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Tee times for Junior Championship

Final starts at 1 p.m. at Avalon Lakes


Community responds to restore vandalized neighborhood fruit grove

Twenty-nine fruit trees donated to replace the ones purposely destroyed at an inner-city fruit grove will be planted Saturday.


Judge to accused: You should have thought of your 5 kids earlier

A woman arraigned on two felonies Wednesday in municipal court said she was worried about her five children as a visiting judge gave her a $100,000 bond.


Listeria at Schwebel's poses no health risk

The bacteria found in Schwebel Baking Co. on Tuesday has been confirmed to not be the type of listeria that poses a risk to public health, an independent, certified lab confirmed.


Home-grown Arby's marks 50 years today in Champion

Two men had a vision to bring roast beef sandwiches to the Valley 50 years ago.


Ex-inspector: Boardman could do better job of curtailing illegal signs

The township zoning department continues its efforts to stem the tide of illegal signs often posted by businesses near busy right of ways, said Zoning Inspector Sarah Gartland.


Trumbull, Mahoning Habitats merge

Habitat for Humanity of Trumbull County and Mahoning County Habitat for Humanity, organizations that aim to eliminate poverty housing locally and around the world, are merging.


Fitch, Notre Dame player sentenced for assault, disorderly

William Mahone, a former Austintown Fitch football player who was attending classes at the University of Notre Dame, was sentenced to 10 days in Mahoning County jail Wednesday.


Port authority puts hiring on hold

The Western Reserve Port Authority did not hire John Moliterno to be economic development director at its meeting Wednesday, but the board’s chairman said he still believes the hiring should take place fairly soon.


Boardman Marine, 3 others to bike up to 150 miles for MS

Shawn Tiberio of Boardman, who had three deployments in Iraq during his 10 years as a Marine Corps combat engineer clearing roadside bombs, now fights another battle by riding in the MS Pedal to the Point bicycle ride to raise money and awareness for multiple sclerosis.


