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Stories published December 3, 2017

Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.

Is sex addiction disease, crime or coverup tool?

Psychiatrists have not included sex addiction on their list of mental disorders


Help Network leader in Youngstown to retire after 34 years

His career started out as a short-term volunteering gig


Trump lashes out anew at his own FBI

Trump, however, vows to bring the reputation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation back to 'greatness'


Schiavoni, three other governor candidates to take part in public debate in Cleveland on Monday night

Richard Cordray is expected to enter the Democratic field for U.S. Senate on Tuesday


Racial segregation pervades charter schools across US, AP investigation finds

High segregation generally translates into low achievement, educators argue


'Coco' cruises to top spot in movies for second consecutive week

This was a relatively weak weekend at cinema box offices across the country


Senate judiciary leader sees beginning of obstruction case against President Trump

Even a Republican leader in the Senate urges Trump to be cautious about his statements and tweets


Football Playoff panel rolls over Ohio State, picks Alabama

The Buckeyes will play in the Cotton Bowl against USC on Dec. 29


Senate leader predicts no government shutdown over immigration issue this week

Democrats and a few Republicans have suggested they may not vote for government funding without the protections for tens of thousands of young immigrants


Club marks 40th year


Salem community calendars on sale


GARDEN CLUBS

TUESDAY Ikebana will meet at 1 p.m. for its Christmas luncheon. wednesday Mahoning Garden Club


SENIOR SIDELIGHTS

Guardian Angels of Trumbull County, a volunteer program of the Trumbull County Probate Court, is


SENIOR CITIZENS

AFSCME Retiree SubChapter 118 will meet for a Christmas party at 12:30 p.m. Dec. 20 at O’Charley’s


Senior menu

Easter Seals offers hot, nutritious meals weekdays in Columbiana and Mahoning counties for people 60


Struthers Rotary hosts WRTA director

Struthers Rotary hosts WRTA director

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Trumbull GOP hosts judge

Trumbull GOP hosts judge

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Our Community Kitchen receives donation

Our Community Kitchen receives donation

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AMVETS Post marks Marines’ birthday

AMVETS Post marks Marines’ birthday

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Columbiana Rotary honors youths

Columbiana Rotary honors youths

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Fellows Riverside Gardens transforms into “Toyland” for annual “Winter Celebration”

The celebration continues through December.


Fitch wrestlers dominate Boardman tournament

Breylon Douglas had to be talked into wrestling three years ago.


Poorman comes off bench to lift MU

Luke Poorman threw for a 355 yards and six touchdowns on 12-of-16 passing in the Raiders’ 70-37 win.


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Generous donors give toys to YPD’s Fill A Cruiser campaign

By BOB JACKSON news@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Sometimes, Santa wears a badge and rolls in a police


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The end of an era for Austintown teen’s toy drive

The final Lexi’s Toy Drive kicks off today.


DePaul goes wire-to-wire to beat YSU

Braun Hartfield scored 23 points on 7-of-12 shooting for the Penguins (2-7).


Ohio State is Big Ten champion

Badgers fall, 27-21


Federal Transit Administration conducting review of Trumbull Transit

Consultants hired by the Federal Transit Administration have been conducting a review of Trumbull County’s transportation system, Trumbull Transit, to look into complaints the FTA has received about the program.


Ohio State opens Big 10 play with blowout win

Bates-Diop leads Buckeyes with 17 points, 11 rebounds


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Christmas tree farms ready for a busy season

This weekend and next are the last two major weekends for the farms.


LeBron takes over, Cavs defeat Grizzlies

The Cavaliers’ winning streak was in unexpected jeopardy.


LIMELIGHTS, CAREER PATHS

SELECTED James Cobbin, CEO of Inner City Transit, a local and suburban transit business, was


Carols & Cocoa returns

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Youngstown State University’s annual Carols & Cocoa and Dana Holiday


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Disney On Ice skater wants kids to Dream Big

By GUY D’ASTOLFO dastolfo@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Alexe Gilles has the role of Elsa, from the


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East Side teen reports fire, helps neighbors get out safely

The vacant house fire damaged an adjacent home on South Garland Avenue.


METRO DIGEST || Abducted infant returned to mom

A 4-month-old Youngstown girl who was abducted about 10:45 p.m. Friday from her Hawthorne Street home and taken to the abductor’s residence in the 4400 block of McGuffey Road was returned without injury to her mother after about an hour of negotiations between the man who abducted the child and the Mahoning Valley Crisis Response Team.


BOARDMAN Scarsella will lecture about McGuffey at library

Staff report BOARDMAN Richard S. Scarsella will present a free lecture on William Holmes


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What shattered lives of Bresha Meadows, family

Brandi Meadows, above right, is shown with daughter, Brianna Meadows, at an Oct. 5 vigil on Warren's Courthouse Square for her other daughter and Brianna's sister, Bresha Meadows, above left and center, who was charged in the July 2016 shooting death of her father, Jonathan Meadows Sr.

