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Stories published August 30, 2015

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

So long, McKinley! Hello, Denali! Niles-born US president's name removed from Alaska mountain peak

It's not clear yet whether Ohioans will mount a challenge to the name change


10,000 participate in Panerathon run for breast cancer

Many teams participated in the annual race through downtown and Mill Creek Park.


Downtown high-rise plans modernization, renovaton

A public meeting on the project is set for 1 p.m. Friday at International Towers


Appalachian Trail hikers are behaving badly

Drinking and drug use there has increased substantially


Buddie, marijuana bud in white superhero suit, promotes passage of Ohio Issue 3

The mascot is making appearances in support of the marijuana-legalization proposal


'Straight Outta Compton' hits No. 1 at box office for third straight week

'War Room,' at No. 2, proved to be surprise this weekend


Traffic planners for Canfield Fair foresee no major bottlenecks despite construction

A bridge over U.S. Route 224 near the fairgrounds remains under construction


Youngstown police investigate death as city's 15th homicide of 2015

The man's decomposed body was found behind a property on East Philadelphia Avenue.


Surprise dinner marks 50th for Thomases

YOUNGSTOWN Robert and Donna (Bennett) Thomas of Youngstown were honored with a surprise family

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Dinner honors Simmerses’ 50th anniversary

CANFIELD Phil and Phyllis Simmers of Canfield marked the 50th anniversary of their wedding Aug. 21

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Wright, Squiric among Penguins’ surprises

Youngstown State’s first depth chart of the summer had a few surprises.


After 20 years, Youngstown cop returns to gridiron, plays for championship

Played last game in '95 as a walk on at YSU


State says it already has seismic data for next Vienna injection well

When Kleese Development Associates finishes drilling its newest Vienna brine injection well, the state will review the work and decide if the company can begin commercial injection


YSU band showcases progress at annual celebration

YSU Marching Pride band showcases its progress at its annual “Meet the Marching Pride” celebration in Stambaugh Stadium


Percich accounts for two of LaBrae’s six rushing TDs

The LaBrae offense accounted for six rushing touchdowns


Gomes’ grand slam sends Indians to win

Santana’s RBI double snapped tie


YSUscape does work in Wick Park area

YSUscape recently cleaned up 10 houses in the Wick Park neighborhood, but that’s not enough for them.


MSWCD has bird seed, fish sales

Fish can be picked up Oct. 15


Main library hosts literary evening for best selling author

It was evening of cocktails and conversation for an international best-selling and award-winning author


In the cup! Area holes in one

George Repasky of Youngstown aced the 185-yard No. 7 at Castle Hills Golf Course on Aug. 29. He used


Greatest champion gives thanks to everyone

Jonah Karzmer won the Pete Mollica Open Division.


Road work gets underway Monday in Farrell

Detours will be in place until the end of October.


Golf calendar | Upcoming outings & scrambles

AUGUST Today — The fourth annual Fitch ’76 & Friends Golf Outing at Lakeside Golf Course. Call


169th Canfield Fair The Band PerrySFlbJust getting started

By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com This fall marks five years since the Band Perry —


paul revere and raiders Oldies acts are happy together on tour

By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com Singer Mark Lindsay has no idea where he is. “You know


MILESTONES

MILESTONES doctorate Biomedical engineering John-Michael Williford of Austintown received his


Crow goes on without Canfield Fair rooster

Joe Fagano, 19, of Canfield and Samantha Plocher, 13, of Goshen stand near empty poultry cages at Canfield Fairgrounds. Because of bird flu issues, no poultry will be exhibited at the 169th fair this year. Both had exhibited in past years. The fair begins its six-day run Wednesday.


McCown throws two TD passes in victory

The Browns beat the Buccaneers, 31-7.


Ramirez homer powers Bucs past Rockies

Pirates are 30 games above .500


MVFC stunner: Montana upsets NDSU

Joey Counts scored on a 1-yard run on fourth-and-goal with 2 seconds left to give Montana a 38-35 victory.


Manuel makes case to be Buffalo’s QB in rout of Steelers

EJ Manuel went 7 of 8 for 170 yards and two touchdowns.


