News for December 16, 2016

Several seized roosters bear wounds from cockfights, Youngstown animal agent says

Preliminary exams show several of the roosters seized Thursday during a search warrant at an East Side home investigating cockfighting had injuries from fighting.

Judge: Lance Hundley competent to stand trial in capital murder of Erika Huff

Judge Maureen A. Sweeney has ruled Lance Hundley competent to stand trial in his capital murder case.

Not even today's cold could dissuade these Help Me Grow kids from seeing Santa

More than 75 parents and children braved the frigid weather this afternoon to see Santa at Boardman Park.

3 more significant YSU players to be absent in Saturday's semifinal

Three more significant players will not be on the field Saturday when Youngstown State University battles to advance to the finals of the NCAA Football Championship Series.

Niles council approves 5th version of recovery plan; commission votes Wednesday

City council, in a special meeting Friday, unanimously approved the latest version of its five-year recovery plan from fiscal emergency, which forecasts positive general-fund balances reaching more than $2 million in 2020.

Low bid to move departments to city hall annex from Murphy Contracting

Four companies bid to be the general contractor for a project that will move the city health department and police vice squad to new homes in the city hall annex that also is the future home of municipal court.

Local 1714 offers holiday help to needy, including some of their own

Two hundred fifty boxes filled with food lined tables inside the United Auto Workers Local 1714 union hall. Inside the boxes were items needed for a holiday feast and then some.

Sunday commencement speech is 'dream come true' for YSU senior

As nearly 900 students prepare to cross the stage during Youngstown State University’s fall commencement on Sunday, student speaker Olivia Johnson is preparing for what she said is her “dream come true” speech.

Democrats eye confirmation fight over Trump's Treasury pick

Drug overdose deaths rise significantly in past 5 years

Youngstown police investigating robbery at South Side business

Police: Man charged in wife’s slaying after standoff in Ohio

UPDATE | Man injured in armed robbery, assault in Braceville

Jeffrey A. Morgan, 53, of Warren was assaulted

Stores push deals, hope to lure shoppers for holiday stretch

Obama defends response to political hacking

Christmas tree lights spark fire, killing Utah couple

Trump canceling hotel deal Azerbaijan, and possibly Georgia

Pa. Gov. Wolf eliminating ’thousands’ of unfilled state jobs

Romanian citizens extradited, charged in cyberfraud scheme

US says Chinese warship seized Navy underwater drone

2 children die after falling into icy southern Indiana pond

John Glenn lies in honor at Ohio capitol for public goodbye

Federal appellate court denies request in Ohio transgender bathroom dispute

Cubs’ Maddon helps break ground on playground in Pa. hometown

Properties at foreclosed Pittsburgh Mills mall to be sold

McGuffey students give back

McGuffey Students Give Back

2 pounds of heroin found in car seized by Ohio police

Man finds 2 pounds of heroin in car seized by Ohio police

Lockup List Friday – Mahoning County jail bookings, releases

Mahoning County Sheriff's Activity.

Dashing through the home: Teen shoots deer in living room

Prachick named master of lodge

Prachick named master of lodge CANFIELD Members of Argus Lodge 545 installed Charles Prachick as

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$1 million bond in Warren murder case

UPDATE | Parking bans to facilitate snow removal

Parking bans to facilitate snow removal

UPDATE | Weather postpones Youngstown schools basketball games

Weather postpones Youngstown schools basketball games

American Legion Post 290 and KLG Mobile host fundraiser

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Markets Right Now: US stocks open slightly higher

Suspect in Cleveland double shooting surrenders to police

Feds: Man suspected as ’Buckeye Bandit’ indicted in Ohio

6th Circuit denies request in transgender bathroom dispute

Ohio jobless rate remains unchanged from October to November

Man finds 2 pounds of heroin in car seized by Ohio police

VFW to host breakfast

CLUB CALENDAR

BOOSTERS Girard High School Athletic Boosters will meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the high school.

BRRR: Baby it’s cold outside

Friday will be another cold one, but Saturday the Valley will feel a warm front.

Eastern Washington offense wary of YSU’s defense

EWU coach Beau Baldwin said focusing on the small details this week are one of the keys to victory.

