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

Portman, Brown sent letter to Barra asking for answers by Dec. 21

As part of their ongoing efforts to save the General Motors Lordstown assembly plant, U.S. Sens. Rob Portman, R-Cincinnati, and Sherrod Brown, D-Cleveland, on Tuesday sent a letter to GM CEO Mary Barra asking her to answer questions about the future of the plant.


Trumbull returning to paper ballots next year

The Trumbull County Board of Elections voted to switch from its electronic, touch-screen voting system to a “deliberately low-tech” and less expensive paper-ballot system for its next election in May.


Y'town single federal grant recipient invited to Washington

Youngstown was the only federal grant recipient invited to a Tuesday ceremony in the U.S. capital, during which U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced $1.5 billion in discretionary funding for 91 infrastructure projects.


32 Mahoning, Trumbull infrastructure projects getting state funding

Thirty-two infrastructure projects in Mahoning and Trumbull counties are set to receive more than $11 million in Ohio Public Works Commission funding next year.


Austintown unveils drug enforcement drone

Austintown unveils drug enforcement drone


Visions of Lowellville’s future dreamed up by YSU marketing students

Visions of Lowellville’s future dreamed up by YSU marketing students


Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow asylum ban

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow asylum ban


Some Jimmy Dean sausage being recalled for having metal

Some Jimmy Dean sausage being recalled for having metal


Cavs' Thompson could miss month with sprained left foot

Cavs' Thompson could miss month with sprained left foot


California man accused of killing dog that peed on yard

California man accused of killing dog that peed on yard


Strasbourg, France shooting: 2 dead, up to 8 wounded

Strasbourg, France shooting: 2 dead, up to 8 wounded


Struthers council meeting set for Wednesday is canceled

Struthers council meeting set for Wednesday is canceled


Gunman kills 4, then himself, after Mass at Brazil cathedral

Gunman kills 4, then himself, after Mass at Brazil cathedral


Atlantic City mayor, councilman plead not guilty in brawl

Atlantic City mayor, councilman plead not guilty in brawl


Livestock mortality composting discussion is Friday

Livestock mortality composting discussion is Friday


Study finds female-led films outperform male ones

Study finds female-led films outperform male ones


Canadian ex-diplomat detained in China, official confirms

Canadian ex-diplomat detained in China, official confirms


Ohioans turn over 45,000 pounds of prescription drugs

Ohioans turn over 45,000 pounds of prescription drugs


Feds: Ohio plot suspect praised Dylann Roof, Columbine killers

Feds: Ohio plot suspect praised Dylann Roof, Columbine killers


Vikings fire OC DeFilippo after another flat performance

Vikings fire OC DeFilippo after another flat performance


Trump bickers with Dem leaders, threatens gov't shutdown

Trump bickers with Dem leaders, threatens gov't shutdown


UK's May to go to Ireland for more Brexit talks

UK's May to go to Ireland for more Brexit talks


Columbus Council OKs ticket taxes to fund arts, arena repairs

Columbus Council OKs ticket taxes to fund arts, arena repairs


Police charge truck driver who struck Pa. firefighter with DUI

Police charge truck driver who struck Pa. firefighter with DUI


Jury selection starts in Pa. trial of 2 charged with killing DJ

Jury selection starts in Pa. trial of 2 charged with killing DJ


Facing pressure, McConnell agrees to criminal justice vote

Facing pressure, McConnell agrees to criminal justice vote


Lawyer: Finish investigation involving Trumbull engineer, planning commission director

Lawyer: Finish investigation involving Trumbull engineer, planning commission director


Lockup List Tuesday — Mahoning County jail bookings, releases

Mahoning County Sheriff's Activity


Trumbull elections board switches to paper-ballot system

Trumbull elections board switches to paper-ballot system


Suspected Austintown bank robber arrested

Suspected Austintown bank robber arrested

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UPDATE | Pelosi: Trump thinks Mexico will pay for wall

