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As key leaders depart, can the Plan stand
As one city leader wonders how the system now in place would work if CEO Mohip leaves, others have faith that the framework will withstand ...
Stories published March 25, 2018
Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.
Mill Creek gears up for major upgrades
Lanterman's Mill and Ford Nature Center are among ongoing projects.
Somebunny to Love fundraiser benefits rabbits training as therapy pets
Austintown fundraiser assists rabbits in training as therapy animals
Santorum: Student protesters should instead learn CPR
A national discussion that does not focus on 'phony gun laws' is needed, he said
No charges yet in shooting that left 1 dead on S. Side today
A firearm reportedly discharged during a struggle with a woman, reports say
Tech giants partner with Cuyahoga Community College for job programs
Apple, IBM and Microsoft are partnering with a Cleveland-area community college to create better training for information technology jobs.
Stormy: I was threatened to stay mum on Trump affair
Her long anticipated interview aired on CBS tonight
Indians say Brantley will start season on DL
With Michael Brantley not ready, outfielder Tyler Naquin will be on Cleveland’s opening-day roster.
Villanova returns to Final Four with 71-59 win over Texas Tech
Eric Paschall had 12 points and 14 rebounds.
President reshapes staff with Fox News personalities
Trump's affinity for the cable news TV network is well known
Major improvements coming to Mill Creek MetroParks
Lanterman's Mill and Ford Nature Center are two of the biggest projects
Price of regular gasoline increases 7 cents per gallon
The highest price in the nation is $3.54 per gallon in San Francisco
After 6 weeks, 'Black Panther' falls out of 1st place
The film now has established itself as the top-grossing superhero film of all time.
Procession marks start of Holy Week for Christians
Christians in the Mahoning Valley and the world mark a series of holidays leading up to Easter next Sunday
Conflicts prevent 2 lawyers from joining Trump legal team
President insists his legal team remains strong
Police investigate death of man on Hudson Ave.
Shooting death of a man at a home in the 2700 block of Hudson Avenue.
Valley marchers in DC show solidarity with Parkland teens
Less than a year ago, Kira Walker embarked on a weeklong bus trip through the Deep South in which she learned about the civil-rights movement and enduring lessons from that era about tolerance, compassion and civic responsibility.
Rally against gun violence attracts 400 to Wick Park
While an estimated half-million people marched on Washington, D.C. , Saturday to protest gun violence, a smaller but equally passionate group rallied locally to help raise awareness.
Women of safety services honored
Pioneer women are generally thought of as having traveled in covered wagons or buckboards, often wearing long dresses or skirts, helping carry the load of life on the frontier.
Through Kyrsten’s Kloset, girl’s giving nature memorialized
The program was started to honor Kyrsten Studer, who was killed by a drunk driver on April 4, 2003, and who would have been 30 on April 16 this year.
Meet The Vindicator's 2018 winter athletes for 2018
The Vindicator sports staff announced its selection for the top winter athletes 2018.
Struthers mock trial team celebrates 2nd appearance at state competition
Struthers mock trial team wraps a successful season
Is Ryan right about Trump?
Opinion: What will it take for President Donald J. Trump’s hard - core supporters, including many in the
Struthers butcher realizes his dream by continuing the family business
Lightner’s Fresh and Smoked Meats continues family tradition
SATURDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
BOYS BASKETBALL The Trumbull County Coaches Association will hold its 31st annual Basketball
Jazz vocalist from Valley charts two songs
By GUY D’ASTOLFO dastolfo@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Jazz singer Sharon Rae North is getting some
Ghossain’s grows by word of mouth on quality
The long-standing Mahoning Valley business opened a third location this year.
The Vindicator and its staff won 18 awards
Sixty-four daily newspapers submitted 1,922 entries in the contest.
‘Vote them out!’ Marchers demand gun control, new leaders
In a historic groundswell of youth activism, hundreds of thousands of teenagers and their supporters rallied across the U.S. against gun violence Saturday, vowing to transform fear and grief into a “vote-them-out” movement and tougher laws against weapons and ammo.
As key leaders depart, can the Plan stand
As one city leader wonders how the system now in place would work if CEO Mohip leaves, others have faith that the framework will withstand any departures. And a state spokesman said new Distress Commission members are being determined, and If Mohip decides to leave, the new commission will choose a new CEO.
