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Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.
Boardman Relay for Life brings celebration, determination
Boardman Relay for Life brings celebration, determination
Struthers students shadow city officials for Civic Day
Struthers students shadow city officials for Civic Day
Mahoning Valley schools review policies on transgender restroom use
Schools review policies on transgender restroom use
Subaru tells some Legacy, Outback owners: Don't drive them
Subaru tells some Legacy, Outback owners: Don't drive them
States dig in against directive on transgender bathroom use
States dig in against directive on transgender bathroom use
Sunday tee times for Flynn Automotive Junior Greatest Golfer
The 7th Annual Flynn Automotive Group junior Greatest Golfer of the Valley tees off Sunday at 1 p.m.
Police: Avoid Oak Street at Madison Avenue Expressway after accident
Police: Avoid Oak Street at Madison Avenue Expressway after accident
Former Navy instructor walks out of hearing on indecent acts
Former Navy instructor walks out of hearing on indecent acts
Covelli Centre hints of BIG Monday concert announcement
Covelli Centre hints of BIG Monday concert announcement
Ex-coach and editor sentenced for sex offenses against female players
Ex-coach and editor sentenced for sex offenses against female players
VINDY POLLING NOW | YSU Trustees, Lordstown, and Police
We have some new questions we'd like your opinion on.
Feds: Allow transgender students to use bathrooms of their choice
Feds to tell schools: Allow transgender students to use bathrooms of their choice
CLUB CALENDAR
ASSOCIATIONS Guilford Lake Civic Association will have its first meeting for 2016 at 7 p.m. May 26
Fundraiser planned Saturday at center
Fundraiser planned Saturday at center YOUNGSTOWN We Walk by Faith Bible Church with Pastor Roney
Glenwood Middle School receives grant to expand garden
Glenwood Middle School garden club gets grant
Shatner looks back on 50 years of ‘Trek’
By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press MIAMI “Star Trek” has always looked to the future (aside
Anna Cristo received the Medal of Honor Lifesaving Award
Teaches other girl scouts and life-saving technique
Trustees reorganized the list of roads for the resurfacing resolution
Trustees approved a resolution to resurface township roads
Greatest Golfer junior season begins
Sunday marks the second straight year The Vindicator Greatest Golfer of the Valley juniors season begins at Avalon Lakes Squaw Creek in Vienna.
U.S. House approves a package of bills to help fight opioid and heroin addiction
The bills don’t include funding
Missed chances doom Penguins
YSU collected 14 hits, but stranged 14 runners in a season-ending loss to CSU.
East final to pit revamped Pens against the speedy Lightning
On the calendar, the gap between the last time the Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning met and Friday night’s Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals is less than three months.
George Clooney and Julia Roberts are pleasing, but ‘Money Monster’ aims low Small change
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer George Clooney plays a Jim Cramer-like television personality
Troopers suspended over video that showed pummeling
Associated Press NASHUA, N.H. Troopers in two states were suspended Thursday amid an ongoing
POLICE CALLS
POLICE CALLS A summary of recent criminal activity in Poland and Boardman: POLAND May 2
No verdict yet
No verdict yet YOUNGSTOWN A jury deliberated for five hours Thursday without reaching a verdict
Mass. Senate OKs measure to expand transgender rights
Mass. Senate OKs measure to expand transgender rights BOSTON The Massachusetts Senate approved a
West Side Cats sale
West Side Cats sale AUSTINTOWN West Side Cats is hosting its first garage sale of the season
INSIDE THE ROPES With
INSIDE THE ROPES With ... Jason Kokrak Thursday: The Warren JFK grad shot one over par 72 in
POSTER CONTEST | Winners
The Mahoning County commissioners recognized the winners of the county recycling division’s annual
YEARS AGO
YEARS AGO Today is Friday, May 13, the 134th day of 2016. There are 232 days left in the year.