Mich. man arraigned in New Castle on homicide charge

Mich. man arraigned in New Castle on homicide charge


Youngstown council moves closer to redistricting plan

Youngstown council finally agrees to redistricting plan


Listeria found in Schwebel Baking Company not a risk

Listeria found in Schwebel Baking Company not a risk


GM announces six new safety recalls

GM announces six new safety recalls


Chrysler recalls 796K vehicles for possible ignition-switch problems

Chrysler recalls 796K vehicles for possible ignition-switch problems


Struthers steps up STEM studies in all classes

Struthers steps up STEM studies in all classes


MVSD board meeting is Thursday

MVSD board meeting is Thursday


Ohio air base ranked highly by Air Force newspaper

Ohio air base ranked highly by Air Force newspaper


Football player sentenced to 10 days in Mahoning County jail

Football player sentenced to 10 days in Mahoning County jail


LeBron apologizes to neighbors, sends cupcakes

LeBron apologizes to neighbors, sends cupcakes


OH WOW! children's center closed Thursday

OH WOW! children's center closed Thursday


AP: Cavs to sign Andrew Wiggins to pact

AP: Cavs to sign Andrew Wiggins to pact


Warren community volunteer sentenced to jail for theft

Warren community volunteer sentenced to jail for theft


Ohio veteran cited for having therapeutic ducks has hearing postponed

Ohio vet cited for having therapeutic ducks has hearing postponed


Arby's is 50 years old today, started in Boardman

Arby's is 50 years old today, started in Boardman


Flight pledged to clear ex-Ohio officer in slaying

Flight pledged to clear ex-Ohio officer in slaying


Mahoning, Trumbull habitats for humanity merge

Mahoning, Trumbull habitats for humanity merge


Riding lawnmower stolen from shed in Youngstown

Riding lawnmower stolen from shed in Youngstown


Hearing reset for restaurant worker who shot at fleeing customers

Hearing reset for restaurant worker who shot at fleeing customers


Campbell police investigate 2 burglaries

Campbell police investigate 2 burglaries


Green Youngstown gets state award

Green Youngstown gets state award


Port Authority backs away from selecting director

Port Authority backs away from selecting director


Boardman woman scammed on concert tickets

Boardman woman scammed on concert tickets


US pushes for truce as Gaza battle rages

US pushes for truce as Gaza battle rages


Historical society archives to close Friday

Historical society archives to close Friday


State Route 170 reopens

State Route 170 reopens


Bodies of Malaysia jet victims leave Ukraine

Bodies of Malaysia jet victims leave Ukraine


FOOD SALES AND DINNERS

THURSDAY Col. Louis J. Campbell VFW Post 3538, 157 Lowellville Road, Struthers, will serve


Kidz Fest set


East High reunion date is corrected to Friday

East High reunion date is corrected to Friday BOARDMAN The East High School January and June


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Santana’s four hits power Tribe past Twins

Carlos Santana homered among his season high-tying four hits and Danny Salazar won in his first start in more than two months.

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Scrappers win fifth straight game

The Mahoning Valley Scrappers got five shutout innings from their bullpen.


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America Makes “a 3D shop on steroids”

The growth of 3D manufacturing has great potential

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Austintown Fitch HOF to induct its class of 2014

The Austintown Fitch Athletic Hall of Fame committee will induct its seventh class on Aug. 29-30.


Youngstown school board rescinds Chaney principal non-renewal

One member said there were procedural difficulties with the principal’s non-renewal


Creekside team won historical NABF title

Creekside defeated Mississippi’s Diamond Elite 96ers, 4-1 for the title.


Mahoning Valley’s first compressed natural gas fueling station opened

The facility cost about $2 million


Chapin: Why am I missing Manziel mania?

What is it about Johnny Manziel that has everyone going nuts?


Proposed hiring of Moliterno triggers more port authority controversy

The chairman of the Western Reserve Port Authority says he’s prepared to talk to his fellow board members today about the possible hiring of John Moliterno as economic-development director.


VA’s new Mobile Audiology Van visits Youngstown; Boardman Navy vet fitted for new hearing aid

Saved lengthy and expensive trip to the Cleveland VA medical center


Wiggins, Cavs close to rookie deal

To help in their pursuit of Kevin Love, the Cavs traded guard Carrick Felix to Utah on Tuesday for three players with non-guaranteed contracts.


Mathews-Sheridan construction slows business for Boardman preschool

Owners of Little Learners Academy say they have had a steep drop in enrollment


CEO: Rivers says he’ll quit if Sterling stays

The interim CEO of the Los Angeles Clippers testified Tuesday that coach Doc Rivers told him he will quit if Donald Sterling remains the owner of the team.


Tech upgrades needed in Austintown for state testing's shift to online

District officials say their students are falling behind


Youngstown OKs loan for Wick Tower project downtown

The Wick Towers project will cost about $16 million


Man sentenced in Ashland slave-labor case

Jordie Callahan received a 30-year sentence


Estate of killed woman finalized in Trumbull probate court

The estate of a woman killed at her Southington home July 31, 2012, will have $519,965 to distribute among the beneficiaries and attorneys, a Trumbull County judge ruled.


Man, 21, sentenced in 2011 death of 17-year-old Josh Davis

Victim killed on South Side


Sales-tax collections shows Valley growth

Sales and use tax collections, which mirror growth in local retail sales, were up about 4 percent in Mahoning County for the first four months of 2014


Unemployment figures mix of good and bad

Valley added more than 2,000 jobs in the last year, but lost 3,000 potential workers as well


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Schwebel Bakery finds listeria, withdraws some products

Schwebel Baking Co. has pulled certain products and halted production at its Midlothian Boulevard plant after discovering the listeria bacteria. Listeria can cause infections in young children, the elderly and others with weakened immune systems and stillbirths and miscarriages in pregnant women. Consumers should check the code on any product they have.

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Sam glad to finally get back on field

Former NFL coach Tony Dungy clarified statements about the first openly gay player drafted in the NFL.


