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CITY SCHOOLS | Mohip orders staff to keep hourly attendance totals
Teachers, administrators and staff greeted students at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School with cheers this morning as school opened for the 2016-17 year.
It takes a little extra to be the Greatest
By Greg Gulas sports@vindy.com POLAND A better script could not have been written for the
Stories published August 22, 2016
Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.
Chair lift coming to Boardman Center Intermediate School
Chair lift coming to Boardman Center Intermediate School
Ex-Mayor Jay Williams to headline 1st event of Valley's City Club
Ex-Mayor Jay Williams to headline 1st event of Valley's City Club
Decrease in Mahoning County juvenile commitments adds up to more state funding
Decrease in Mahoning County juvenile commitments adds up to increase in state funding
Mahoning Valley joins to commemorate falled Austintown firefighter
Mahoning Valley joins to commemorate fallen Austintown firefighter
YSU to help city of Youngstown secure grant funding
YSU to help city of Youngstown secure grant funding
2 of 5 men charged in Ohio Turnpike credit-card scheme plead guilty
2 of 5 men charged with Ohio Turnpike credit-card scheme plead guilty
Youngstown schools CEO sets high standards for students, employees
Youngstown schools CEO sets high standards for students, employees
Counterfeit pain pills likely came to Prince illegally
Counterfeit pain pills likely came to Prince illegally
Texas judge temporarily blocks Obama's transgender rules
Texas judge temporarily blocks Obama's transgender rules
Mahoning OVI checkpoint scheduled for this weekend
Mahoning OVI checkpoint scheduled for this weekend
Fundraiser set Tuesday at Longhorn in Boardman benefits Akron Children's Hospital
Dining for Dollars fundraiser Tuesday at Longhorn in Boardman benefits Akron Children's Hospital
Anti-abortion leader’s role on Ohio medical board questioned
Anti-abortion leader’s role on Ohio medical board questioned
Michigan couple weds to sweet sound of tornado sirens
Michigan couple weds to sweet sound of tornado sirens
Police: Ohio cop kills suspect holding pharmacist at knifepoint
Police: Cop kills suspect holding pharmacist at knifepoint
Are you ready for football? Blitz Live starts Friday
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CITY SCHOOLS | Mohip orders staff to keep hourly attendance totals
Teachers, administrators and staff greeted students at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School with cheers this morning as school opened for the 2016-17 year.
Police yet to ID woman who died at Porter Street Northeast apartment
Police yet to ID woman who died at Porter Street Northeast apartment
Additive-manufacturing study shows what’s necessary to unlock potential
A study of Northeast Ohio’s additive manufacturing assets shows what it will take to make the $7 billion industry a more meaningful part of the economy.
Vacant house fire was intentionally set: officials
Vacant house fire was intentionally set: officials
Jerry Sandusky’s appeals hearing on sex conviction continues
Jerry Sandusky’s appeals hearing on sex conviction continues
WORTH A LOOK
CRAFT SHOWS Christ Community Church, 531 Neoka Drive, Campbell, will have a fall craft show from
PRESIDENTIAL RACE | Trump says he’s not flip-flopping on immigration
Trump says he’s not flip-flopping on immigration
Investigators seek cause of Portland Avenue house fire
Investigators seek cause of Portland Avenue house fire
Pair will be arraigned today after downtown Warren disturbances
Pair will be arraigned today after downtown Warren disturbances
Two men to be arraigned today after weekend chases
Two men to be arraigned today after weekend chases
Photo contest deadline nears
Photo contest deadline nears NEW CASTLE, PA. Amateur photographers are invited to display
Players’ prayers
By SEAN BARRON news@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Raymond Shaw is hoping his football team will gain
CVB trade show trips approved
The Mahoning County commissioners approved CVB 2017 trips to travel industry trade shows in Cleveland and Columbus.