Editorial unfairly blasted ex-Superintendent Webb
Opinion: Editorial unfairly blasted ex-Superintendent Webb With regard to your recent editorial “Detractors
Teachers should not be armed
Opinion: There was yet another school shooting last week – this one in Maryland. A school resource officer
JACK LOEW March BOXING SHOW
JACK LOEW March BOXING SHOW SATURDAY ST. LUCY’S PALERMO BANQUET CENTER CAMPBELL RESULTS
ON THE ALLEYS | Area BOWLING LEAGUE SCORES
amron lanes Amron Wednesday Seniors — Neil Guerrieri 237-691, Al Yakimoff 277-671, John Greene
TV/RADIO
TV/RADIO TODAY 10 a.m. (GC) Golf: PGA Tour WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. 10 a.m. (NBCSN)
SATURDAY AROUND THE NBA
Rockets 114, Pelicans 91 HOUSTON James Harden scored 27 points in three quarters and the
SWIMMING GIA DIRENZO Fitch Falcons
The 2008 Summer Olympics created Gia DiRenzo’s passion for swimming. “I was watching them swim
BOWLING SETH DUNN Lakeview Bulldogs
It was an up-and-down bowling season for Lakeview’s Seth Dunn. Dunn started the season well, but
Associated Press
Associated Press WASHINGTON President Ronald Reagan once likened trade wars to the pie fights
METRO DIGEST || MLK luncheon set
MLK luncheon set YOUNGSTOWN The Martin Luther King Jr. Planning Committee of the Mahoning Valley
NHL ROUNDUP | Saturday’s games
Blues 2, Blue Jackets 1 COLUMBUS Jake Allen made 33 saves, Alexander Steen scored on St. Louis’
Blood Drives
Blood Drives today Elks Lodge 305, 824 E. State St., Salem, noon to 5 p.m. Trumbull Regional
French praise policeman in hostage swap
Associated Press TREBES, France The French police officer who swapped places with a female
Mahoning Valley Race Course | Saturday’s results
POST TIME: 12:15 p.m. RACE 1 $22,100 - 3 yo, 1M, MSW 2 My Aunt Beth (Oliveros, C.) $3.00 $2.20
Q. My credit is very bad because I let a family member take over payments on my car in 2017. My
Q. My credit is very bad because I let a family member take over payments on my car in 2017. My
BASKETBALL DAYSHANETTE HARRIS Ursuline Fighting Irish
Like a lot of high school basketball players in Ohio, Dayshanette Harris looks up to — and compares
Facebook confronts loss of trust
Associated Press CHICAGO It’s a scandal of privacy, politics and an essential ingredient of
Scott Hamilton will visit Covelli Center for fundraiser
Skater to emcee cancer fundraiser Staff report YOUNGSTOWN The Skating Club of Greater
Today’s entertainment picks:
Today’s entertainment picks: v “The Last Five Years,” 3 p.m.: It’s the last chance to catch this
BASKETBALL BraedEn O’Shaughnessy Poland Bulldogs
The season didn’t go as expected for the Poland boys basketball team. The Bulldogs were knocked
NEWSMAKERS
NEWSMAKERS Movie academy chief denies engaging in sexual misconduct LOS ANGELES The president
LIMELIGHTS, CAREER PATHS
PROMOTED Home Savings has announced the promotion of Ken Ballway to senior vice president, deputy
Don’t write off paper bank statements just yet
By SPENCER TIERNEY NerdWallet Electronic bank statements have virtues – saving trees, keeping
WRESTLING Jack DelGarbino Girard Indians
In less than a minute, Jack DelGarbino become a state champion. The Girard heavyweight capped a
Five tips for last-minute business tax filers
By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG AP Business Writer NEW YORK Business owners can find it a tall order
So long, farewell
1. Which actual event sparked the script that concluded the series version of “M*A*S*H”? 2. Which
BOWLING JENNY REEBEL Hubbard Eagles
Many student-athletes would be happy to reach state once in their high school careers. Hubbard
TRUMBULL COURTS
COURTS TRUMBULL COUNTY Docket Everbank v. Clair L. Roush Jr. et al, foreclosure. Cavalry SPV
Q. I work as a public-address announcer, so my voice is essential for my job. My asthma inhaler,
Q. I work as a public-address announcer, so my voice is essential for my job. My asthma inhaler,
Senior menu
Easter Seals offers hot, nutritious meals weekdays in Columbiana and Mahoning counties for people 60
Agenda Monday
Agenda Monday Austintown Township trustees, noon, township trustees, 82 Ohltown Road. Boardman
Time to lift veil of secrecy from Ohio’s jobs initiative
Editorial: For seven years, JobsOhio, the state’s privatized economic- development endeavor, has been shielded
Democrats’ budget priorities are winning
Associated Press WASHINGTON Under President Barack Obama and a GOP-controlled Congress, Capitol
SWIMMING KYLE KIMERER Boardman Spartans
It takes so much dedication and perseverance to qualify for the state swimming meet three times.
Someone had to lead first
Opinion: A few new restaurants will be giving it a go in downtown Youngstown in upcoming weeks, and the
TRAVEL DIGEST || Greatest business trip: Marco Polo or man on moon?
Greatest business trip: Marco Polo or man on moon? Business travelers are getting their own March
YEARS AGO FOR MARCH 25
Today is Palm Sunday, March 25, the 84th day of 2018. There are 281 days left in the year.
When I began reading “The 9 Words Parents Should Never Say to Their Kids” (January 5,
When I began reading “The 9 Words Parents Should Never Say to Their Kids” (January 5, 2018,
Lake visitor bureaus partner for contest
Staff report The seven visitors’ bureaus along Ohio’s north coast have partnered to give away a
Lawrence county Women’s Conference features several speakers
Staff report ELLWOOD CITY, PA The 2018 Lawrence County Women’s Conference recently took place at
Services set for former Georgia governor, senator
Associated Press ATLANTA Funeral arrangements for former Georgia Gov. Zell Miller have been
In Tennessee, music is being made deep below Earth’s surface
By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press MCMINNVILLE, Tenn. By the time Nashville songwriter Travis
Lara Lillibridge penns book coming in April
Lara Lillibridge penns book coming in April CLEVELAND Lara Lillibridge is an author from the
BUSINESS DIGEST || Webinar series
Webinar series YOUNGSTOWN America Makes, 3Diligent and NIST-MEP will have a webinar from 1 to 3
Official: Bombing suspect called himself psychopath
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas The suspected Austin bomber called himself a “psychopath” in a
For the Week of Sunday, March 25, 2018
Carla J. Moser-Flatley to Thomas J. Rush IV et al, Unity Road, New Springfield, $150,000. SNTT
sGOLF roundup
PGA Justin Thomas closes in on number one AUSTIN, TEXAS Justin Thomas was on antibiotics when