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

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Your Voice Mahoning Valley seeks weapons to fight heroin

About 4,000 people a year are dying of drug overdoses – more than have died of terrorism in the entire country in the last 20 years.


Warren police probe shooting death of man

Warren police probe shooting death of man


Hurricane Nate speeds to US Gulf Coast landfall

Hurricane Nate speeds to US Gulf Coast landfall


YSU falls to South Dakota on late field goal

The Penguins trailed 28-14 at one point in the second half.


Many participate in 2017 Tri-County Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk

Many participate in 2017 Tri-County Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk


St. Vincent de Paul Society’s steak fry fundraiser helps dining hall, pantry

St. Vincent de Paul Society’s steak fry fundraiser helps dining hall, pantry


YSU remains a touchdown behind South Dakota

Youngstown State gets its first defensive stop since the first quarter, but still trails


Valley news outlets team up to provide solutions to addiction crisis

Valley news outlets team up to provide solutions to addiction crisis


Ohio infant deaths increased in 2016

Ohio infant deaths increased in 2016


Skate Zone gives back with family fun

Skate Zone gives back with family fun


South Dakota leads YSU at halftime

South Dakota has scored on three consecutive possessions


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Summary of recent criminal activity in Poland and Boardman

Summary of recent criminal activity in Poland and Boardman townships


2017-2018 honorees announced for 25 Under 35 Awards

2017-2018 honorees announced for 25 Under 35 Awards


Project will create upcycled sleeping mats for people in need

Project will create upcycled sleeping mats for people in need


YSU tied with South Dakota after first quarter

Youngstown State and South Dakota have traded big plays


Family salutes Weavers on their 63rd anniversary

Family salutes Weavers on their 63rd anniversary

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Chueys celebrate 50th anniversary with their family

Chueys celebrate 50th anniversary with their family

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West Side Cats special promotion


Local society hosts fundraiser today

Local society hosts fundraiser today YOUNGSTOWN The St. Vincent de Paul Society of Youngstown


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Boardman snaps three-game skid with O’Horo TD

Fans in attendance at Mollenkopf Stadium on Friday night had double the pleasure.

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Valley celebrates, urges interest in manufacturing

Friday was the sixth annual Manufacturing Day.


Waid, Indians crush Warriors

Mark Waid amassed 310 yards and two touchdowns on 19-of-27 passing and ran for 71 yards and two more scores.

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Alert play sparks unbeaten S. Range

Allegretto’s head-up recovery of a short kick launches Raiders to their seventh victory


PREP FOOTBALL Friday’s other games

Canfield 36, Niles 3 CANFIELD Paul Breinz scored two touchdowns and hit Vinny Fiorenza for a


Mahoning County Quick Response Team now up and running

Initiative funded by AG’s office will help overdose victims quickly get treatment


Accusations darken the future of Hollywood movie mogul Roll the credits for Harvey Weinstein?

By LINDSEY BAHR and JAKE COYLE AP Film Writers LOS ANGELES Accepting the Golden Globe best


Latin stars team up for Puerto Rico

Associated Press NEW YORK “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda released a new original song


No. 10 OSU expect to keep rolling as Maryland visits

Buckeyes getting ready for Penn State challenge


Record Reviews

Richard Thompson Album: “Acoustic Rarities” Grade: B Richard Thompson’s “Acoustic Rarities”


Local filmmaker reaches funding goal

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN The Mahoning Valley Film Initiative’s effort on the seedandspark.com


Lucky 13! Indians stun Yankees

Lindor’s grand slam ignites come-from-way-behind win


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Ohio Supreme Court rejects two Youngstown charter amendment proposals

The court ruled in favor of the Mahoning County Board of Elections in a 4-3 decision

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Republican congressmen say they’re willing to look at regulation ‘bump stocks,’ but not now

Rep. Tim Ryan, a Democrat, took the nearly $20,000 he’s received from the NRA over the years and donated it to gun safety groups


Police: Theft preceded arson at Powerhouse bar

Fire investigators said it appeared someone entered the bar through the rear kitchen door and broke into the two machines, taking cash.


Trumbull prosecutor says return of Claudia Hoerig is ‘close’ but challenges remain

Trumbull prosecutor says return of Claudia Hoerig is ‘close’ but challenges remain


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MetroParks announces plan to bring street hockey rink to Wick Recreation Area

Mill Creek MetroParks partners with Youngstown Phantoms and Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation


Improved S. Dakota is YSU’s challenge

Unbeaten Coyotes draw packed house


LOTTERies

LOTTERies FRIDAY’s numbers multistate Mega Millions 21-33-36-45-56 Mega Ball12


Lindsey Harrison Matthew Madgar are engaged

Lindsey Harrison Matthew Madgar are engaged

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Big second quarter lifts McDonald over rival Ridge

McDonald scored 28 second-quarter points and rolled to a 48-6 win over its backyard rival.

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Common Wealth opens cooperative office space

The nonprofit opened the Co-Work Center, a shared-use office space for new business owners


Round-faced comic Ralphie May dies of cardiac arrest at 45

Round-faced comic Ralphie May dies of cardiac arrest at 45 LOS ANGELES A spokeswoman for Ralphie


ABC’s “This Week”: Reps. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., and Scott Taylor, R-Va.