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Turnovers lead JFK past South Range

A barrage of Raiders’ giveaways in the second half had the Eagles soaring.


Struggles endure 10 years after Katrina

Associated Press NEW ORLEANS As the church bells rang marking the decade since Hurricane


Pelini favors practices against other schools

Unlike the NFL and high school teams, colleges don’t face other teams before regular season.


OSU safety Bell’s game matching his mouth

If Vonn Bell talks a big game, the junior preseason All-American hopes to play a bigger one this season.


High school sports at a glance | More results from Saturday

FOOTBALL Lisbon 54, Tuscarawas Central Catholic 0 DOVER Jason Thompson rushed six times for


Group: 38 girls, young women die in crash

Group: 38 girls, young women die in crash JOHANNESBURG At least 38 girls and young women were


Autumn Fest set

Autumn Fest set NORTH LIMA The Beaver Township Park Board is hosting its Autumn Fest at the


After presidential term, health and election work elevated Jimmy Carter

Associated Press ATLANTA As Jimmy Carter undergoes cancer treatment, people worldwide are


Agenda Monday

Agenda Monday Salem school board, special meeting in executive session, 4 p.m., administration


COLUMBIANA, TRUMBULL COUNTY COURTS

COURTS COLUMBIANA COUNTY New complaints Westfield Insurance Co. v. Leticia Lujuan, personal


BRIDGE

BRIDGE North-South vulnerable. South deals. NORTH xK J 6 4 2 u7 vA Q 4 2 wA 8 4 WEST


Man charged in murder of deputy

Associated Press HOUSTON Texas prosecutors Saturday charged a 30-year-old man with capital


Births

Births St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Racheal Pesa and Josh Alexander, Youngstown, boy, Aug.


Police arrest foreigner in bombing of shrine

Associated Press BANGKOK Thai authorities arrested a foreign man Saturday they said had been


Blood Drives

Blood Drives today St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Donor Room, 1044 Belmont Ave., Youngstown,


Walking life’s winding trail

Opinion: I was able to walk the Appalachian Trail this summer. Well, more specifically, walk several miles


HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY

HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY Louise Kurtz Anderson HONOREE Residence: Boardman Date of birth: Aug.

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Jessie Seeger, Thomas Wince to marry in October

Galen and Marla Seeger of Petersburg and David and Debbie Wince of Canfield are announcing the

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As Common Core results trickle in, initial goals unmet

Associated Press LOS ANGELES Results for some of the states that participated in Common Core-


Erin Wozniak, Matthew Peaslee plan wedding

Erin Wozniak of Oakdale, Pa., and Matthew Peaslee of Weirton, W.Va., are engaged and planning a

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Miss Williams, Mr. Mazzocca to marry Oct. 17

CAMPBELL Teresa Lynn Williams and Joseph G. Mazzocca Jr., both of Campbell, are engaged and

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Overindulged toddler needs ‘Vitamin N’

Tribune News Service (TNS) A father tells me that he tries to give his son, age 5 and an only


SENIOR CITIZENS

Commercial Intertech Retirees will meet at noon Tuesday for a picnic at the Kyle Pavilion in Hubbard


Family of desperate boy continues long, slow recovery

Los Angeles Times (TNS) The photograph was a snapshot of desperation: a tawny-haired boy wearing


Miss Cavalier, Mr. Calderon plan wedding

POLAND John and Chris Cavalier of Poland are announcing the engagement and upcoming wedding of

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GARDEN CLUBS

WEDNESDAY Mahoning will meet at noon for a tour of Boardman Park herb garden and drying shed


SENIOR SIDELIGHTS

Lord of Life Church, 550 N. Broad St., Canfield, will host a Gathering Place event at 11 a.m. Sept.


