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Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.
22 years later, local artist spruces up YSU fire hydrants
22 years later, local artist spruces up YSU fire hydrants
Local pub to draw ticket for chance at $300K jackpot
Local pub to draw ticket for chance at $300K jackpot
School board hears more opposition to Youngstown Plan
School board hears more opposition to Youngstown Plan
Boardman Township to enforce stricter parking rules
Boardman Township to enforce stricter parking rules
Official: Deputy's attacker arrested at White House in March
Official: Deputy's attacker arrested at White House in March
FrackFree Mahoning Valley hosts town hall meeting on fracking Thursday night
FrackFree Mahoning Valley hosts town hall meeting on fracking Thursday night
Expect lane restrictions on Interstate 80 in Austintown the next few days
Expect lane restrictions on Interstate 80 in Austintown the next few days
FBI takes DNA sample in probe of Warren auditor candidate
FBI takes DNA sample in probe of Warren auditor candidate
People line up to take chances on the Queen of Hearts game
People line up to take chances on the Queen of Hearts game
Warren auditor candidate gives DNA sample in hazmat probe
Warren auditor candidate gives DNA sample in hazmat probe
Cafaro Foundation donates $5,000 to Struthers schools
Cafaro Foundation donates $5,000 to Struthers schools
Former corrections officer arrested for crashes, fleeing
Former corrections officer arrested for crashes, fleeing
Man who 'baited police' wanted for failure to appear in court
Man who 'baited police' wanted for failure to appear in court
REUNIONS
Austintown Fitch High School Class of 1973 will have its 60th birthday party Saturday at McMahon
Fundraiser to help couple and triplets
Fundraiser to help couple and triplets YOUNGSTOWN A Girls’ Night Out featuring Premier Designs
Chinese stock index sinks 7.6 percent; U.S. opens higher
Chinese stock index sinks 7.6 percent; U.S. opens higher
Icona Pop is heading in the right direction
By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com Going “old school” is nothing new to musicians in the
Del Sinchak records country classics
By GUY D’ASTOLFO dastolfo@vindy.com Del Sinchak has gone country. Well, not really. The
U.S. stocks slump again, analysts say wait it out
Stocks regained some of that ground as the day wore on, but the Dow Jones industrial average finished the day down 588 points.
Police had earlier questioned Roaming Shores man about missing Warren teen
Two Warren police detectives and other officers went to the state Route 6 home of James E. Brooks, 40, Aug. 8, looking for missing Warren teen Alesha Bell.
Canfield to address pit bull ban at Sept. 9 city council meeting
Animal activists to also pursue eliminating breed specific legislation in Youngstown
A Youngstown councilwoman and her husband are being assessed $1,200 by the city for failing to mow grass
She declined to vote on assessing fees for grass cutting
Muni court complaint settled and dismissed
Ohio’s chief justice has dismissed a 2009 complaint by Youngstown Municipal Court judges against City Council.
Legacy of supporting Israel Tennis Centers continues in generations
Tennis players give exhibition as fundraiser
oddly enough
oddly enough Geese, their waste invade Pennsylvania football field NANTY GLO, Pa. A western
Can the Buckeyes lose assistant coaches and keep winning national championships?
At Florida, Urban Meyer relied on assistants he already trusted. At Ohio State, he’s been rolling with guys he barely knew, or didn’t know at all, until he hired them.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
COLLEGE FOOTBALL News and notes Kentucky: Coach Mark Stoops says the NCAA has denied hardship
Ohio Supreme Court urged to review Belinky’s tenure
Editorial: A veteran lawyer who has practiced extensively in the Mahoning County Courthouse offered this
Live music performances on television shows this week include:
Live music performances on television shows this week include: v Neil Young: Tonight on “Tonight
Lace Up campaign
Lace Up campaign BOARDMAN Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley and Go4TheGoal are teaming
Man admits forcing immigrant teens to work
Associated Press MARION, Ohio A Guatemalan man has pleaded guilty to charges related to an
Poland Forest’s glorious wildflowers must be understood and protected
Opinion: Poland Forest’s glorious wildflowers must be understood and protected As we know, the emerald ash
Study: Easy does it on Vitamin D
Mayo Clinic News Network (TNS) ROCHESTER, Minn. Dosing obese teens with vitamin D shows no
Depression doesn’t always wait until the baby comes PRE-BIRTH BLUES
By Alison Bowen Chicago Tribune (TNS) Kate Moser waited until the night before her due date to
Chaos reigns supreme
Opinion: By Ann McFeatters Tribune News Service WASHINGTON It’s time to look once again into the
Scott Walker’s health care plan follows the Republican playbook
Opinion: By Michael Hiltzik Los Angeles Times When I first heard that a new repeal-and-replace-Obama-care
YEARS AGO
YEARS AGO Today is Tuesday, Aug. 25, the 237th day of 2015. There are 128 days left in the year.
