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Vindy.com for January 5, 2018
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Stories published January 5, 2018
Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.
New book about Trump flying off local shelves
President Donald Trump’s attorneys attempted to block the release of a new book, “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” which portrays his administration as chaotic and incompetent, but the move may have spurred even more interest in the expose.
A look at public's question on costs of addiction vs. treatment
At recent local forums on the opioid epidemic, members of the public submitted questions they wanted the local media to answer in its reporting.
Jakubec reflects on years on Austintown school board
Two days after his term on the school board ended, Ken Jakubec was seated in a bar stool at Quaker Steak & Lube looking over a chart detailing estimated student enrollment numbers by grade level and program in Austintown schools for the 2018-19 school year.
North Phelps downtown closes Monday for 6-month project
North Phelps Street from West Federal to West Commerce streets will be closed for at least six months beginning Monday.
Oscar-winning filmmaker Haggis accused of rape, sex assault
Oscar-winning filmmaker Haggis accused of rape, sex assault
Prosecutors in pot-friendly states will decide on crackdown
Prosecutors in pot-friendly states will decide on crackdown
Summary of recent criminal activity in Poland and Boardman
A summary of recent criminal activity in Poland and Boardman
Ex-Ohio convention official gets 11 years on child-porn counts
Ex-Ohio convention official gets 11 years on child-porn counts
Republican Ohio treasurer drops out of US Senate race
Republican Ohio treasurer drops out of US Senate race
Antonio Brown among four players to repeat on AP NFL All-Pro team
Antonio Brown among four players to repeat on AP NFL All-Pro Team
US Marshals arrest man on Boardman break-in charge
US Marshals arrest man on Boardman break-in charge
Trump to huddle with Hill's top Republicans at Camp David
Trump to huddle with Hill's top Republicans at Camp David
Ben Vereen apologizes for 'inappropriate conduct' in 2015
Ben Vereen apologizes for 'inappropriate conduct' in 2015
Mega Millions jackpot up to $450M as drawing nears
Mega Millions jackpot up to $450M as drawing nears
Stolen jewels from Venice include 30-carat diamond earrings
Stolen jewels from Venice include 30-carat diamond earrings
Jon Gruden leaves broadcast booth to again coach Raiders
Jon Gruden leaves broadcast booth to again coach Raiders
Dem political newcomer to challenge incumbent US Rep. Bill Johnson
Dem political newcomer to challenge incumbent US Rep. Bill Johnson
Barack Obama to be David Letterman's first Netflix guest
Barack Obama to be David Letterman's first Netflix guest
Puerto Rico governor vetoes bills targeting young offenders
Puerto Rico governor vetoes bills targeting young offenders
Pa. mom sentenced for DUI crash that killed 5-year-old son
Pa. mom sentenced for DUI crash that killed 5-year-old son
Dismembered man’s Ohio wife pleads not guilty in his shooting
Dismembered man’s Ohio wife pleads not guilty in his shooting
Wife of Russian man slain in US meets vet who got his kidney
Wife of Russian man slain in US meets vet who got his kidney
Hard-line cleric says social media fed Iran protests, unrest
Hard-line cleric says social media fed Iran protests, unrest
Boy Scout's Klondike Derby set for Saturday is canceled
Boy Scout's Klondike Derby set for Saturday is canceled
Tyler History Center downtown closed until Tuesday
Tyler History Center downtown closed until Tuesday
Public breakup with Trump costs Bannon a key GOP backer
Public breakup with Trump costs Bannon a key GOP backer
Youngstown man gets 18 months in prison for fondling young relatives
Youngstown man gets 18 months in prison for fondling young relatives
Rare US coins sell for pretty penny at auction in Florida
Rare US coins sell for pretty penny at auction in Florida
Downtown headache: North Phelps Street closed for 6 months beginning Monday
Downtown headache: North Phelps Street closed for 6 months beginning Monday
Lawyer: Ohio man thought TV host directed him to kill mother
Lawyer: Ohio man thought TV host directed him to kill mother
During search for drugs, Youngstown cops find gun and ammo
During search for drugs, Youngstown cops find gun and ammo
Crews clean up area of wreck on I-680
Crews are cleaning up a wreck in the southbound lanes of Interstate 680 involving a medical transport vehicle.
Jaguars donate 1,000 NFL playoff tickets to refugees
Jaguars donate 1,000 NFL playoff tickets to refugees
First snow, now bitter cold disrupts life on East Coast
First snow, now bitter cold disrupts life on East Coast
Koreas will meet for talks next week in small breakthrough
Koreas will meet for talks next week in small breakthrough
Judge orders sex offender treatment for autistic Ohio man
Judge orders sex offender treatment for autistic Ohio man
Fight between brothers in Warren sends one to hospital
Fight between brothers in Warren sends one to hospital
Warren woman attacked, injured outside supermarket
Warren woman attacked, injured outside supermarket
Judge orders treatment for Ohio man fixated on belly buttons
Judge orders treatment for Ohio man fixated on belly buttons
US employers add modest 148,000 jobs; unemployment 4.1 pct.
US employers add modest 148,000 jobs; unemployment 4.1 pct.
