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

Demolition starts on eyesore apartments in Liberty

Demolition starts on eyesore apartments in Liberty


Warren woman gets probation for trying to bring drugs into jail

Warren woman gets probation for trying to bring drugs into jail


Fire closes Boardman street for few hours

Fire closes Boardman street for a few hours


Fire investigators still probing Ohio fatal fires

Fire investigators still probing Ohio fatal fires


Warren man faces charges after arrest in Campbell

Warren man faces charges after arrest in Campbell


Downtown Youngstown streets closed for First Night activities

Downtown Youngstown streets closed for First Night activities


Liberty trustees have special meeting Tuesday

Liberty trustees have special meeting Tuesday


Watch Night service Wednesday at Campbell church

Watch Night service Wednesday at Campbell church


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Dog Park at Crandall Park

Dec 29, 2014 | Madelyn Halfacre

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Akron Children's Hospital asks ill people to not visit patients

Akron Children's Hospital asks ill people to not visit patients


Pa. State Police probe man's death as homicide

Pa. State Police probe man's death as homicide


Boardman home ransacked, robbed

Boardman home ransacked, robbed


Ragan reappointed to MetroParks board; Schulick replaces Macejko

Ragan reappointed to MetroParks board; Schulick replaces Macejko


Hubbard Road prison loses federal contract

Hubbard Road prison loses federal contract


Man, woman in custody after taking SUV

Man, woman in custody after taking SUV


POW! Crooks make off with Batman-themed party supplies

POW! Crooks make off with Batman-themed party supplies


19-year-old Warren man shot in leg on Saturday

19-year-old Warren man shot in leg on Saturday


Man shot in arm while at a Warren party on Friday

Man shot in arm while at a Warren party on Friday


WORTH A LOOK

raffles South High School Class of 1970 is conducting a raffle. First prize is a $100 gas card and


History’s ‘Sons of Liberty’ tells of America’s founders

IF you watch What: “Sons of Liberty” Where: History Channel When: Jan. 25, 9 p.m. By PAIGE


Murder of South Side store owner "still feels like a dream," friend says

Community of friends vows to support Abdullah Mahdi's family for years to come


Hierro sticks with roots, moves to Home Savings

Frank Hierro will focus his efforts at Home Savings in commercial and business lending.


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Steelers clinch AFC North title

Pittsburgh will play host to Baltimore on Saturday night.

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Browns make Ravens work for win

Afterward, team owner Jimmy Haslam said head coach Mike Pettine and GM Ray Farmer will return next season.

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YSU happening place in 2014

Dunn's departure, Tressel's hiring, keep school in forefront of news

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Arms Museum brings back memories

From vintage Santas to ornaments, the Arms Museum shows off the old school.

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MIU IV awards Spirit Award to employee

The Spirit Award recognizes individuals who exemplify excellence


NSF grant awarded to KSU professor

Kent State professor awarded grant to study workings inside human chromosomes


Magazine ranks Grove City College president “most influential”

Paul J. McNulty, president of Grove City College, makes magazine’s list of “Most Influential People in Business Ethics”


Two KSU professors earn award for documentary

Kent State professors’ film earns oral history award


Westminster College STEM programs recognized by media company

Westminster STEM programs recognized Staff report NEW WILMINGTON, PA. Westminster College


Filling America’s talent gap

Opinion: By Harold L. SIRKIN Tribune News Service When the topic is immigration, Democrats and


Why do animals, sometimes humans, kill their infants?

