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

Few incumbent elected officeholders in the Mahoning Valley will face primary election challengers

Few incumbent elected officeholders in the Valley will face primary election challengers


Boardman moves forward with plans for new historic district

Boardman moves forward with plans for new historic district


Judge to prosecutors: Pare down counts in Oakhill case

Judge to prosecutors: Pare down counts in Oakhill case


Teachers and school board square off in court on aspect of Youngstown plan

Teachers, school board square off in court on aspect of Youngstown plan


Ohio lawmakers urge upgrades to aircraft at YARS

Ohio lawmakers urge upgrades to aircraft at YARS


Austintown trustees put 3 renewal levies on March primary ballot

Austintown trustees put 3 renewal levies on March primary ballot


Chicago officer acquitted on putting gun in suspect's mouth

Chicago officer acquitted on putting gun in suspect's mouth


Baltimore jury mulls officer's fate in Freddie Gray's death

Baltimore jury mulls officer's fate in Freddie Gray's death


WRTA board of trustees meet Tuesday afternoon

WRTA trustee board meets Tuesday afternoon


Oak Hill Collaborative has hour of code event Tuesday for students

Oak Hill Collaborative has hour of code event Tuesday for students


Boy, 17, accused of bringing semi-automatic handgun into Trumbull Children Services

Boy, 17, accused of bringing semi-automatic handgun into Trumbull Children Services


Carter gets 23-to-life in Stuart shooting death

Carter gets 23-to-life in Stuart shooting death


'Force' is strong in Valley; Kinsman resident wrote 'Empire'

Leigh Brackett, who wrote first draft of second Star Wars movie, lived in Trumbull County town


Man faces felony theft charge

Man faces felony theft charge


Car window smashed, purse taken

Car window smashed, purse taken


Teen accused of bringing gun into Trumbull Children Services

Teen accused of bringing gun into Trumbull Children Services


UPDATE | Youngstown school board and teachers' union square off in court

UPDATE | Youngstown school board and teachers' union square off in court


Boat capsizes with three men in Mosquito Lake

Boat capsizes with three men in Mosquito Lake


Damages hearing in death of Vienna dog is Feb. 4

Damages hearing in death of Vienna dog is Feb. 4


Trumbull engineer gets legal opinion on sharing workers

The Trumbull County Engineer’s office looks forward to continuing and expanding its use of workers from townships and villages to augment county highway workers for specific short-term projects.


Ohio lawmakers fail to act on Planned Parenthood funding

The matter will be taken up again in early 2016


Video Game Review

“Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege” Grade: B- Details: Ubisoft, for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4,


Harrison Ford returns in latest Star Wars film An older, wiser Han Solo

By DERRIK J. LANG AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES When speaking about “Star Wars,” there


Puskas: For one day, Browns got things right

Manziel rewarded coaches with dazzling performance


Big win over rival has Bluejays soaring

Jackson-Milton unbeaten after 7 games


Phantoms seek reversal after sweep on road

Youngstown lost twice in Sioux City


Downtown lighting shines for the holidays

Downtown lighting shines for the holidays


Toy drive benefits 838th families

By ELISE McKEOWN SKOLNICK news@vindy.com AUSTINTOWN Christmas came early for soldiers of the


Cuomo, Schumer: Feds should close gun-terror loophole

Associated Press NEW YORK Top New York officials demanded Sunday that the federal government


Planned Parenthood sues Ohio

Associated Press COLUMBUS Planned Parenthood sued Ohio’s health director Sunday in a dispute


YEARS AGO

YEARS AGO Today is Monday, Dec. 14, the 348th day of 2015. There are 17 days left in the year.


IN THE HUDDLE

IN THE HUDDLE How local players fared Cincinnati Bengals Troy Hill, DB, Youngstown — Was


Man fatally shot by deputies held on to gun, officials say

Associated Press LOS ANGELES A black man who was fatally shot by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s


Agenda Tuesday

Agenda Tuesday McDonald Community Chest, 7 p.m., Woodland Park United Methodist Church, 601 Ohio


States expanded gun rights after Conn. massacre

Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa The 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, in which a


Schiavoni bill would restrict advertising

By Bill Bush Columbus Dispatch COLUMBUS How much tax money should the state allow charter


Church will donate to needy at concert

Church will donate to needy at concert YOUNGSTOWN New Vision New Day Ministry, 1970 Everett


