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Hoover edges Boardman

Hoover edges Boardman


Poland softball splits

Poland softball splits


Hudson sweeps Howland

Hudson sweeps Howland


West Branch sweeps South Range

West Branch sweeps South Range


West Branch softball splits

West Branch softball splits


Lisbon slips past East Palestine

Lisbon slips past East Palestine


LaBrae wins twice at MVI

LaBrae wins twice at MVI


Mustangs edge Lions

Mustangs edge Lions


Champion softball team wins twice

Champion softball team wins twice


Damascus carnival stirs up funds for equipment — and fun

He wasn’t going to go for it.


Fight victim still critical; suspect threatening more violence

Police have released more details in a fight that critically injured a man Friday on West Delason Avenue.


N. Korea fires missile from sub; US, S. Korea react

North Korea said today that it successfully test-fired a newly developed ballistic missile from a submarine in what would be the latest display of the country's advancing military capabilities.


Plains hit with heavy storms, twisters; Ana brushing East Coast; heavy snowfall expected in Rockies

Storms brought heavy rain and quarter-sized hail to parts of southwest Oklahoma thisafternoon, but the greatest chance of potentially dangerous weather in the Great Plains looms for later today.


Details released on Friday fight that critically injured man on South Side

The victim was punched and lay unconscious in the street


JCP CEO, Canfield native receives prestigious award

Myron E. Ullman III is not just the CEO of J.C. Penney — he’s a native of Canfield.


Champion’s Gardiner tames Poland bats

The Golden Flashes beat the Bulldogs, 7-4, in the Mahoning Valley Invitational.


YSU Football Alumni Group: Interest on the upswing

Since Bo Pelini was hired, membership in Youngstown State’s Football Alumni Group is up, participation is up and enthusiasm is up.


Fellows Riverside Gardens celebrates National Public Gardens Day

Fellows Riverside Gardens celebrates National Public Gardens Day


Local educator Mollie Kessler left legacy of putting children first

The late Mollie Kessler believed in teaching children where they are


Inside the ropes with … Jason Kokrak

Friday: The Warren JFK graduate shot a 4-over par 76 in the second round of The Players Championship


StoneFruit thrives on personal atmosphere

Coffee shop continues to adapt and add items while meeting demand


Merling shoots 79 again, but YSU in 18th place

The Penguins were delayed for nearly three hours.


700-plus folks cited for texting while driving

Eight adults have been cited in Mahoning County since the texting ban took effect.


PREP ROUNDUP | Friday’s games

BASEBALL Poland 8, Ursuline 6 POLAND Mark Passarello (1-0) earned the win in relief, coming on


Klutzy robber led detective to link 6 robberies, now subject of trial

Closing arguments set for Monday


Area businesses, nonprofit, civic leader receive awards

The award presentation to three businesses, a nonprofit, and civic leader, was Friday at The Lake Club in Poland


Poland’s Gabriel leads Vols on, off diamond

Poland’s Gabriel leads Vols on, off diamond BATON ROUGE, La. Poland graduate Erin Gabriel struck


Rose’s buzzer beater lifts Bulls over Cavaliers

The last-second shot gives Chicago a 2-1 series lead.


600 cancer survivors march in Warren Relay

The relay queen was Rosemary Blicher, 92, who has been cancer free for 30 years


Former New Castle man gets 27 years in child-porn case

Donald A. Miller got 27 years for producing material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor


Prom fills special need for kids from 31 schools

King Jeffery Logan of Struthers and Queen Casey Bolton, who attends the Trumbull County Career and Technical Center, reign at the Special Needs Prom Friday evening at St. Mary’s Assumption Social Center in Youngstown.

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MAHONING COUNTY COURTS

courts MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Michael T. Keller, 25, of 306 Neuchatel Road, New


Drug charges

Drug charges CLEVELAND A federal grand jury has indicted a 30-year-old man on charges of


Defeat of S. Range school levy means opponents must deliver

Editorial: Rejection of the 4.9-mill addi- tional operating levy for the South Range schools in Tuesday’s


Security increases at bases across US

Staff/wire report The commander of Ohio’s largest military base on Friday urged alertness to


sunday news shows

sunday news shows Guest lineups Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC’s “This Week”:


Germany assisted US in spycraft

Opinion: By Leonid Bershidsky Bloomberg News “Treason,” reads the latest cover of Germany’s influential


CAREYING HIGH QUALITY

By KIMBERLY PIERCEALL Associated Press LAS VEGAS It only took Mariah Carey placing her hand


Church Hill UMC offers multiple children’s programs

Terri West is children's ministry director.