AP source: Trump had lawyer urge Sessions not to recuse self
AP source: Trump had lawyer urge Sessions not to recuse self
Local church cancels fish fry today
Local church cancels fish fry today YOUNGSTOWN Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church, 53 Laird
Morse, Hartfield lead YSU men over Milwaukee
The Penguins are 2-0 in the Horizon League for the first time.
Allegiant flies last flight out of Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport
One word was heard again and again from passengers who were checking in for the last Allegiant Air flight out of Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport: disappointment.
On the rebound: YSU bounces back vs. UIC
The Youngstown State women’s basketball team saw across-the-board improvement in its first game of the new year.
Supreme Court reverses decision awarding Canfield councilwoman $2.3 million
The court returned the case to the 7th District Court of Appeals for further proceedings.
O’Shaughnessy goes baseline for Poland’s winning shot
Braeden O’Shaughnessy’s baseline fade-away won it for Poland.
Prosecutor disputes petition filed by fired assistant prosecutor
A court filing asks the administrative judge to dismiss the petition
Boardman family’s musical tradition spans generations
Ed Smrek has passed down music tradition to five children and 10 grandchildren.
Lengyl, Terranova step up for JM in OT
Lengyl’s six points in overtime, including all four free-throw opportunities and a 23-point outburst from Michaelina Terranova helped the Jackson-Milton girls to a 58-52 overtime win
Youngsters get coats to stave off winter’s wrath
A Boardman Township financial firm donated coats to students in four elementary schools.
OSU thumps Iowa to tune up for MSU
The Buckeyes look like they might finally be ready to give top-ranked Michigan State a go on Sunday.
Aaron Sorkin’s ‘Molly’s Game’ is an enjoyable tumble High-stakes gamble
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer Aaron Sorkin has a knack for timing, and not just in the
Paris Hilton’s fiance is Howland High grad
Staff report Chris Zylka, a 2003 Howland High School graduate who stars in HBO’s “The Leftovers,”
Deep freeze that has hit the Mahoning Valley is about to get worse today and Saturday
Temperatures are expected to return to normal Sunday.
Minority Business Assistance Center opens at YBI
The Youngstown Region Minority Business Assistance Center is officially open at the Youngstown Business Incubator.
Tenants allowed back into their apartments Thursday afternoon
The frozen water pipes in Wick Tower Suites that forced occupants from their apartments late Tuesday were repaired by midafternoon Thursday, and tenants were permitted to move back in.
Skeptics raise questions about medication assisted treatment for addiction
Ohio moves forward with plans to certify new MAT prescribers.
Man pleads guilty in Verona Avenue shooting death
Judge R. Scott Krichbaum on Thursday sentenced Kenneth Daniel, 25, to 18 years to life in prison for the death of TreVaughn Bell, 24, who was shot to death in the front yard of his East Side home.
Simeon Booker’s memorial service in D.C.
There will be a memorial service for Simeon Booker at 10 a.m. Jan. 29 at the Washington National Cathedral
Pleaded guilty to robberies and shooting that left man paralyzed
A 13-year prison sentence was given to the juvenile.
METRO DIGEST || ‘Keep the Kids Warm’ collection
‘Keep the Kids Warm’ YOUNGSTOWN Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Youngstown is calling upon
Community helps earn deportation delay for Adi
U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Howland, D-13th, celebrates with Al Adi at Circle Hookah and Bar after learning that Adi would not be deported to Jordan Sunday.
Meet Dr. Robot, your surgeon
Opinion: By Joe Guzzardi Cagle Cartoons Last year, I wrote a number of columns about how tough it is for
Youngstown Mayor Brown scraps raises granted by his predecessor
Opinion: “There’s never a wrong time to make a right decision.” That was the explanation then Youngstown
YEARS AGO FOR JAN. 5
YEARS AGO FOR JAN. 5 Today is Friday, Jan. 5, the fifth day of 2018. There are 360 days left in
The top-selling fiction audiobooks on Audible.com for the most recent one-week sales period:
The top-selling fiction audiobooks on Audible.com for the most recent one-week sales period: v
BUSINESS DIGEST ||
2 Macy’s not on list The local Macy’s stores are not on the list of 11 locations to close this
Selected local stocks
Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Alcoa Inc., .1254.700.20 Aqua America, .71
Agenda Saturday
Agenda Saturday Jackson-Milton school board, 8 a.m., organizational meeting, followed by 8:15 a.m.
Steelers’ line a tribute to Munchak’s approach
Mike Munchak doesn’t live in a bubble. If anything, he makes it a point to avoid it.
After outcry, YouTube star stops posting
After outcry, YouTube star stops posting NEW YORK YouTube star Logan Paul has stepped away from
Surplus food/clothing
Surplus food/clothing East Side Crime Watch, 1001 Oak St., corner of Fruit Street, Youngstown,
Family surprises Vaneks with 50th anniversary party
austintown The children of Joseph B. and Eva C. Vanek of Austintown hosted a surprise party Nov.