Ohio authorities move mobile homes, sites of slayings
Associated Press PIKETON, Ohio Several mobile homes where eight relatives were found shot to
Day’s 63 good for lead, record at TCP Sawgrass
Jason Day created a far better memory Thursday than his last round at the TPC Sawgrass.
birthdays
birthdays Actor Buck Taylor (“Gunsmoke,” “Gods and Generals”) is 78. Actor Harvey Keitel is 77.
Judge sides with House Republicans on health law
Associated Press WASHINGTON In a setback for the Obama health care law, a federal judge ruled
2nd website posts auction for gun that killed Martin
Associated Press MIAMI An online gun-auction website yanked George Zimmerman’s ad to sell the
Former Youngstown Inspiring Minds director indicted
Charges stem from April traffic stop on South Side
NEWSMAKERS
NEWSMAKERS Lawyer: Malpractice lawsuit in Joan Rivers’ death settled NEW YORK Melissa Rivers
Trump, Ryan see an end to GOP division
Associated Press WASHINGTON Straining to mend their party after months of chaos, Donald Trump
Man arrested for second time in a week with heroin
Vice officers make other heroin arrest on West Side
Additions to Austintown: A new playground and pickleball for the park
Austintown Township Park will be under construction
US Senate race in Ohio between Portman, Strickland deadlocked
Opinion: Rob Portman has served as a U.S. senator for nearly five and a half years, and plenty of people in
Man whose brothers were involved in Warren deaths pleads guilty to gun charge
Tre Vaughn L. Walker, younger brother of two men in the center of chaotic events in October 2013, pleaded no contest to two gun charges.
Bond set at $110K for Struthers man
Anthony Williams is charged with crashing a vehicle into a Burger King restaurant and Boardman cruiser
Senate reaches deal on reduced Zika funding bill
Associated Press WASHINGTON Top Senate negotiators announced agreement Thursday on a $1.1
Pope willing to study whether women can be deacons
Associated Press VATICAN CITY Pope Francis said Thursday he is willing to create a commission to
Austintown Community Briefs
Strengthening Families Program continues The Strengthening Families Program will continue at
CORRECTION
CORRECTION Eric Ungaro, one of the applicants for the Youngstown schools chief executive officer,
Trumbull commissioners hoping to find a way to keep Hovercraft
The commissioners are not ready to donate the Hovercraft the county acquired in 2012.
New, smaller drop-off recycling bins coming
New and smaller recycling bins are coming to Mahoning County drop-off sites.
BUSINESS DIGEST || Cellphone drying technology now offered at Austintown store
Cellphone-drying technology at store AUSTINTOWN Residents of Austintown can bring their wet
Brazil’s acting president vows to jump-start economy
Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil Picking up Brazil’s reins after the Senate voted to suspend
‘Once’ again: Director has hit with ‘Sing Street’
By COLIN COVERT Tribune News Service A well-written song can resonate several pitches in a fast
Navy officer fired over Iran’s Jan. detention of 10 sailors
Associated Press WASHINGTON The Navy has fired the commander of the 10 American sailors who
SPORTS digest
Tennessee’s Gabriel earns SEC honor STARKVILLE, Miss. For the second straight year, Tennessee
Forum alters rules to stop racial profiling
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Nextdoor.com, a forum meant to let neighbors share
Stocks finish with little change
Associated Press NEW YORK U.S. stocks ended pretty much where they started Thursday after
Claims for jobless aid hit highest level since early 2015
Associated Press WASHINGTON The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last
Thursday On THE LINKS More professional golf results
MAURITIUS OPEN BEAU CHAMPS, MAURITIUS Andrew Dodt began with back-to-back birdies and posted a
oddly enough
oddly enough Woman arrested for staying silent during traffic stop sues TRENTON, N.J. A
EPA issues final rule on methane reductions
Associated Press WASHINGTON The Obama administration issued a final rule Thursday to sharply cut
Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship reports to prison
Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship reported to a
Widrig helps Boardman sweep season series against Warren Harding
Even though the results were positive, Boardman senior pitcher Hudson Widrig says he will not miss pitching against Warren Harding.