Pelosi: Trump thinks Mexico will pay for wall


Pennsylvania urged to crack down on drug-benefit managers

Pennsylvania urged to crack down on drug-benefit managers


Doctors recommend nearly 2,000 in Ohio medical marijuana registry

Doctors recommend nearly 2,000 in Ohio medical marijuana registry


China, US discuss plans for trade talks

China, US discuss plans for trade talks


UPDATE | Jury gives white nationalist life in prison

Jury resumes deliberations on white nationalist's sentence


Boardman man faces charges after assault of ex-girlfriend

Boardman man faces charges after assault of ex-girlfriend


Man charged with assaulting his mother

Man charged with assaulting his mother


CBS meeting adjourns without discussing Moonves scandal

CBS meeting adjourns without discussing Moonves scandal


Investigators travel to Cleveland to talk to mom of dead children

Investigators travel to Cleveland to talk to mom of dead children


4 journalists and a newspaper are Time's Person of the Year

4 journalists and a newspaper are Time's Person of the Year


Google CEO faces House grilling today on breach, China censorship

Google CEO faces House grilling on breach, China censorship


5 missing Marines declared dead in warplanes crash off Japan

5 missing Marines declared dead in warplanes crash off Japan


Cleveland police issue warrants after man’s body found under concrete

Cleveland police issue warrants after man’s body found under concrete


Trump says many candidates are vying for chief of staff job

Trump says many candidates are vying for chief of staff job


YSU has slump to beat

Penguins’ long-range shooting needs a boost


Phantoms president wants team to have bigger Valley presence

Hockey players reaching out to younger fans


Mooney family shares memories of York

Kindness, charity moments recalled


FLYING START

Addition of Vuletich ignites W. Reserve to winning streak


youngstown City man draws 23-years-to-life sentence for murder

Investigators believe Oscar Caywood, 32, was still alive when Earl Charity, 32, and Juan Phillips, 34, slashed and stabbed the man repeatedly.


Smoke detectors were working at fatal Sunday fire

City law requires smoke detectors in residences, but they are only the first line of defense for surviving fires.


Legislation aimed at curbing land contract abuses gains ground

The legislation would require interior and exterior inspections before a property could be sold under a land installment contract.


Warren cops have busy weekend of seizing crack pipes, drugs, saving overdose victims

Warren cops have busy weekend of seizing crack pipes, drugs, saving overdose victims


Hubbard officer risks his safety to rescue dog from icy pond

Hubbard officer risks his safety to rescue dog from icy pond


Attorneys for former assistant county prosecutor say recent filings smack of a “cover-up.”

Attorneys for former assistant county prosecutor Martin Desmond say recent filings smack of a “cover-up.”


SAMANTHA PHILLIPS | THE VINDICATOR

SAMANTHA PHILLIPS | THE VINDICATOR Kim Quinlan has volunteered with the Blott Holiday Kids


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Cosmetic, reconstructive surgeries boosts self esteem

Brought to you by MERCY HEALTH The mission of Mercy Health has remained steadfast since the


Natural Alternatives for depression

Natural Alternatives for depression BOARDMAN Ohio Naturopathic Wellness Center, 755 Boardman-


Steelers’ playoff hopes iffy after pratfall in Oakland

3 defensive collapses have knocked Steelers from home-field advantage race


Mahoning Valley Race Course

MONDAY’S RESULTS RACE 1 $10,100 - 3 yo’s & up, 1M, CLM $4,000 2 Seeya When I Seeya (Mojica, O.)


YEARS AGO FOR DEC. 11

Today is Tuesday, Dec. 11, the 345th day of 2018. There are 20 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED


Ohio man pleads guilty in fatal shootings of 2 women

Associated Press HAMILTON A man accused of fatally shooting two women before shooting himself


Bulldoze the ‘blue wall of silence’ to end police killings of black men

Opinion: WASHINGTON This just in: Black men are still being killed by police officers for no good reason.


Agenda Wednesday

Agenda Wednesday Lowellville school board, special meeting, 6 p.m., library, 52 Rocket Place,


Teacher backs off ban on ‘Large Afros’

Associated Press CINCINNATI A middle-school music teacher apologized Monday and backed off his


Live music performances on television shows this week include:

Live music performances on television shows this week include: v Smashing Pumpkins: Tuesday on


French president breaks silence on protests

French President Emmanuel Macron tried to reassert control over a nation wracked by increasingly violent protests with offers of tax relief for struggling workers and pensioners – and an exceptional admission Monday that “I might have hurt people with my words.”