ODDLY ENOUGH

ODDLY ENOUGH Divers, snorkelers converge for an undersea ‘concert’ BIG PINE KEY, Fla. Nearly


Polanco breaks with in Bucs’ rout

Gregory Polanco broke out of a slump with a solo home run and a tiebreaking two-run single.


The Brother In Food are up next

The Brother In Food are up next Watch for next week’s Signature Dish feature, when Mark and Mike


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Downtown Coffee Cafe Homemade is the theme

A Hubbard cafe offers food with homemade excellence.

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A tour of Italy

A tour of Italy Drinks Columnist Brian Fry recently sat down with the Vice President of Heidelberg


Montana high court censures judge over comments in rape case

Associated Press HELENA, Mont. The Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday publicly reprimanded a


METRO DIGEST || Woman arrested

Woman arrested YOUNGSTOWN Police arrested a woman on a theft warrant Monday afternoon just as


Man resentenced in 2011 murder

Man resentenced in 2011 murder YOUNGSTOWN A man was resentenced Tuesday by Judge Lou A.


Levy: US could dip into recession

By BERNARD CONDON AP Business Writer NEW YORK Just as the U.S. economy is strengthening, other


Plane-crash victims’ bodies are removed from war zone

Associated Press KHARKIV, Ukraine A train bearing the dead from the downed Malaysian airliner


marathon bombing Latest arrest linked to handgun

Associated Press BOSTON A friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s is


Day two better for local juniors at Optimist

Day two better for local juniors at Optimist Palm Beach, Fla. After poor opening rounds for two


Last body found after mudslide

Last body found after mudslide SEATTLE Searchers on Tuesday pulled what they believe was the


Niles man’s bond $1.5 million on murder charge

Michael Settle, 26, of Sherman Avenue in Niles is being held in the Trumbull County jail in lieu of $1.5 million bond in the April 7 shooting death of James R. Levels.


Agenda Thursday

Agenda Thursday Youngstown City Council safety committee, 5 p.m., caucus room, sixth floor, city


NEWSMAKERS

NEWSMAKERS Britain’s Prince George hits milestone, turns 1 LONDON The palace is releasing


Manufacturers Coalition receives workforce grant

The grant is designed to support development of a career pathway system.


BUSINESS DIGEST || Owner of Canfield business charged

Owner of Canfield business charged youngstown D. Scott Owens, 62, of Columbus has been charged


After rocket strike, several airlines ban flights to Israel

Associated Press JERUSALEM A Hamas rocket exploded Tuesday near Israel’s main airport, prompting


No easy answer to the border situation

Opinion: By Cynthia Allen Fort Worth Star-Telegram I’m willing to make the wildly optimistic assumption


ASK MR. KNOW IT ALL

Q. Whatever happened to Lu Ann Simms and Julius La Rosa? They were on “Arthur Godfrey and His


“Hotel Hell,” in which Gordon Ramsay tries to redo shabby hostelries, returned for its

“Hotel Hell,” in which Gordon Ramsay tries to redo shabby hostelries, returned for its second season


‘X-Men’ VR experience coming to Comic-Con

Comic-Con attendees will have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to enter the mind of Professor X.


Warren schools’ new chief brings hope for turnaround

Editorial: Is the top administrative position in the Warren City Schools akin to a revolving door? Some


Poland woman sues Chase over foreclosure law

Poland woman's case is one of the first to be filed under a law that was designed to protect home owners


Courts issue contradicting rulings on health care law

Associated Press WASHINGTON President Barack Obama’s health care law is snarled in another big


Selected local stocks

Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Aqua America, .61, 24.82 —.05 Avalon


Keep hiring freeze in place

Opinion: Inter-Mountain, Elkins, W. Va: West Virginians cannot afford for state finances to be handled the


A dangerous political game

Opinion: In a recent confrontation between protesters against the illegal flood of unaccompanied children


Years Ago

Today is Wednesday, July 23, the 204th day of 2014. There are 161 days left in the year.


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