Opinion: By Robert M. SAPOLSKY Los Angeles Times Among the endless stream of bad news in the media, every


Here are the top five concert tours of 2014, with total gross revenues, according to Billboard:

Here are the top five concert tours of 2014, with total gross revenues, according to Billboard: v


Births

Births St. JOSEPH WARREN HOSPITAL Nicole Kratsas-Boyer and Charles Boyer, Girard, boy, Dec. 27


1 dead, hundreds stranded in Greek ferry disaster

Associated Press ATHENS, GREECE Hundreds of passengers and crew braved smoky fire, low


Police boss: Less rhetoric, more dialogue

Associated Press NEW YORK A day after the funeral of one of two police officers gunned down in


Gas under $2

Gas under $2 YOUNGSTOWN Multiple gas stations in Youngstown reported prices at $1.99 a gallon


Search expands for missing jet

Associated Press SURABAYA, INDONESIA The search for a missing AirAsia jet carrying 162 people


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OSU’s Jones is Sugar Bowl’s mystery man

The former third-stringer faces a huge challenge against Alabama.

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5 dead in apartment building fire in Texas

5 dead in apartment building fire in Texas CASTLE HILLS, TEXAS Five people died Sunday after a


TRUMBULL COUNTY COURTS

COURTS TRUMBULL COUNTY Marriage licenses John M. Jornyak, 45, of 409 N. Chestnut Ave., Niles,


Agenda Tuesday

Agenda Tuesday Brookfield Township trustees, special end-of-year meeting, 7 p.m., administration


TV IN THE NEW YEAR

By Neal Justin Star Tribune (Minneapolis) 11Well, never fear. January is almost here. Over the


IN SOCIETY

IN SOCIETY Check out Worth a Look for raffles, sales, special events and trips. C2


Now is the time for all good animal lovers to aid shelters

Editorial: The horrid and heartbreaking sight of a small pit bull named Rambo wandering the East Side of


LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

9/11 CHARITY HELPING SLAIN OFFICERS’ FAMILIES A charity created after the Sept. 11 terrorist


Malaria killing more than Ebola

Associated Press GUECKEDOU, Guinea West Africa’s fight to contain Ebola has hampered the


AFGHANISTAN US, NATO mark end of 13-year war

Associated Press KABUL, AFGHANISTAN The war in Afghanistan, fought for 13 bloody years and still


How area NFL players fared in Week 17

A look at how players with Mahoning Valley ties did in the regular season’s final week.


Farmers are bracing for labor shortage under a new policy

Associated Press FRESNO, CALIF. Farmers already scrambling to find workers in California — the


NEWSMAKERS

NEWSMAKERS At box office, ‘Hobbit’ wins Christmas LOS ANGELES Audiences had their pick of


Ten-win teams square off tonight at Beeghly

Youngstown State and Akron are a combined 21-1 this season.


LeBron admits Cavaliers ‘are not very good’

Without Kyrie Irving, Cleveland got pasted by the Pistons 103-80.


GRADS LIST

GRADS LIST The following students were awarded bachelor’s degrees unless otherwise noted:


Key decisions on drones likely from Congress

Associated Press WASHINGTON The Obama administration is on the verge of proposing long-awaited


Ohio sets up 24-hour school safety tip line

Associated Press COLUMBUS Ohio began offering an anonymous tip line this month designed to alert


New Cuba policy fuels GOP debate

Opinion: WASHINGTON Barack Obama has made a geo- political irrelevancy suddenly relevant to American


ODDLY ENOUGH

ODDLY ENOUGH Loose bear is finally wrangled MESA, Ariz. Arizona wildlife managers say they


Woman killed after car hits pickup truck near Akron

Associated Press AKRON Authorities say a 54-year-old woman has died after her car struck a


US recovery gains steam

Opinion: News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.): The recovery from the Great Recession appears to be getting


Thank-you rituals matter

Opinion: By Gina Barreca The Hartford Courant If we were better at saying thank you, there wouldn’t be 16


YEARS AGO

Today is Monday, Dec. 29, the 363rd day of 2014. There are two days left in the year. ASSOCIATED


Harbaugh appears headed to Michigan

He and the San Francisco 49ers agreed to part ways after Sunday’s win over Arizona.


Chattanooga touts its change to Gig City

A city once infamous for the smoke-belching foundries that blanketed its buildings and streets with a heavy layer of soot is turning to lightning-fast Internet speeds to try to transform itself into a vibrant tech hub.


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