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Chemical Bank reports its first-quarter earnings

Chemical Financial Corp. on Tuesday announced 2017 first-quarter net income of $47.6 million, which compares with 2016 first-quarter net income of $23.6 million.


Wyndham elected to lead Trumbull GOP

Kevin Wyndham of Howland is now chairman of the Trumbull County Republican Party, after the ouster of former chairman Randy Law of Warren.


Youngstown schools' new executive team IDs $100K in savings since February

Youngstown City Schools’ chief financial officer is pushing the district toward more efficient spending.


Youngstown school board members criticize CEO's latest plans

Youngstown school board member Dario Hunter accused district CEO Krish Mohip of “window dressing” the district to look nice, while it’s operating the same.


Fate of North Side landmark still undetermined

John Giannini Jr. and his wife, Carolyn, of Liberty were barside at the Golden Dawn on Tuesday when they heard their spot potentially could close for good after Saturday.


PHANTOMS LIVE/Steel wins 2-0

Game 5 in Illinois


Business dispute between restaurant, former owner resolved

The attorney for Chad Scianna said theft accusations made against his client by the owner of Chad Anthony’s Italian Grille & Pub have been withdrawn.


Rehoming pets on internet can draw abusers, experts say

When a couple from Boardman found Blaze on Craigslist, they had no way of knowing the 3-year-old dog had a serious medical condition.


Use power of words to inspire, not incide, Holocaust event speakers urge

Rabbi Joseph Schonberger of Temple El Emeth told the audience it’s important “to hone the use of language in every medium for the betterment, rather than the detriment, of humanity, to help people, instead of hurting people.”


Baldwin must return campaign contribution to her dad

A Youngstown Municipal Court candidate improperly accepted a $1,500 cash contribution from her father, but says she is rectifying the situation.


Trumbull County Republican Party appoints Kevin Wyndham as new chairman

Trumbull County Republican Party appoints Kevin Wyndham as new chairman


Toy given to police officer as safety talisman gets to Ohio

Police in Ohio have received a stuffed toy given by a child to a Pennsylvania police officer to help keep him safe.


Valley jobless rate up

The Mahoning Valley’s nonseasonally adjusted March unemployment rate went up 1.4 percent year over year.


Summary of recent criminal activity in Poland and Boardman

A summary of recent criminal activity in Poland and Boardman


UPDATE | Liberty man admitted to police that he attacked elderly neighbor with hand shovel and knife

UPDATE | Liberty man admitted to police that he attacked elderly neighbor with hand shovel and knife