Three Penguins on All-America team

Staff Report Three Youngstown state football players have been named to the Associated Press’ FCS

YPD handing out gift cards for the holidays

Cards donated by an anonymous donor

Special-needs playground gets big boost from Youngstown Foundation

The Walnut Grove-A Field of Dreams project is almost halfway to its $1.3 million fundraising goal.

Dayshanette Harris a star on a young Ursuline team

The team to watch in the area is led by the player to watch

Ex-Cafaro aide gets 10 days in jail; ex-Trumbull official’s criminal records sealed

Jonathan M. Wike Jr. promised to pay back his former employer, state Sen. Capri Cafaro, the $75,000 he stole from her.

Browns’ record becoming a bullseye

Nobody wants to lose to the NFL’s only winless squad

Inconvenience of closing Lincoln was worth it, officials say

The road will reopen no later than Dec. 23

Steelers protect Roethlisberger during 4-game winning streak

Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin sent a message to his offensive line: protect Roethlisberger or else

Show to air about Adams case

Was convicted of murder of YSU student

Mahoning commissioners OK firm’s tax break

Nordson Xaloy Inc., based in Westlake, is getting a 60 percent, 10-year real-estate tax abatement for its reuse of a former Austintown warehouse.

Letang to miss a few weeks with injury

Letang to miss a few weeks with injury PITTSBURGH Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang

YSU prof’s jazz project wins grant

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Dave Morgan, a professor of double bass and jazz studies at Youngstown

prep roundup | Thursday’s games

GIRLS BASKETBALL Leetonia 58, Wellsville 14 LEETONIA Kristy Eckman filled the stat sheet for

New local organization hosts breakfast with Santa fund-raiser

Neighbors and strangers are banding together in a new charity organization with a first goal of hosting a Breakfast with Santa.

Plan to re-route King Graves Road unlikely to be used, officials say

Though the Trumbull County Engineer’s Office and federal officials now have a completed feasibility study showing how King-Graves Road would be re-routed for expansion of the Youngstown Air Reserve Station, it’s not expected that the plan will be used.

Austintown police make another prostitution arrest

Youngstown woman faces charge of soliciting sex

40 roosters seized, 2 arrests in cockfighting raid

These are some of more than 40 roosters seized by police and humane agents Thursday from this garage at an Ives Avenue home on Youngstown's East Side. Suspected heroin and cocaine also were found at the home, which has been suspected of hosting cockfights for some time.

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Fundraiser helps local shelter cats

By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI abartolomucci@vindy.com West Side Cats hosted a Halloween Spook-

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Elementary schools honor veterans with celebrations

Boardman School District’s four elementary schools hosted special events for Veteran’s Day on Nov. 11.

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Austintown Community Briefs

Overeaters Anonymous to have local meetings Overeaters Anonymous is offering meetings at several

Fitch students listen to speech from Gold Star Mom

Austintown Fitch High School’s 33rd Veterans Day Assembly brought together students, veterans, faculty and other Austintown community members on Nov. 11.

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Trunk or treat provides safe and free fun

By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI abartolomucci@vindy.com Poland United Methodist Church had children and

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West Boulevard Elementary Honor Roll - First Grading Period

grade three high honor roll Rylan Pugh Lydi Kenney Eden Leskovac Chase Moore Dominic

Dec. 2

Dec. 2 Drugs: Officers in the 7900 block of Tippecanoe Road took into custody 25-year-old Nicholas

POLAND

POLAND Dec. 1 Theft: A $100 inflatable Christmas decoration was removed from a yard in the 5600

Jacqueline Lalama • Micah Fisher

CANFIELD Jacqueline Lalama of Canfield and Micah Fisher of Cincinnati exchanged wedding vows Sept.

Poland library trains wizards on potion making

Wizards in training gathered at the Poland library on Nov. 10 to learn how to make potions during the Hogwarts Potions Class.

