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Mill Creek roads to close for Sunday walk
Several roads in Mill Creek Park will close to vehicular traffic, cyclists and pedestrians from 7 a.m. until noon Sunday for the MS Super Walk.
Yes, Kathy Miller, racism does exist
In the early morning hours of Oct. 7, 1972, the Rev. Kenneth Simon – then a teenager – thought he heard his family’s furnace explode.
Kathy Miller facing swift condemnation from all sides after race remarks
Kathy Miller apologized for “inappropriate” comments she made about African Americans and racism – leading to her resignation as Donald Trump’s Mahoning County campaign chairwoman and a Republican member of the Electoral College.
Actor Sean Astin stumps here for Hillary; Sally Field, Chelsea here Saturday
Actor Sean Astin said he is campaigning for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton because “I care deeply about the country.”
Mahoning commissioners approve water rate hike
The Mahoning County commissioners approved a five-year water supply agreement with Aqua Ohio, with annual rate increases of 4.2 percent in the first two years and 4.5 percent in the third and fourth years.
Canfield wife's living donation saved stranger and her husband
Sharon Nicastro donated one of her kidneys to a stranger in San Diego. In exchange, John, her husband of 48 years, received a kidney from a Columbus woman he’s never met.
Community Connectors seeking businesses, mentors to help students
The Community Connectors program is seeking mentors, internships and externships to help juniors and seniors in the Youngstown and Warren city school systems become workforce-ready.
Taft Grows Green is more than a garden
Taft Grows Green sprouts tomatoes, green beans, blueberries, eggplant and pumpkins and, for one student, a new outlook.
Attorneys for Danny Lee Hill say judge will deny request for new trial
A filing by attorneys for Danny Lee Hill, 49, says the judge considering a possible retrial for the death-row inmate has indicated she will deny the request.
Chelsea Clinton, Sally Field to stump for Clinton on Saturday at Covelli
Chelsea Clinton and Sally Field to stump for Clinton on Saturday
Mahoning County Grand Jury indicts 26
Indictments from the Mahoning County Grand Jury.
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Yahoo says hackers stole info in 500 million user accounts
Yahoo says hackers stole info in 500 million user accounts
Charlotte chief: Family will watch police video of shooting
Charlotte chief: Family will watch police video of shooting
Deputy charged with beating 2 ATV riders after chase in Ohio
Deputy charged with beating 2 ATV riders after chase in Ohio
PRESIDENTIAL RACE | House Speaker Ryan won't weigh in on Trump's policing remark
Ryan won't weigh in on Trump's policing remark
UPDATE | Mahoning Trump chair quits after making race remarks
Mahoning GOP chief wants Trump chair dumped for race remarks
Girard issues water boil-alert notice after water main break
Girard issues water boil-alert advisory after water main break
Federal judge again dismisses lawsuit in Teddy Foltz beating death case
Federal judge again dismissed lawsuit in Teddy Foltz beating death case
Mill Creek Park roads closed Sunday for MS Super Walk
Mill Creek Park roads closed Sunday for MS Super Walk
Howland road closed two days next week for culvert replacement
Howland road closed two days next week for culvert replacement
Police: Ohio woman overdoses with baby grandson in backseat
Police: Ohio woman overdoses with baby grandson in backseat
US claims for jobless aid slide to lowest level since July
US claims for jobless aid slide to lowest level since July
PRESIDENTIAL RACE | Trump calls for unity, embraces ’stop and frisk’
Trump calls for racial unity, embraces ’stop and frisk’
Fundraiser Friday for Sojourner House
Fundraiser Friday for Sojourner House Youngstown Sojourner House Domestic Violence Program and
Mahoning County launches pay study
Mahoning County workers’ salaries will be compared to those of their government peers doing similar work.
Deep Fitch team holds Hubbard without shot on goal
It was a good night to be a goalkeeper for the Austintown Fitch Falcons girls soccer team.
SPORTS DIGEST || YSU basketball team hosts wine taste
YSU basketball team hosts wine taste LOWELLVILLE More than 100 people registered for the third
Allegiant leaves Akron, YNG hopes to see sales boosted
Allegiant announced Wednesday it would relocate its six Akron-Canton destinations to Cleveland and add four new there.