Victoria House to celebrate its 12th anniversary
Victoria House Assisted Living in Austintown is celebrating its 12th year in operation. In
Golf benefit funds support diabetes partnership
Many patients who receive care at Ankle & Foot Care Centers suffer from diabetes. The disease,
Canfield Community Briefs
Local Junior Women’s League to meet The GFWC/Ohio Boardman Poland Junior Women’s League will meet
Hilltop second-graders travel around the world
Second-grade students at Hilltop Elementary School took their audience of family, friends and fellow Hilltoppers on a trip around the world during the school’s annual Holidays Around the World program Dec. 19.
Canfield basketball players introduced at rally
By ABBY SLANKER neighbors@vindy.com To kick off the boys and girls Canfield basketball
Austintown Community Briefs
Local Junior Women’s League to meet The GFWC/Ohio Boardman Poland Junior Women’s League will meet
Mad Science at Union Elementary
By ZACK SHIVELY zshively@vindy.com Union Elementary School welcomed two guests from Mad Science
Poland Community Briefs
Local Junior Women’s League to meet The GFWC/Ohio Boardman Poland Junior Women ís League will meet
Boardman Community Briefs
Local Junior Women’s League to meet The GFWC/Ohio Boardman Poland Junior Women ís League will meet
Births
Births St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Courtney Salser and Seth Cook, Youngstown, girl, Jan. 3.
Sessions terminates US policy that allowed legal pot to flourish
Associated Press WASHINGTON The Trump administration threw the burgeoning movement to legalize
CLUB CALENDAR
associations American Business Women’s Association, Tri-Gold Prime Time Chapter, will have a
other developments
In other news Thursday involving Trump or his administration: The Trump administration moved to
Dow 30K? As milestone falls, Trump talks up a new one
Associated Press NEW YORK Not long after the Dow Jones industrial average passed 25,000 points,
Trump-Bannon feud lays bare new fissure in fractious GOP
Associated Press WASHINGTON The acrimony surrounding former White House adviser Steve Bannon’s
SLAIN OHIO FAMILY State opposes reconsideration of autopsy ruling
Associated Press COLUMBUS The Ohio Attorney General’s Office says the state Supreme Court
Georgia guarding against emotional letdown
It took two overtimes for Georgia to finally beat Oklahoma.
Company acquires Huntington Building on Courthouse Square
Company acquires Huntington Building on Courthouse Square
Guns missing
Guns missing YOUNGSTOWN Police reported six guns were taken Wednesday from a home in the 500
Protect pets from perils of deep freeze in Valley
Editorial: Today’s expected wind- chill temperature plunge into the negative 20s continues a brutally long
Champion man sentenced to 13 years in prison for killing Youngstown man
Champion man sentenced to 13 years in prison for killing Youngstown man
Your Voice Ohio | About the group
Your Voice Ohio | About the group Your Voice Mahoning Valley grows from a belief that the people
mahoning county | Indictments
A Mahoning County grand jury handed up indictments Thursday against these people on these charges:
Two more Kmart stores to close this year
Kmarts located at 2100 Niles Cortland Road SE in Howland and 2235 East State St. in Hermitage, Pa. scheduled to close in early April
prep sports at a glance
BOYS BASKETBALL Lakeview 68, Jefferson 47 CORTLAND T.J. Lynch led the Bulldogs with 23 points,
Library makes dog toys for shelters
By ZACK SHIVELY zshively@vindy.com The Austintown library hosted an DIY Dog Toy event on Nov. 15
Cristina Dougher | Nicholas Kachmar
WARREN Cristina Dougher and Nicholas Kachmar were united in marriage Sept. 3 during a ceremony
The Evanses celebrate 50th at Roby Lee’s
NEWTON FALLS Mr. and Mrs. Don Evans of Lake Milton recently celebrated their 50th anniversary
Jenna Pickett | Stephen Magyar
DELAWARE, OHIO Jenna Pickett and Stephen Magyar were married Jan. 7 during a ceremony at 1:30 p.m.
AIS students party for the holidays
Austintown Intermediate School celebrated before break with a winter party in their classrooms on Dec. 22.
CHC second-graders enjoy day with grandparents
By ABBY SLANKER neighbors@vindy.com C.H. Campbell Elementary School second-grade students
Dobbins Elementary students paint for parents
Students at Poland Dobbins Elementary decorated ceramics to give to their parents on Dec. 20.
ASL library lesson helps parents and babies communicate
By ZACK SHIVELY zshively@vindy.com Babies and parents met in the Poland library’s small
Mill Creek has Olde Fashioned Christmas at Lanterman’s Mill
By ZACK SHIVELY zshively@vindy.com Mill Creek Metroparks hosted its annual Olde Fashioned
POLICE BLOTTER
Dec. 16 Domestic violence: Authorities phone booked Joseph A. Turner, 31, of Melrose Avenue,
Mahoning Valley Chapter hosts “Salute to Veterans” meeting
The Mahoning Valley Chapter Sons of the American Revolution gathered at the Manor restaurant in
Cardinal Mooney hosts career day
by ZACK SHIVELY zshively@vindy.com Cardinal Mooney High School dedicated a day to the junior
Stadium Elementary has sing along for the season
Stadium Drive Elementary continued the tradition of their holiday sing along at the school on Dec. 21.
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