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Exhibit looks at changing world of travel, luggage THE VOYAGE OF VUITTON

By BETH J. HARPAZ AP Travel Editor NEW YORK As travel changed, so did luggage. That’s the


Collectors are hooked on rugs made in the 1800s

Were rag rugs made of wool strips first made in Canada 150 years ago to cover dirt floors? Or were


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To avoid holiday debt: Plan, give and spend smart

By SEAN PYLES NerdWallet The holiday season is supposed to be about joy, giving and spending


mahoning valley race course

mahoning valley race course SATURDAY’S RESULTS RACE 1 $20,900 - 3 yo’s & up, 1M, STR $8,000 8


Births

Births St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Taylor Felger, Hanoverton, girl, Dec. 1. Nicole and


House GOP unveils plan to avert shutdown

House GOP unveils plan to avert shutdown WASHINGTON House GOP leaders unveiled a plan Saturday


CHRISTMAS TREES | What to buy

The local Christmas tree farms offer several varieties of trees available. Firs Fraser: The


For the Week of Sunday, December 3, 2017

Rex D. Spaulding et al to Betty Davis et al, W. Calla Road, Canfield, $370,000. Rosemarie Bish to


Toledo art museum raises $43M for art education, endowment

Toledo art museum raises $43M for art education, endowment TOLEDO The Toledo Museum of Art says


HARDCOVER FICTION

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “The Rooster Bar” by John Grisham (Doubleday) 2. “Hardcore Twenty-Four” by


Building credit is no reason to pay higher interest rate

Q. My 26-year-old daughter is buying her first car. We could loan her the money with a lower


Haslam not charged but looms large in Pilot fraud trial

Associated Press NASHVILLE, TENN. Although Jimmy Haslam is not charged with any wrongdoing in a


Bernie Profato to speak to Curbstone Coaches

Bernie Profato to speak to Curbstone Coaches BEAVER TOWNSHIP Bernie Profato, Executive Director


Investigator: Some officials resisted Charlottesville review

Associated Press CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. An independent report that found serious police and


Mayfield, Oklahoma dominate against TCU

Baker Mayfield, the Heisman Trophy front-runner, threw four touchdown passes for OU.


Americans truly weren’t all that virtuous 50 years ago

Opinion: Americans truly weren’t all that virtuous 50 years ago IIn his opinion piece published in The


Georgia makes its case for Playoff

Georgia (12-1) is almost certainly headed to the College Football Playoff in just its second year under coach Kirby Smart.


Remains found ID’d as woman missing since ’12

Associated Press ELYRIA, OHIO Authorities have identified human remains found by a deer hunter


Today’s entertainment picks:

Today’s entertainment picks: v Packard Band, 2 p.m.: Christmas Spectacular concert, featuring


Man suspected in slaying arrested after carjackings

Associated Press LAKEWOOD, OHIO Police say a suspect in a fatal shooting in Cleveland has been


COLUMBIANA, TRUMBULL, MAHONING COUNTY COURTS

COURTS columbiana county new cases Huntington National Bank v. Timothy Figley, money.


Chargers want to pay back Browns

Cleveland’s only 2016 victory came against the Chargers.


Agenda Monday

Agenda Monday Brookfield Township trustees, 4:30 p.m. special meeting, administration building,


YEARS AGO FOR DECEMBER 3

Today is Sunday, Dec. 3, the 337th day of 2017. There are 28 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED


College football roundup Saturday’s games

No. 1 Clemson 38, No. 7 Miami 3 CHARLOTTE, N.C. Clemson emphatically claimed its spot in the


Heartburn drugs are linked to depression

Q. I have taken Prilosec for almost three months. During this time, I have experienced some of the


Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the

Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the


BUSINESS DIGEST ||

OhioMeansJobs offers workshops BOARDMAN Informational workshops for Job Corps are offered at


McConnell: Tax bill won’t add to nation’s debt woes

Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. Fresh off his biggest legislative victory of the Trump era,


Blood Drives

Blood Drives today St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Donor Room, 1044 Belmont Ave., Youngstown,


Reporter suspended over false Flynn story

Associated Press NEW YORK ABC News apologized Saturday for a “serious error” and suspended


Yost: No sacred cows in probe

Opinion: It wasn’t happenstance that the first person charged in the state’s investigation of several


Body of missing NC girl found

Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, N.C. The body of a missing 3-year-old North Carolina girl was


Matthews paints a loving portrait of RFK in new book

By BARBARA HALL Associated Press “Bobby Kennedy: a Raging Spirit” (Simon & Schuster), by Chris


Jane Hawk returns in Koontz’s ‘Room’

By JEFF AYERS Associated Press “The Whispering Room” (Bantam), by Dean Koontz Jane Hawk, the


Penguins force OT then fall

Cash scores game-high 25 points


FBI agent removed from Mueller probe for anti-Trump messages

Associated Press WASHINGTON A veteran FBI counterintelligence agent was removed from special


Youngstown beats odds in medical pot sweepstakes

Editorial: After years of being over- run by the Three Cs – Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus – in the highly


When is making-cake speech protected by the constitution?

Opinion: WASHINGTON The conversation about a cake lasted less than a minute but will long reverberate in


A look at what didn’t happen last week

Associated Press A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the


The parade of two mayors

Opinion: On our Vindicator Facebook page this morning, one of the top attractions from our weekend coverage


area bowling scores

amron lanes H.D. Davis CPA Mixed Doubles — Justin Cowan 256-711, Steve Bartley 226-632, Dave Ifft


Jarry leads Pens to fourth straight win

Crosby, Malkin each have goal and assist


Trump basks in passage of tax overhaul

Associated Press NEW YORK Brushing aside an ongoing Russia probe, President Donald Trump


OSU holds off Wisconsin

J.T. Barrett and Buckeyes made their case for a College Football Playoff berth.


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A look at what didn’t happen last week

A look at what didn’t happen last week


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