softball team drops two
YSU stranded nine runners in game one and mustered just two hits in game two of a doubleheader against Wright State on Friday, as the Penguins fell 5-3 and 2-0 at the YSU softball complex.
Two Lumen Christi schools sought to leave system
One of the pastors says things have improved since the petition was made
Oakland pitchers shut down YSU
The Golden Grizzlies evened the three-game series with a 4-1 victory.
Civil rights activist, Freedom Rider to speak in Youngstown
Friday’s documentary screening is part of Stand Against Racism event
Stewart commits to YSU basketball program
Shaun Stewart, a 6-foot-1 guard from Monroe, N.C., is Youngstown State’s latest men’s basketball recruit.
20/20 looks at Hubbard horn-honking incidents
A resident’s claim of horn-honking harassment goes back to 2009.
Carl Pelini: AD’s agenda led to firing
Pelini said he regretted his initial decision to resign from FAU. He said FAU AD Pat Chun did not accurately describe the circumstances around his resignation and firing.
West Side twins celebrate their 90th birthdays
Nonagenarians Kathleen McGinnis and Madeline Miller were born April 16, 1924.
Mahoning County, state, see dramatic rise in heroin-overdose deaths
Unintentional heroin-overdose deaths have been skyrocketing recently in Mahoning County and statewide.
WaterFire Sharon selects dates and themes
Staff report Sharon, PA. WaterFire Sharon has set the dates and themes for its three events this
‘Music Man’ concert at playhouse
Staff report NEW CASTLE, PA. SDLqThe Music Man Concert Version,” directed by Neal Edman, will
Tom Reed: Browns show they’re serious about running
Even in a pass-obsessed league, most good teams require some balance.
Actress Kim Novak’s paintings at Butler starting May 4
The 81-year-old acress is best known for her roles in 1950s and 1960s Alfred Hitchcock movies such as “Vertigo.”
High School girls tracK
Boardman Spartans Division I, Federal League Coach: Denise Gorski, 32nd year Top returners:
Brother, sister published in Highlights
Two Boardman students had their drawings published in the national magazine Highlights.
Struthers VFW post marks 75 years of service to local vets
Jim Dill is commander of VFW Post 3538 at 157 Lowellville Road in Struthers. Though it has experienced dwindling membership in recent years, the post has survived and is celebrating its 75th anniversary this month.
Holy Fire burns today
The Old Testament is the preamble of the New Testament, and the entire Bible is one unit. The Holy
Motivated LeBron ready for playoffs
Miami’s path toward what it hopes is a third straight title and fourth straight appearance in the NBA Finals starts on Sunday against the Charlotte Bobcats.
Shedding some light on new laws
Opinion: COLUMBUS Lawmakers moved a bunch of bills before leaving town for their spring recess. And Gov.
Downtown Struthers grows with new businesses, parking area
By EMMALEE C. TORISK etorisk@vindy.com STRUTHERS With at least two new businesses set to open
Wall St. ethically challenged
Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Let’s review the rap sheet of Wall Street banks: defrauding
Clinton sought GOP support for health care
Associated Press WASHINGTON President Bill Clinton’s advisers estimated early in his term that
Today in history: Saturday, April 19
Today is Saturday, April 19, the 109th day of 2014. There are 256 days left in the year.
Don’t rush to judge Obamacare
Opinion: Los Angeles Times: The first open enrollment period under the Affordable Care Act ended with roughly
US delays review of Keystone pipeline
Associated Press WASHINGTON The Obama administration is extending indefinitely the amount of
Fall campaign for governor will be a hard-hitting affair
Editorial: There’s a Democratic primary for governor on May 6, but you wouldn’t know it listening to Ed
Easter 1945, a day never to be forgotten
Opinion: Firmly entrenched in the cobwebs of my mind is Easter Sunday, April 1, 1945. As a 20-year-old U.S.
newsmakers
newsmakers Levine defends lack of fashion training BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. Maroon 5 frontman-
Gap to close store in Southern Park Mall
Gap to close store in Southern Park Mall boardman The Gap and Gap Kids in Southern Park Mall is
Westminster singers offer concerts
Staff report NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. Westminster College’s Concert Choir and Chamber Singers will
2 deaths stoke fears about edible marijuana products
Associated Press DENVER A college student eats more than the recommended dose of a marijuana-
2 school-stabbing victims’ conditions improve
Associated Press MURRYSVILLE, Pa. Two students critically injured in a stabbing and slashing
Rising Star Baptist Church stages Passion play
The production is in its 15th year and continues to draw a faithful audience.
Captain of sunken ferry arrested
Associated Press MOKPO, South Korea The captain of a sunken South Korean ferry was arrested
Plane spotted in Iran registered to Utah bank
Plane spotted in Iran registered to Utah bank SALT LAKE CITY An airplane that mysteriously
Male chorus
Male chorus CAMPBELL The male chorus of Shiloh Baptist Church, 238 Bright Ave., will host the
‘what love’
‘what love’ A Passion play Who: The creative arts department of Rising Star Baptist Church
MAHONING COUNTY COURTS
courts MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Donald M. Dickinson, 76, of 25 Market St., Unit
At National Shrine
At National Shrine north jackson The National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon will conduct a
New Panera to come to Boardman
Covelli Enterprises, LLC will open another Panera in mid-August on the corner of Market Street and Debartolo Place
State Rep. Sean O’Brien receives ballot challenge from retired Niles educator
Sean O’Brien is attempting to hold onto the seat in the Ohio Legislature he first earned in 2010 and successfully defended in 2012.
Canfield Board of Education signs off on contracts, new scoreboard
Middle school principal resigns, going to Massillon
Sunday news shows
Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC’s “This Week”: Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas;
area easter egg hunts & activities
Listing of area Easter egg hunts and other activities as submitted to The Vindicator: MAHONING
Pope presides over Good Friday procession
Associated Press ROME Desperate migrants, suicidal failed business owners, battered women,
Ohio prison food vendor fined $142,100
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS AP Legal Affairs Writer COLUMBUS The private food vendor that has
Candidates forum
Candidates forum YOUNGSTOWN The 7th Ward Citizens Coalition will have a candidates and issues
SPORTS DIGEST || Hamilton sets YSU mark in Owens Classic
Hamilton sets YSU mark in Owens Classic Columbus Samantha Hamilton set a Youngstown State record
Penguins hope to stem Blue Jackets’ optimism
Sidney Crosby is used to the attention. It comes with the territory when you’re the best hockey player in the world.
Inside the ropes with … Jason Kokrak
Inside the ropes with … Jason Kokrak Friday: The Warren JFK graduate shot a 2-over 73 in the
Lohse continues mastery of Pirates
Though it wasn’t a clean effort, it was a win for the Milwaukee Brewers, and they’ll take it.
Blue Jays hold off Tribe, 3-2
Melky Cabrera had four hits and scored Toronto’s go-ahead run in the seventh inning.
Stanley cup playoffs | Friday’s quarterfinals
Red Wings 1, Bruins 0 BOSTON Pavel Datsyuk scored at 16:59 of the third period, moments after
Blues feeling anything but blue after 3-OT win
A mood of euphoric exhaustion carried over to the next day after the St. Louis Blues won the longest game in franchise history.
NBA playoffs look wide-open to start
The Heat don’t seem like locks for a third straight title anymore.
Associated Press
Associated Press DAYTON A son of Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Larry Ealy has been
63RD ohio house district
63RD ohio house district Trumbull County Two candidates are running in the Democratic primary.