Iconic Golden Dawn could shut down on Saturday

Iconic Golden Dawn could shut down on Saturday


Honda to invest $124M for wind tunnel at center in Ohio

Honda to invest $124M for wind tunnel at center in Ohio


Former Councilwoman Janet Tarpley to run for mayor as independent

Former Councilwoman Janet Tarpley to run for mayor as independent


UPDATE | MCCTC students back in classrooms after police check out threat

MCCTC students back in classrooms after police check out threat


Turkey strikes Kurds in Iraq, Syria, drawing condemnation

Turkey strikes Kurds in Iraq, Syria, drawing condemnation


Wells Fargo faces shareholders, protesters at annual meeting

Wells Fargo faces shareholders, protesters at annual meeting


Two car accident on Belmont Avenue near Colonial Drive

Two car accident on Belmont Avenue near Colonial Drive


Environmental groups sue US EPA over Lake Erie’s toxic algae

Environmental groups sue US EPA over Lake Erie’s toxic algae


Ivanka Trump defends father, brushes aside groans in Berlin

Ivanka Trump defends father, brushes aside groans in Berlin


Pa. woman gets 4 to 10 years in death of care-dependent man

Pa. woman gets 4 to 10 years in death of care-dependent man


West Farmington road reopened

West Farmington road reopened


US Sens. Brown, Portman support Trump trade rep nominee

US Sens. Brown, Portman support Trump trade rep nominee


DA: Ear, nose, throat Pa. doc touched woman’s breasts, privates

DA: Ear, nose, throat Pa. doc touched woman’s breasts, privates


Trump condemns Holocaust deniers, anti-Semitism

Trump condemns Holocaust deniers, anti-Semitism


Central Ohio lawmaker resigns to focus on business, family

Central Ohio lawmaker resigns to focus on business, family


Ohio elections board ex-chief pleads guilty over false time sheets

Ohio elections board ex-chief pleads guilty over false time sheets


House budget pumps $170M into solving Ohio’s opiate epidemic

House budget pumps $170M into solving Ohio’s opiate epidemic


Austintown police seize cocaine after traffic stop

Austintown police seize cocaine after traffic stop


Niles woman faces theft charges in Boardman

Niles woman faces theft charges in Boardman


Ohio police: Dog that fatally mauled man is later shot dead

Ohio police: Dog that fatally mauled man is later shot dead


Gov't shutdown, health bill rescue at stake in Congress

Gov't shutdown, health bill rescue at stake in Congress


Lowellville Village Council 's finance committee meets Wednesday

Lowellville Village Council finance committee meets Wednesday


NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. to retire at end of season

NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. to retire at end of season


No job loss due to sale of Anthem building, company official says

No job loss due to sale of Anthem building, company official says


Home Savings donates $3,000 for Hearts & Stars Gala

Salem Regional Medical Center Foundation announces Home Savings Charitable Foundation as the Star of Hope sponsor for gala that took place March 18.

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A budget deficit challenge for Trump's tax plan

A budget deficit challenge for Trump's tax plan


Grief seminar planned

Grief seminar planned CANFIELD Canfield United Methodist Church, 27 S. Broad St., will host


Trial begins today in Mahoning County for man charged in 2012 homicide

Trial begins today in Mahoning County for man charged in 2012 homicide


More charges filed against teen who escaped from JJC

More charges filed against teen who escaped from JJC


Western Reserve Joint Fire District bids final farewell to longtime captain

Capt. Don Zimmerman laid to rest after fire department processional


Yanek’s gem of efficiency

Raiders tame rival Tigers

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3 DBs set to join Ohio State draft legacy

Lattimore, Hooker should be taken in first round


Windy City showdown next

Phantoms looking to complete comeback


Indians executive very high on Tito

Club’s rise linked to Francona


Austintown 9/11 memorial receives cameras, donations

Donors contribute more than $3,000 to help repair vandalism


Chaney STEM/VPA students walk out Monday afternoon

Chaney STEM/VPA students walk out Monday afternoon


A former buildings and grounds commissioner is running for Youngstown mayor

He abruptly resigned his city job last week


Mother of girl raped by former Hubbard mayor says she feels guilty for not ‘knowing what a monster you really were’

Mother of girl raped by former Hubbard mayor Keenan says she feels guilty for not ‘knowing what a monster you really were’


Golden Dawn future not known

Longtime customers of the iconic Golden Dawn restaurant on the East Side should know today if the restaurant will close temporarily or permanently

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Youngstown’s Covelli Centre ended the first quarter with a $100K operating surplus

But the surplus is considerably less than the first quarter of the prior three years


Children’s book festival set

The “Plant the Seed to Read” Children’s Book Festival will be Saturday.


Piano-violin duo return for concert

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN The piano and violin duo of Thomas Osuga and Sho Omagari will return as


School buying another building

Potential Development, a charter school for autistic children, is buying 2400 Market St. from Anthem Blue Cross.


Niles man gets 35 years in prison for attacking, raping former girlfriend

Cecil Flenner, 41, of Potomac Avenue in Niles was sentenced to 35 years in prison Monday for raping and kidnapping a former girlfriend.


Man arrested following Liberty homicide

Taken into custody after driving back to his house

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Penguins to raise funds for cancer awareness

Penguins to raise funds for cancer awareness NILES The Youngstown State baseball team will


Idle Serena is back at number 1

Kerber drops to number two


Heyward, Cubs pound Bucs

Jason Heyward is getting tired of talking about his rebuilt swing


Dodgers, Yanks slash tax bills

Benefit would show up in 2019


prep sports at a glance

MONDAY’S RESULTS BASEBALL Canfield 4, Poland 1 Jack Rafoth tossed a three-hitter and struck


Brown, Ryan talk to steelworkers about unfair trade

Brown, Ryan talk to steelworkers about unfair trade


Defending champs enjoying their break

Cavs might get a full week off


YSU | Monday’s roundup

Men’s golf team rebounds Howey-In-The-Hills, Fla. The Youngstown State men’s golf team improved