Canfield native fighting for life in Montana
Shelli Snyder, a bicycle-safety advocate, was raising money on her trip from Cleveland to Seattle to be with her boyfriend
Buckeyes get a break before Big Ten schedule
The Ohio State Buckeyes couldn’t have positioned themselves much better to begin the grueling nine-game Big Ten schedule.
Browns rookie Coleman breaks hand
The Browns can’t even get through a practice uninjured these days.
North Side homicide, arson probed together
The man who was fatally shot Tuesday afternoon in a house at 1515 Kensington Ave. has been identified by city police as Andre Harrison, 34, who lived at that address.That house was later destroyed in a 2:20 a.m. Wednesday blaze, which fire Battalion Chief Ron Russo said was deliberately set.
MORE HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS
BOYS SOCCER South Range 3, Crestview 1 BEAVER TOWNSHIP The Raiders won the battle of two
City Club of Valley called ‘huge success’
Education and economic development were the main topics of conversation at the inaugural meeting.
Youngstown council allocates funds to take people's homes for development
Less than half of the property owners in the area have agreed to sell to the city
Donora will brighten Thrival Music Festival
By GUY D’ASTOLFO dastolfo@vindy.com Donora could sing the words to a gothic horror novel and it
Western Reserve Port Authority to manage the CASTLO Industrial Park, CIC
The WRPA has entered a new area of economic development.
Austintown residents object to renewing supt. contract
Austintown School District parents and staff expressed extreme concern at the school board meeting Wednesday night about renewing the superintendent’s contract.
Niles commission chair objects to plan for city hall
By JORDAN COHEN news@vindy.com NILES The city’s plan to spend an estimated $550,000 to repair
End-of-summer bash planned for dog-rescue group
Fundraiser for local dog-rescue group is Saturday in Boardman
Mahoning Vally G.K. Chesterton Society adopts new meeting spot
Chesterton was a prolific English writer, critc and philosopher at the turn of the 20th Century. His mysteries involving a crime-solvng priest are the basis for the PBS series “Father Brown.”
Detective, coroner’s investigator, say they expect morgue to be more secure following theft
Detective, coroner’s investigator, say they expect morgue to be more secure following theft
Boardman woman charged with cruelty to animals
Officers found five malnourished cats in the woman’s mobile home
APA official misused state computer, IG says
An APA official used his state computer to support an unauthorized second job at YSU, Inspector General says.
Struthers community mourns longtime teacher, guidance counselor
Donna Marciano died at age 66 after a battle with ALS.
Charlotte chaos: Governor calls in National Guard
Demonstrators protest Tuesday's fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday night. Protesters rushed police in riot gear at a downtown Charlotte hotel and officers fired tear gas to disperse the crowd. At least one person suffered life-threatening injuries in the confrontation, though it wasn't immediately clear how. Firefighters pulled the man to a waiting ambulance, and he was on life support Wednesday night.
NIGHTLIFE
Barrel Run Crossing Winery and Vineyard, 3272 Industry Road, Rootstown; 330-325-1075 Fri: Jon
POLICE CALLS IN GIRARD, HUBBARD, LIBERTY
POLICE CALLS A summary of recent criminal activity in Girard, Liberty and Hubbard: GIRARD
MAHONING COUNTY COURTS
COURTS MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Richard L. Scenna, 28, of 4855 S. Warwick Drive,
NFL: Warrant won’t affect Gordon’s playing status
League spokesman Brian McCarthy said Gordon remains eligible to play for the first time in Cleveland’s game on Oct. 9 against the New England Patriots.
Chipotle tries to reassure public
Associated Press NEW YORK Chipotle is making another push to convince people that its food won’t
Sean Astin to visit area for Clinton
Sean Astin to visit area for Clinton YOUNGSTOWN Actor Sean Astin, known for his roles in “Rudy”
Kluber strong again as Tribe eliminates Royals
The Indians’ magic number for clinching the AL Central is now at five.
Adam Trent is a family-friendly magician-comedian.