New degrees proposed by SRU

Slippery Rock University proposes four new degree programs


College named one of most beautiful campuses

Grove City College is one of most beautiful Christian college campuses


Obama aims to allay concerns about strategy to stop Islamic State

Associated Press WASHINGTON Fears of terrorism are hanging over America’s holiday season, so


birthdays

birthdays Actor Hal Williams (“227,” “Sanford and Son”) is 81. Singer Joyce Vincent- Wilson of


Jambar coverage wins award

YSU’s Jambar wins Best Breaking News Story award


Grove City student wins engineering conference

Grove City College’s Katherine Birmingham earns first place in engineering conference


YSU Beta Gamma Sigma honored

Highest Honors awarded to YSU’s Beta Gamma Sigma


Refugees as American as baseball

Opinion: By Olivia Alperstein OtherWords I recently watched an old movie called “Take Me Out to the Ball


COMING TOMORROW

COMING TOMORROW Mercy Health and Summa Health are creating largest clinically integrated network


The top five global concert tours, ranked by average box office gross per city. Includes the

The top five global concert tours, ranked by average box office gross per city. Includes the


Trump keeps grabbing spotlight

Opinion: By Jonathan Bernstein Bloomberg View Not only is Donald Trump’s call for banning all Muslims


Is a sales-tax increase in the offing in Trumbull?

Editorial: Eight months after Trumbull County commissioners received high praise from residents and this space


Shariah law fails women

Opinion: LONDON Set aside for a moment the violent incidents associated with people claiming to act under


Trista Goss of Youngstown, who graduated Sunday from YSU, sends a message of thanks for the

Trista Goss of Youngstown, who graduated Sunday from YSU, sends a message of thanks for the


An estimated 5,000 people crowded into Youngstown State University’s Beeghly Center on Sunday

An estimated 5,000 people crowded into Youngstown State University’s Beeghly Center on Sunday to see


COLLEGE BASKETBALL | Sunday’s games

MEN No. 4 Iowa State 78, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 64 AMES, IOWA Jameel McKay scored 18 points with


YSU FALL CLASS OF 2015 GRADUATES Because the list of candidates for graduation honors had to be prepared in advance for the program, this list is tentative.

Total graduates: More than 900. Doctorates: 6. Educational specialists: 9. Master’s: 230.


Joshua Fellows of Boardman, center, clowns around before the commencement exercises Sunday at

Joshua Fellows of Boardman, center, clowns around before the commencement exercises Sunday at


Fitch baseball player signs with Mercyhurst

Fitch baseball player signs with Mercyhurst AUSTINTOWN Fitch High School senior Jared Kapturasky


Ohio to use tax ID quiz again

Associated Press COLUMBUS State officials say tax filers in Ohio could again see an


Graduation elation | 900 receive degrees at YSU fall commencement

WILLIAM D. LEWIS | THE VINDICATOR Madison Goske of Canfield gets a red rose from one of her professors, Dr. Thelma Silver, during the Youngstown State University commencement Sunday at the Beeghly Center. Goske received a bachelor’s degree in social work.


NEWSMAKERS

NEWSMAKERS With ‘Force’ looming, ‘Heart of Sea’ sinks NEW YORK The movie industry braced for


Saudi voters elect 20 women for posts

Saudi voters elect 20 women for posts RIYADH, Saudi Arabia Saudi voters elected 20 women for


Canfield library branch opening soon

With the Canfield library about 97 percent complete, the 65,000-item collection is being readied for its January opening.


Bling is the thing as shown on one of the many decorated mortar boards at commencement.

Bling is the thing as shown on one of the many decorated mortar boards at commencement.


Births

Births St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Michelle Sletvold and Edward Thompson, Youngstown, boy,


Food giveaway

Food giveaway Youngstown The United Methodist Community Center, 2401 Belmont Ave., will have a


oddly enough

oddly enough Police: Burglary suspect identified by name on shirt LATROBE, Pa. Police say a


TRUMBULL COUNTY COURTS

courts TRUMBULL COUNTY Marriage licenses Michael S. Alfrey, 29, of 1975 Southern Blvd.,


WORTH a look

SALES Helping Hands Closet at Western Reserve United Methodist Church, 4580 Canfield Road,


December warm spell continues in Valley

December warm spell continues in Valley VIENNA A record high temperature of 63 degrees was set


Application filed for $2B gas pipeline in northern Ohio

Associated Press CLEVELAND The company planning to build a $2 billion gas pipeline across