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Youngstown Junior League meeting

The Junior League of Youngstown had its first meeting of the year at the Canfield library. The

Austintown schools implement new grading system

By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI abartolomucci@vindy.com Austintown City Schools have introduced a new

Christ Church Presbyterian celebrates 65 year jubilee

Oct. 23 marked the first day of a series of Sunday celebrations of the Christ Church Presbyterian 65

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Preschoolers parade around gym in costumes

By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI abartolomucci@vindy.com Students at Poland North Preschool dressed in

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Art students make creative carvings

By ABBY SLANKER neighbors@vindy.com Students in the Canfield High School Art Club put their

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Boardman Community Briefs

Overeaters Anonymous to have local meetings Overeaters Anonymous is offering meetings at several

Mallory Naffah • Jeffrey Padurean

CANFIELD Mallory Lynn Naffah of Canfield and Jeffrey Glen Padurean of Lisbon were married in a

Allison Tillery • Matthew Kelley

CHICAGO Allison Tillery and Matthew Kelley were married on Sept. 26, 2015, in The Hotel Allegro.

CUMC has three Christmas Eve services

Canfield United Methodist Church, located at 27 S. Broad St. in Canfield, is offering three

Nov. 21

Nov. 21 Arrest: Police arrested Christopher Zets, 42, of Evergreen Drive, Poland, on a charge of

Two indicted for September homicide

Victim was gunned down in his North Side home

Vienna man arraigned on child-endangering, drug charges

Youngstown man gets four years prison and several bullet holes in Liberty robbery

Jermaine Tarver, 23, got four years in prison for robbing a food delivery driver who used his own gun to shoot Tarver several times

Seahawks clinch NFC West title

Associated Press SEATTLE Russell Wilson threw three touchdown passes, Tyler Lockett had 130

Nov. 28

Nov. 28 Criminal trespass: James Allen, 35, of Winchester Avenue was released on a summons for

Poland Community Briefs

Overeaters Anonymous to have local meetings Overeaters Anonymous is offering meetings at several

Mobile Mania takes over CHS

The presidential election was not the only election on the minds of Canfield High School students, faculty, staff and parents.

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Pumpkin hunt brings in hundreds

By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI abartolomucci@vindy.com The Cornersburg Dairy Queen hosted its annual

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Jayne-Anne Tulanko-Melton • John Hall Jr.

WILLOUGHBY HILLS, OHIO Jayne-Anne Tulanko-Melton became the wife of John Hall Jr., both of

Vindy Radio guests

Vindy Radio guests YOUNGSTOWN Scheduled guests today on the Louie B. Free show on Vindy Talk

White House suggests Putin was involved in US hacking

Associated Press WASHINGTON The Obama administration suggested Thursday that Russian President

Long-time NBA reporter dies of leukemia

Craig Sager never once thought about giving up as he battled cancer for more than two years.

Woman gets probation in vehicular death case

Kerrie L. Sefchik will spend the first 30 days of her five-year probation in Mahoning County jail.

Bloodied and demoralized Syrians evacuate Aleppo

Associated Press BEIRUT Weeping, hobbling on crutches or dragging suitcases, hundreds of

Roof found guilty of SC church massacre

Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. Dylann Roof was convicted Thursday in the chilling slaughter

Ed Puskas: Counting out YSU could be dangerous

You mean the Penguins are actually going to play the FCS national semifinal against Eastern Washington and not just concede?

CoreCivic awarded contract

The new contract contains an initial term expiring March 31, 2017.

Today’s entertainment picks:

Today’s entertainment picks: v “Miracle on Easy Street,” 7:30 p.m.: Easy Street Productions’

METRO DIGEST || Womnan ejected in crash

Ejected in crash VIENNA A woman was seriously injured Thursday when she lost control of the car

‘Collateral Beauty’ Oscar-caliber cast can’t elevate film

By SANDY COHEN AP Entertainment Writer With its cast of Oscar-caliber actors and pervasive theme

BRIDGE

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Births

Births St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Cierra Mann, Youngstown, boy, Dec. 13. Jerry and

Surplus food

Surplus food People’s Chapel Church of God, 2145 Hillman St., Youngstown. Food, 11 a.m. Saturday.

YEARS AGO

Today is Friday, Dec. 16, the 351st day of 2016. There are 15 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED

A long shot

Associated Press WASHINGTON There’s more hustle than hope behind an effort to derail Donald

BUSINESS DIGEST ||

Digital investing YOUNGSTOWN Citizens Bank recently announced that it will offer digital

Canfield Community Briefs

Overeaters Anonymous to have local meetings Overeaters Anonymous is offering meetings at several

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