Rally will challenge men to be leaders

A team of speakers will be featured May 16 at the Covelli


RELIGION DIGEST || Unity Day planned

Unity Day planned STRUTHERS Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, 67 McClure St., will highlight


birthdays

birthdays Guitarist Nokie Edwards of The Ventures is 80. Actor Albert Finney is 79. Actress-


Births

Births St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Ted and Sherry Shields, Hubbard, boy, May 7. Meghan


POLICE CALLS IN HUBBARD, LIBERTY, GIRARD

POLICE CALLS A summary of recent criminal activity in Hubbard, Liberty and Girard:


METRO DIGEST || Caregiver suspected in woman’s beating

Caregiver suspected in woman’s beating YOUNGSTOWN Police say a caregiver may be responsible for


OSU’s Jones busy on Twitter

Cardale Jones, the quarterback who came out of nowhere to lead Ohio State to the national championship in January, has had a busy 24 hours posting tweets.


The time of year to fill your limit

Our up-and-down spring weather looks to finally be heading into a stable period, and the warming


Wood thrushes returned the last week in April, so I know spring has officially arrived. The day they

Wood thrushes returned the last week in April, so I know spring has officially arrived. The day they


Hunter’s big night powers Twins past Tribe

Torii Hunter went 4 for 4, including a solo homer, and drove in four runs, leading the Minnesota Twins past the Cleveland Indians 9-3 on Friday night.


Nuclear energy fuels measure

Opinion: COLUMBUS There’s a growing interest among state lawmakers in “liquid core molten salt reactors


Saudi coalition warns rebels

Saudi coalition warns rebels SANAA, Yemen A coalition led by Saudi Arabia ordered civilians in


Girard plant cuts jobs

Trinity Highway Products LLC announced Friday that it will cut about 25 to 40 jobs, Mayor James Melfi said


US launches its own investigation of Baltimore Police Department

Associated Press WASHINGTON The Justice Department waded anew Friday into fraught big-city


Revised rates

Revised rates The rates for standard choice offer and standard service offer for Dominion East


AAA foresees most Memorial Day travelers since ’05

Associated Press With more money in their pockets thanks to lower gas prices and an improved job


Trumbull judge questions woman scheduled to testify against husband in murder case

Judge Peter Kontos of Trumbull County Common Pleas Court held a hearing Friday to begin to determine whether the wife of a man charged with murder will testify in his trial, set for Sept. 8.


US economy added 223K jobs in April

Associated Press WASHINGTON Rebounding from a dismal start to the year, the U.S. economy added


Local auto sales slightly up from last April

Local top dealers for new and used cars were Greenwood Chevrolet with 286 sold compared with 258 last April


Here are today’s top entertainments picks:

Here are today’s top entertainments picks: v Moms and families: “Is Your Mama a Llama?” activity


Selected local stocks

Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Aqua America, .61, 26.480.1 Avalon


Charters need more oversight

Opinion: Columbus Dispatch: With at least two bills in the General Assembly and provisions in Gov. John


newsmakers

newsmakers Woman who singer Chris Brown found in his home faces charges LOS ANGELES A woman


Child porn defendant pleads innocent

Lucas J. Ippolito, 51, of Leetonia, faces a possible life prison term.


RELIGION DIGEST || Labryinth walk

Special service SHARON, PA. Scott Mendes, World Championship bull rider from Texas, will be


City man leads cops on chase

Shawn Fletcher, 26, surrendered to police Friday morning at the Mahoning County jail


rally in the valley details

rally in the valley details Men’s Rally in the Valley, now in its sixth year, brings together men


Small plane crashes into busy Atlanta interstate, killing 4

Associated Press DORAVILLE, Ga. A small passenger airplane dropped from the sky, grazed the hood


Ex-OSU band director files defamation suit

Associated Press COLUMBUS The former director of Ohio State University’s marching band filed a


Synthetic pot leads to spike in hospitalizations

Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. A huge nationwide spike in hospitalizations last month caused


Relay For Life team schedules a cruise-in

Relay For Life team schedules a cruise-in MERCER, PA. PPG Reflections and Memories Relay For


YEARS AGO

Today is Saturday, May 9, the 129th day of 2015. There are 236 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED


Rangers alive after OT win

McDonagh’s goal extends New York’s season to Sunday


Wacha, homers too much for Bucs

Matt Holliday and Kolten Wong hit three-run homers and Michael Wacha remained unbeaten.