Google proposes new emojis depicting professional women
Associated Press MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. Google wants professional women to be better represented
youngstown police awards Officers who won awards Thursday at the department’s annual awards banquet:
departmental commendation George Anderson (3), Michael Anderson, Mohammad Awad (3), Nicholas
Today’s entertainment picks:
Today’s entertainment picks: v “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” 7:30 p.m.:
MORE HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS
BASEBALL TOURNAMENT DIVISION I Austintown Fitch 4, Kent Roosevelt 0 KENT Jared Kapturasky
There’s no need for apologies over Hiroshima bombing, Obama’s visit
Opinion: By Gary Stein Sun Sentinel President Barack Obama will visit Hiroshima, Japan, later this month,
Who is Gary Johnson?
Opinion: By Jay Ambrose Tribune News Service It’s Nov. 8, you walk into a voting booth, you look at the
Selected local stocks
Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Alcoa Inc., .129.44—.10 Aqua America, .71
Fill bags now to help mail carriers eradicate hunger
Editorial: Residents of the Mahon- ing Valley have long distinguished themselves as compassionate champions in
Dr. Jeanine Awad v Dr. Charles Spirtos
Dr. Jeanine Awad, daughter of Dr. Mounir and Linda Awad of Canfield, and Dr. Charles Spirtos, son of
Scholarship banquet celebrates students
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI abartolomucci@vindy.com The Boardman Civic Association hosted its 26th
Boardman Community Briefs
Boardman Envirothon team heads to state competition The Envirothon Team at Boardman High School
Chinese culture comes to Beeghley Oaks
Beeghley Oaks Center for Rehabilitation and Healing hosted a week long Chinese Culture program starting April 11 and ending April 15.
Shannon Craig to be bride of Brent Syter in Aug. rite
Shannon Craig and Brent Syter are engaged and planning an Aug. 27 wedding at St. Robert Bellarmine
Boardman Sports Briefs
Neighbors wants spring sports news Spring sports has begun and Neighbors wants to be there every
Katie Hart to wed Anthony Berdis
Pam and Bill Hart of Girard are announcing the engagement of their daughter, Katie Lynn Hart, also
Spartans finish as Mahoning County runners-up
The Boardman Spartans finished as Mahoning County runners-up following a championship meet at Fitch.
Canfield Sports Briefs
Annual camp to be hosted June 22-24 The Canfield boys basketball coaching staff is ready to host
Schools serve senior citizens supper
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI abartolomucci@vindy.com Austintown Fitch High School students, staff and
Fitch drama puts on family-fun performance
The Austintown Fitch Drama Department put on a presentation of the play “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” on April 15, 16 and 17 at Fitch High School.
Boardman track team continues to improve record
The Boardman boys track team improved its 2016 record to 9-1 overall and 5-1 in the AAC with a
Rachel Altiere v Ryan Cohen
Rachel Ann Altiere and Ryan Gordon Cohen were joined in marriage on June 27, 2015, in the Ohio
Growth foundation discusses 911 merger
Sheriff Jerry Greene from the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Department was the guest of the Austintown
Students get dirty to help keep Earth clean
Poland North Preschool students celebrated Earth Day on April 22.
Canfield Community Briefs
Quilt group to meet May 17 Members and guests of TQGIBT – That Quilt Group I Belong To - are urged
Poland Community Briefs
PSHS bands finish season on high note The concert band, symphonic band and Wind Ensemble will
CHS tackles distracted driving
By ABBY SLANKER neighbors@vindy.com To highlight Distracted Driving Awareness Month, the
Poland Sports Briefs
Boys baseball claims another victory The Poland Seminary High School varsity boys baseball team
Night of fun for mothers and sons
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI abartolomucci@vindy.com Poland Union hosted its annual Mother Son
Author discusses past experiences and future plans
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI abartolomucci@vindy.com Scott Mann, author and retired Green Beret,
CHS inducts students into National Honor Society
Canfield High School hosted its annual National Honor Society Induction Ceremony on April 21, during which 32 students were honored by the society.
NFL player helps set game plan for students
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI abartolomucci@vindy.com Austintown native and NFL player Mike McGlynn
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