2017 DRAFT HOPEFULS TO WATCH

2017 DRAFT HOPEFULS TO WATCH NameSchoolHt.Wt.Comment CORNERBACKS Marshon


O’Reilly case shows what Fox, UC Berkeley have in common

Opinion: By Michael Hiltzik Los Angeles Times The lesson likely to be widely drawn from the eviction of


Browns’ QB quest continues as draft approaches

Trubisky might be selected


Selected local stocks

Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Alcoa Inc., .1233.341.64 Aqua America, .71


Could where you live determine your fate? Dying from cancer

By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer CHICAGO Americans in certain struggling parts of the


Infection forces Elton John to cancel shows

Infection forces Elton John to cancel shows LAS VEGAS Elton John has canceled more than a month


Live music performances on TV shows this week include:

Live music performances on TV shows this week include: v Dr. John: Tonight on “Late Show with


Pens, Caps meet again

Top 2 NHL teams earn a rematch


Pickle relish will do in a pinch against leg cramps

Q. I appreciate the suggestion to use pickle juice for leg cramps. I don’t usually keep pickles


ODDLY ENOUGH

Love sounds interrupt pro tennis match in Fla. SARASOTA, Fla. An outdoor professional tennis


Partnerships, persistence can close health gap in US

Editorial: Stubborn gaps in the health profiles of minority groups compared with those of the majority white


REUNIONS

Chaney High School Class of 1953 will meet for breakfast at 10 a.m. Thursday at Eat ‘n’ Park,


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Health care lecture

Health care lecture GREENVILLE, PA. The Community Medical Ethics Project is offering a


BUSINESS DIGEST ||

Real-estate licensure YOUNGSTOWN Individuals who wish to obtain licensure as an Ohio real-estate


YEARS AGO

Today is Tuesday, April 25, the 115th day of 2017. There are 250 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED


End the killing of seals

Opinion: By Danielle Katz People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals This year marks Canada’s 150th


Justices turn away GM’s appeal over ignition switches

Associated Press WASHINGTON The Supreme Court on Monday turned away an appeal from General


Deportation fears are being felt from America’s fields to farms

Associated Press SALEM, ORE. The head of Bethel Heights Vineyard looked out over the 100 acres


Births

Births St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Keisha Talley and Alde Moore, Youngstown, girl, April 22.


Old-guard rallies around Macron for French runoff

Associated Press PARIS France’s established parties are rallying around the man who helped shut


Agenda Wednesday

Agenda Wednesday Boardman Township trustees, 5:30 p.m., government center, 8299 Market St.


Liberty schools chief

Liberty schools chief YOUNGSTOWN Joseph Nohra, Youngstown City Schools chief operating officer


COURTS

COURTS mahoning county DOCKET Marcella Dickey v. Sarah Dietz, magistrate’s decision. Darlene


Man pleads after OD

Man pleads after OD WARREN Jeffrey T. Bundy, 22, of Braceville Robinson Road in Newton Falls,


Obama talks leadership at first event since leaving office

Associated Press CHICAGO Former President Barack Obama used his first public appearance since


Students and parents solve math puzzles while enjoying pizza

Students and parents solve math puzzles while enjoying pizza


U.S. general suggests Russia is arming Taliban

Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan The United States must confront Russia for providing


Ohio man gets life in slaying, dismemberment of his neighbor

Associated Press MANSFIELD, Ohio A man convicted in the slaying and dismemberment of a neighbor


Governor-in-sheaf

Kasich’s new book is part campaign-trail memoir, part political biography Associated Press


Ohio prison’s records show four inmates overdose in two days

Associated Press COLUMBUS Four inmates overdosed in two days at the same Ohio prison earlier


US needs N. Korea restraint, Xi urges

Associated Press WASHINGTON As the world braces for a possible North Korean nuclear test,


Trump’s 100-days promises President has a long way to go on most of them

Associated Press WASHINGTON Sure enough, the big trans-Pacific trade deal is toast, climate


Former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue confirmed as agriculture secretary

Associated Press WASHINGTON The Senate has confirmed former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue as


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