Lessons from Tijuana

Opinion: By Jasmine Aguilera OtherWords President Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric hasn’t just


GOP lawmakers in Ohio should change their focus

Editorial: Ohio’s Republican Gov. John R. Kasich deserves credit for reining in the GOP-controlled General


Trump mulls list for chief of staff post

Associated Press WASHINGTON Wanted: Top aide to most powerful leader in world. Chief


Covelli to partner with Toys for Tots

Covelli to partner with Toys for Tots WARREN Covelli Enterprises, Panera Bread’s largest


Illegal guns flood Chicago neighborood

The Auburn Gresham neighborhood is flooded with illegal guns: .40-caliber pistols, .380 semi- automatics, .38-caliber revolvers.


worth a look

editor’s note The Reunions & Class Notes column that formerly was published Tuesdays will now be


oddly enough

oddly enough Cheesecake giveaway in Virginia clogs roads, draws crowds – and police ARLINGTON,


SAMANTHA PHILLIPS | THE VINDICATOR

SAMANTHA PHILLIPS | THE VINDICATOR Community volunteers wrap gifts for more than 89 Blott Guy


2 Ohioans charged with plotting large-scale attacks

Associated Press TOLEDO Federal authorities said Monday they have charged two people involved in


Holiday services

Holiday services The Vindicator will publish a listing of area services open to the public in


BIRTHS

Births St. Elizabeth boardman hospital Dean and Courtney Fitz, Cortland, boy, Dec. 7.


Trumbull engineer asks to talk to planning commission today

Trumbull engineer asks to talk to planning commission today


Brother, sister killed in crash after fleeing traffic stop

Associated Press COLUMBUS Authorities say a brother and sister were the two people killed when


Protesters disrupt US fossil-fuel event

Protesters disrupted a U.S. government event at United Nations climate talks Monday, criticizing the Trump administration’s policy of backing the extraction of fossil fuels that contribute to global warming.


Girard will seek EPA funding to clean up Leatherworks site

Girard will seek EPA funding to clean up Leatherworks site


Justices reject appeal over Planned Parenthood

Associated Press WASHINGTON The Supreme Court on Monday avoided a high-profile case by rejecting


Police: Pa. woman raped by stranger in Austintown

A 29-year-old Austintown man is in the Mahoning County jail on a $250,000 bond after the Monday encounter.


Bucks beat Cavs without Giannis

Milwaukee was without their star forward, but still won in a blowout.


Mercy Health says current Warren hospital site ‘will remain’ important

Mercy Health says current Warren hospital site ‘will remain’ important


Brexit deal in turmoil as vote delayed

Facing almost certain defeat, British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday postponed a vote in Parliament on her Brexit deal, saying she would go back to European Union leaders to seek changes to the divorce agreement.


CONTRIBUTED photo

CONTRIBUTED photo Hubbard Sgt. Bill Fisher rescued Jake, above, after the dog fell into an ice-


LATEST LINE

LATEST LINE NFL Thursday Favorite Points (O/U) Underdog KANSAS CITY 3 (53) LA


Robbery charge

Robbery charge WARREN Marquis R. Cambridge, 24, of Maplewood Court, Youngstown, was arraigned


Baines ascends to HOF despite numbers

White Sox owner boosts his election


Brash Browns hold onto playoff hopes

Postseason chances are slim despite team’s resurgence


Blocked FG try ignites Seahawks victory

Vikings failed twice for in fourth quarter drives


DeSmith leads Penguins to shootout win

Guentzel scores game-winner in tiebreaker finale


SPORTS digest

Gonda named OAC Swimmer of the Week Austintown Mount Union’s swimming and diving student-


MONDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS AT A GLANCE

GIRLS BASKETBALL Boardman 80, Lakeside 33 SAYBROOK Raegan Burkey scored 30 points to lead


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