Shrine club to host annual clambake

Shrine club to host annual clambake NORTH LIMA Youngstown Shrine Club’s annual Clambake will


On the links

On tHe links Saturday’s pro golf results THE BARCLAYS EDISON, N.J. Bae Sang-moon is making


SENIOR MENUS

Easter Seals offers hot, nutritious meals weekdays in Columbiana and Mahoning counties for people 60


Miss McKinney, Mr. Willis plan Oct. wedding

YOUNGSTOWN Camilya McKinney and Donnie Willis, both of Youngstown, are engaged and planning an

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Cunningham, Ramirez date set for Sept. 26

BOARDMAN Chris and Mike Cunningham of Boardman are announcing the engagement and upcoming wedding

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Miss Tillery, Mr. Kelley plan Sept. nuptials

AUSTINTOWN Rochelle Kelley of Austintown is announcing the engagement of her son, Matthew Kelley,

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Miss Serenko, Mr. DiMaiolo Sept. date set

Jennifer Lynn Serenko and Robert Charles DiMaiolo, both of Boardman, are engaged and planning a

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Today is Sunday, Aug. 30, the 242nd day of 2015

Today is Sunday, Aug. 30, the 242nd day of 2015. There are 123 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED


Blooming with possibilities

By William Hageman Chicago Tribune (TNS) CHICAGO If you visit the Gardens at Ball, on the


Whatever rules you set, stick to them

Dear Annie: My son, who is 18, finally has a girlfriend. Even though she is a year older, they are


Actor Jean-Baptiste dies

Actor Jean-Baptiste dies NEW YORK Kyle Jean-Baptiste, the first African-American and youngest


Cuboid doormat appears to be 3-D

Cuboid doormat appears to be 3-D Doormats aren’t the most inspirational of household purchases.


Keen Ice stuns American Pharoah at Saratoga

The track known as the “Graveyard of Favorites” lived up to its name.


The MTV Video Music Awards are tonight and — not surprisingly — Taylor Swift is the top

The MTV Video Music Awards are tonight and — not surprisingly — Taylor Swift is the top contender


Hidden truths about car insurance

It’s about time we got a better deal from the car insurance industry, says Consumer Reports. Its


publishers weekly best-sellers For the week ending Aug. 23

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Go Set a Watchman,” by Harper Lee (Harper) 2. “The Girl on the Train,” by


O’Connor responds to us

Editorial: Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor has vehemently rejected our call for a special


LIMELIGHTS, CAREER PATHS

ACHIEVEMENT Anthony Daprile of Daprile Insurance Group in Warren has achieved the On Your Side


Make the worst students in Youngstown a priority

Editorial: First a question for the critics of the Youngstown Plan, designed by the state to prevent the


Belinky’s evil rivals Goldberg’s

Opinion: When he admitted to a special agent of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation that he had stolen


Get some sleep in a caboose

Lancaster isn’t the only place you can sleep in a train car. There’s also the Caboose Motel at the


US-Shell deal puts whale, Eskimo people in jeopardy

Opinion: US-Shell deal puts whale, Eskimo people in jeopardy When the Obama administration gave Shell Oil,


Hacking life on social media

Life hacks are small bits of advice that resolve a problem or just make life a bit more manageable.


FEDERATED CLUBS

UPCOMING Warren City Federation will meet at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 8 at Bourbon 45 Restaurant, 775


Tom and Mary Jane Hall, and their treasured car, mark 50 years of happiness

Tom and Mary Jane Hall, and their treasured car, mark 50 years of happiness

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169th CANFIELD FAIR Schedule of events

Gates open at 8 a.m. Be sure to check out the Western Reserve Village for its 50th anniversary and


Week of August 30, 2015

Robert J. Rohrbaugh II et al to Joseph V. Merando, St. Ursula Drive, Canfield, $350,000. Samuel D.


Voting patterns in judicial races in Ohio prompt reforms

Opinion: As the voting patterns were analyzed after the Nov. 6, 2012, general election, one thing became


BUSINESS DIGEST || WRAHU will host education program

WRAHU will host education program YOUNGSTOWN The Western Reserve Association of Health


On area links: Golf league scores

MEN BEDFORD TRAILS Mahoning Valley — Low gross: Mike Durina 34; George Krinos 35; Carman


Make tracks to Strasburg

By Rob Owen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS) STRASBURG, Pa. Parents instinctively want to re-


Airport to grow

Airport to grow LAS VEGAS Airport officials say they’re doubling the number of international


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