Adam Trent is a family-friendly magician-comedian
Why my players and I took a knee
Opinion: By Preston Brown The Philadelphia Inquirer On Sept. 10, I took a knee when the national anthem
Police: Atlanta rapper Shawty Lo killed in fiery car crash
Associated Press ATLANTA Rapper Shawty Lo was killed in a fiery car crash on a freeway near
Badfish at Nelson Ledges
Badfish at Nelson Ledges Badfish (a tribute to Sublime) will return to Nelson Ledges Quarry Park
YEARS AGO
Today is Thursday, Sept. 22, the 266th day of 2016. There are 100 days left in the year. Autumn
Mashup song celebrates CMA’s 50th anniversary
By KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. Music awards shows love to mashup songs
Opioid-industry influence needs probe by Congress
Editorial: An exhaustive, revealing two-part investigative series by the Associated Press and The Center for
WTG
TOday Activities Chapter Chat Book Club, 6 p.m., Austintown Public Library, 600 S. Raccoon Road,
NEW THIS WEEK
NEW THIS WEEK The Magnificent Seven (PG-13) A young woman retains the services of a band of
Fed keeps key rate unchanged
Associated Press WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve is keeping its key interest rate unchanged but
Zuckerberg, wife pledge $3B to end all diseases
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has a goal that’s even more
Suicide a reality among children
Opinion: By Heidi Stevens Chicago Tribune When a child under 10 committed suicide in central Ohio a few
Plant bulbs now to allow roots to grow before winter
By Pam Baytos OSU Extension master gardener volunteer It’s time to plant bulbs. After the
Mylan CEO defends EpiPen cost to angry lawmakers
Associated Press WASHINGTON Outraged Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday grilled
BUSINESS DIGEST ||
Information sessions for MYCAP program YOUNGSTOWN The Mahoning-Youngstown Community Action
A presidential race like no other
Opinion: There is no point denying or sugar-coating the plain fact that the voters this election year face a
“Grey’s Anatomy” (8 p.m., ABC): In the Season 13 opener, one of Grey Sloan
“Grey’s Anatomy” (8 p.m., ABC): In the Season 13 opener, one of Grey Sloan Memorial’s own lands in
2 potential bombing witnesses sought
Associated Press NEW YORK Investigators of last weekend’s bombings have released an image of two
BOTANICAL MORNINGS
BOTANICAL MORNINGS When: 9 to 10 a.m. Friday What: Discover the bountiful blooms at Fellows
Lawyer wears ‘Black Lives Matter’ pin in courtroom protest
Associated Press LAS VEGAS A deputy public defender in Las Vegas who defied a judge’s request
Report: students from wealthier schools perform better on state tests than poorer students
Report finds link between student performance and socioeconomic status
Trump, Clinton decry latest police shootings
Associated Press CLEVELAND Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton decried a fresh round of police-
Births
Births St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Amiee Wells and David Atwood, Youngstown, girl, Sept. 20.
MORE NFL NEWS & NOTES
Vikings: Adrian Peterson will have surgery on his right knee to repair a torn meniscus, putting his
METRO DIGEST || Jailed in 1996 rape case
Jailed in 1996 rape case WARREN Jack L. Sheetz, 48, of Utica, N.Y., is in Trumbull County jail
Miller time: Bucs win again in Milwaukee
Associated Press milwaukee Sean Rodriguez hit a home run and a two-run single, Andrew McCutchen
Drying gourds
Drying gourds If your gourds crack or wrinkle, you’re harvesting them too early or not allowing
Avoid the ‘death by flip-flop’ scenario LOVE BUGS
By Katie Kane Shipka Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist As I was relaxing at the end of yoga
Okla. shooting victim had run-ins with law
Associated Press TULSA, Okla. An unarmed black man shot dead in the middle of a street by a
Oddly enough
Oddly enough Call from Barnstaple, UK, stumps police in Barnstable, Mass. BARNSTABLE, Mass.
More College Football News & Notes
Kentucky: Coach Mark Stoops says sophomore quarterback Drew Barker will miss “significant” time with
Projects light up Canfield Township with activity
Canfield Township’s 2016 resurfacing project should be underway within the next two weeks
Watering evergreens
Watering evergreens From rhododendrons to arborvitae, evergreens need water. Keep watering these
Agenda Friday
Agenda Friday Youngstown Central Area Community Improvement Corp., 9 a.m., administration
Lowellville police captain contests suspension
Mayor: suspension relates to violation of village “record-keeping” policy.
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