Restoration of courthouse is nearly finished
$6 million, two-year restoration of the 1911-vintage Mahoning County Courthouse likely will be completed by Oct. 31
Youngstown, Boardman collaboration hosts school supplies giveaway
Youngstown, Boardman collaboration hosts school supplies giveaway
Learning loses when schools are threatened
By KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press COLUMBUS The prosecutor calls it “bomb week,” his shorthand
Congress must no longer derail train-safety angst
Editorial: A troubling report from the federal government released last week reveals a dangerously poor track
Rural church aids flood victims
Associated Press WALKER, La. Outside the small town of Walker, La., a rural Baptist church has
‘The spirit of our Valley’
By BOB JACKSON news@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Getting into a fight wasn’t exactly what Chrissie
It takes a little extra to be the Greatest
By Greg Gulas sports@vindy.com POLAND A better script could not have been written for the
SPORTS digest
Richner, Schneider win at speedway HARTFORD Rick Richner, Chris Schneider, Jacob Rucker, Rocky
Associated Press
Associated Press CHICAGO Illinois has become the latest state to grant legal protections to
2016 SUMMER OLYMPICS Results from the final day’s events in Rio
VOLLEYBALL Brazil defeats Italy for gold medal RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil’s volleyball team won
UNDERSEA SUCCESS
Tribune News Service There are peculiar stone structures in the shape of sharks throughout the
Assange should not get a pass
Opinion: By Solomon Jones Philadelphia Daily News As Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has granted
YEARS AGO
Today is Monday, Aug. 22, the 235th day of 2016. There are 131 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED
ON THE LINKS | Sunday’s golf results
PGA Tour GREENSBORO, N.C. Si Woo Kim had a productive week at the Wyndham Championship. He
Video Game Review
“No Man’s Sky” Grade: two stars out of four Details: Hello Games; PC or PS4; $59.99 If
2016 farmers National bank greatest golfer OF THE VALLEY Finals scores
SUNDAY at the Lake Club in Poland MEN OPEN Brandon Pluchinsky* 66-71-73 —210 Joey
Agenda Tuesday
Agenda Tuesday Mahoning County Commissioners, 10 a.m., commissioners’ hearing room, Mahoning
Oddly enough
Oddly enough Chinese tourist ends up in German refugee home BERLIN A Chinese tourist who lost
Cops find suspected crack in bra
Officers initiated a traffic stop after a car failed to use its turn signal going from Hillman Street to Cleveland Street.
The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box-office gross per city and includes the
The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box-office gross per city and includes the
Harvick weathers delays to win at Bristol
Kevin Harvick wasn’t worried about his poor qualifying at Bristol Motor Speedway.
TV & RADIO
TV & RADIO TODAY 11 a.m. (ESPN) Baseball: Little League World Series consolation game. 1 p.m.
High School
WEEKEND RESULTS GIRLS GOLF STRUTHERS 196, CHAMPION 238 At Knoll Run Golf Course Struthers
Trump couldn’t pass test
Opinion: By Fabiola Santiago Miami Herald Losing in the polls by widening margins – his unhinged behavior
Obama returning for busy fall season
Associated Press EDGARTOWN, Mass. President Barack Obama is returning from vacation rested and
Fire in Howland
Fire in Howland HOWLAND A fire on Anderson Avenue required the efforts of six fire departments
Surplus food/clothing
Surplus food/clothing Alpha and Omega First Baptist Church, 3120 Winton Ave., Youngstown, lunch,
Officials: Trump getting back on track
Associated Press WASHINGTON After a tumultuous stretch of gaffes and falling poll numbers for
Births
Births St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital JonPaul and Kathleen Aspiranti, Canfield, girl, Aug. 20
Clinton campaign halfway to $1B mark
Associated Press PROVINCETOWN, Mass. Hillary Clinton’s campaign is halfway to its goal of
Fire fighters buried a family dog after Vienna house fire
A house fire on Niles-Vienna road resulted in the loss of two pets
Police chase stemmed from failure to signal
A man who failed to use his turn signal led officers on a foot chase Sunday morning
Car slams into crowd at concert in Ohio, injuring 9
Car slams into crowd at concert in Ohio, injuring 9 PARMA HEIGHTS A car slammed into a crowd at