Police: Ashley Madison hack has led to extortion crimes, reports of suicides
Associated Press TORONTO The hacking of the cheating website Ashley Madison has triggered
Surplus food/clothing
Surplus food/clothing People’s Chapel Church of God, 2145 Hillman St., Youngstown. Food, 11 a.m.
Selected local stocks
Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Alcoa Inc., .128.22—.51 Aqua America, .71
birthdays
birthdays Game-show host Monty Hall is 94. Actor Sean Connery is 85. Talk-show host Regis Philbin
Births
Births St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Courtney Hughley and Larnell Hall, Youngstown, boy, Aug.
AP poll: Dimmer outlook for wages, hiring, economy
Associated Press WASHINGTON For much of the economy’s fitful and sluggish six-year recovery
Voters should think long, hard before saying yes to legalization of marijuana
Editorial: Considering the millions of dollars being spent by the advocates of marijuana legalization in Ohio,
We’re celebrating success at YSU
Opinion: Last Monday evening, as the lights came up on Stambaugh Stadium, hundreds of new Youngstown State
Agenda Wednesday
Agenda Wednesday Poland Township trustees, 6 p.m., government center, 3339 Dobbins Road. Will
Browns link Manziel’s lingering elbow pain to his slinging delivery
Manziel’s elbow flared up during practice Sunday, when he left the field following a completion pointing at his arm.
GM fund rejects 91 percent of ignition switch claims
The compensation fund approved 399 of the 4,343 claims filed and rejected 3,944.
Pritzker to visit
Pritzker to visit YOUNGSTOWN U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will tour America Makes –
Youngstown firefighters battle Byron St. blaze
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN City firefighters were dispatched to a structure fire about 8:30 p.m.
Man arraigned on charge accusing him of attempting to abduct girl
Man arraigned on charge accusing him of attempting to abduct girl
POLICE CALLS
POLICE CALLS A summary of recent criminal activity in Poland and Boardman townships: POLAND
Four write-in candidates file to run for the Youngstown school board
The sitting mayor of Struthers is seeking re-election as a write-in
Liberty school board bans drones on school premises
The legislation comes in the wake of pressure from the Ohio High School Athletic Association.
Chick-fil-A update
Chick-fil-A update BOARDMAN Construction on the new Chick-fil-A in Boardman has begun. The new
Teens shopping more like parents – frugally
Associated Press GARDEN CITY, N.Y. Giulia Pugliese is a typical teenager. She likes to look
Voters don’t want President Obama to have another term
Voters don’t want President Obama to have another term
Boardman school board: Greater accountability for charter schools
The board also urged the General Assembly to establish a separate funding stream for charter schools
11 people apply so far for Trumbull elections director or deputy director
Eight Democrats, a Republican, a nonparty candidate and one person not registered to vote have applied for the job
Head injury kills IndyCar’s Wilson
IndyCar driver Justin Wilson died Monday night from a head injury suffered when a piece of debris struck him at Pocono Raceway. He was 37.
Obama caught between Biden, Clinton ambitions
Associated Press WASHINGTON President Barack Obama is the man in the middle, caught between the
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP Monday’s games
VOLLEYBALL Mathews 3, Lowellville 2 VIENNA Katarina Schubert who had 14 serving points, five
McDonald man charged with felonious assault on girlfriend
Frank B. Clark Jr., 34, accused of pushing his girlfriend out of a moving car on Interstate 80 at Salt Springs Road
candidates Write-ins
MAHONING COUNTY STRUTHERS Mayor: Terry P. Stocker*, 510 Brandon Ave. 44471. POLAND VILLAGE
Boy rescued from dam
Boy rescued from dam STRUTHERS Firefighters rescued a 12-year-old boy who was stranded after
LITTLE LEAGUE
LITTLE LEAGUE World Series roundup Bowling Green, Ky. 4, Taylors, S.C. 3 SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT,
Home demolitions progressing in Austintown
Trustee asks for moment of silence for death of Judge Evans
Competency, sanity evaluations ordered
A federal judge has ordered competency and sanity evaluations for a truck driver charged with interstate transportation of minors for sex.
Happ helps boost Bucs past Marlins
The Pirates’ starters have thrown 19 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings.
Wave of migrants pours into Serbia
Wave of migrants pours into Serbia MIRATOVAC, Serbia Exhausted migrants by the thousands, some
U.S. crude flirts with close of under $40 a barrel
Oil prices are continuing to slide on fears of a slowdown in the world economy.
Winston shows progress in TB’s victory
It’s only preseason, but Tampa Bay’s Jameis Winston is clearly making strides as an NFL quarterback.
Prison camp reopening shelved
State prison officials have shelved plans to reopen a low-security camp on the Ohio State Penitentiary grounds to house female offenders.
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