ABC’s “This Week”: Reps. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., and Scott Taylor, R-Va. NBC’s “Meet the Press”:


AROUND THE NHL | Friday’s games

Blue Jackets 5, Islanders 0 COLUMBUS Pierre-Luc Dubois scored in his NHL debut and Sergei


Marchionda booked Friday at Mahoning County jail

Developer to be arraigned Tuesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court


TV & RADIO

TV & RADIO TODAY 5 a.m. (TNN) Tennis: ATP Tokyo, ATP Beijing. 7:20 a.m. (FS1) Soccer:


NAACP Freedom Fund banquet is Friday

Opinion: The venue this year is the Choffin Career & Technical Center in Youngstown


ON THE LINKS | Friday’s professional golf results

SAFEWAY OPEN NAPA, CALIF. Tyler Duncan chipped in from the fringe for eagle on the par-5 18th


SPORTS digest

Smith, Breeland fined for hits NEW YORK Baltimore linebacker Za’Darius Smith and Washington


AROUND THE NBA

AROUND THE NBA Friday’s preseason games Pacers 106, Cavaliers 102 CLEVELAND TJ Leaf scored


Cubs’ Hendricks blanks Nationals

Bryant, Rizzo produce RBIs


POLICE CALLS

POLICE CALLS A summary of recent criminal activity in Hubbard, Liberty and Girard: HUBBARD


BUSINESS DIGEST ||

ALDI renovations YOUNGSTOWN ALDI on Friday announced its Youngstown-area stores have begun


Emily Lucas, Daniel DeMaiolo to marry Oct. 13

Emily Lucas, Daniel DeMaiolo to marry Oct. 13

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Is NRA move to regulate ‘bump stocks’ real or a ruse?

Associated Press ATLANTA When the National Rifle Association urged the government to revisit


Mia DiRienzo | Mathew Olson

Mia DiRienzo | Mathew Olson

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Danielle Hvisdak | Robert Bates

Danielle Hvisdak | Robert Bates

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Christine Ortenzio | Brian Haverkos

Christine Ortenzio | Brian Haverkos

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Today is Saturday, Oct. 7, the 280th day of 2017. There are 85 days left in the year.

Today is Saturday, Oct. 7, the 280th day of 2017. There are 85 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED


Trump’s one-two punch hits birth control, LGBT rights

Associated Press WASHINGTON In a one-two punch elating religious conservatives, President


Gulf Coast braces for tropical weather

Associated Press MEXICO CITY Tropical Storm Nate gained force as it sped toward Mexico’s


Ohioan among 3 commandos killed in Niger

Associated Press SPRINGBORO The Department of Defense says one of the three U.S. soldiers


Done with practicing, Garrett cleared for debut

Six months after being drafted, Myles Garrett can finally show why he was the No. 1 pick.


Hurricanes cause rare monthly US job loss

Associated Press WASHINGTON A pullback in U.S. hiring last month resulting from Hurricanes


Poll: Just 24 percent say US heading right direction

Associated Press WASHINGTON Just 24 percent of Americans believe the country is heading in the


OUT & ABOUT Club Calendar

HUNTER, TRAPPER EDUCATION INFORMATION — Ohio: Call 800-WILDLIFE Pennsylvania: 814-432-3187.


Astros rout Red Sox for 2-0 series lead

Carlos Correa homered, doubled and drove in four runs for Houston.


Annual Women’s Day Celebration set Oct. 22

Annual Women’s Day Celebration set Oct. 22 YOUNGSTOWN Price Memorial AME Zion Church, 920 Dryden


BRIDGE

BRIDGE Q. Neither vulnerable, as South, you hold: xK 2 uJ 3 vA K Q 8 6 5 wA Q 3 Partner opens


Former assistant prosecutor appeals order upholding his firing

State Personel Board of Review upholds prosecutor’s decision to fire Martin Desmond


October is the heart and soul of fall

October brings predictable and noticeable changes to the natural world. Day length shortens, and


Keeping fishing simple

Tinkering with my tackle recently, I noticed evidence of evolution in my choice of lures and fine-


Hell hath no fury

Opinion: By Rick Hodges OtherWords The GOP twice failed to pass health care legislation this year. The


Sign up to vote by Tuesday to have say in Nov. election

Editorial: One month from today, residents of the Mahoning Valley and Ohio once again will have the opportunity


CCW/CHL class

CCW/CHL class Niles The Western Reserve Fish & Game Association, 1058 W. Third St., will have a


A quality education lasts a lifetime

Opinion: Somewhere I read that the mind can absorb only what the seat can endure. The mind is like a sponge:


Growing menace to democracy

Opinion: By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. ROBERTS Andrews McMeel Syndication “You are the only institution


Today’s entertainment picks:

Today’s entertainment picks: v Youngstown Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m.: Tonight’s classical-music


Suspect arrested

Suspect arrested YOUNGSTOWN U.S. Marshals apprehended a man Friday at the ESA Park Apartments on


Births

Births St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Kelsi Wray, Burghill, boy, Oct. 5. Larry and Melinda


Jurors consider fate of woman accused of arson and attempted murder

Nahdia Baker responsible for arson and attempted murder related to East Side drug ring, prosecutors sasy


Drug overdoses

Drug overdoses BOARDMAN Township police arrested two people Thursday on charges related to


Two local men sentenced in federal explosives case

The men planned to buy explosives to crack safes at jewelry stores, feds say


Earnhardt crashes in NASCAR practice

Slick surface contributed


Started in 2012, Manufacturing Day is an annual celebration of modern manufacturing. Manufacturers

Started in 2012, Manufacturing Day is an annual celebration of modern manufacturing. Manufacturers


COLUMBUS DAY

COLUMBUS DAY What’s open/closed A checklist of local, state and federal institutions and local


Cab robber suspects arraigned

For one suspect, he is facing second robbery charge at just 18


Inside the ropes with … Jason Kokrak

Inside the ropes with … Jason Kokrak Friday: The Warren JFK graduate shot a second-round 69 in


MORE HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS

VOLLEYBALL Mineral Ridge 25-25-26, Jackson-Milton 17-20-24 NORTH JACKSON Kate Lesko had 15