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Stories published October 25, 2018

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

State lawmakers optimistic after Detroit talks with GM leaders

Valley lawmakers who traveled to Detroit this week to meet with General Motors executives left the meeting feeling optimistic that, at the very least, dialogue will continue with the automaker about the future of the GM Lordstown plant.


2 former Extrudex execs indicted in coverup of death details

Two former Extrudex Aluminum executives are accused in a federal indictment of covering up circumstances in the death of one worker caused by unsafe machinery.


Aqua Ohio rate increases will be smaller than expected

Aqua Ohio announced today water rate increases planned for each of the next three years will be slightly smaller than expected.


Vision Property Mgmt. wants case moved to federal court

A lawsuit alleging a land contract company has been engaging in fraudulent and criminal activity in Youngstown may be moved to federal court.


Investigators dig for bomb motive, warn more could be found

Investigators dig for bomb motive, warn more could be found


Chevy Cruze earns Consumer Reports reliability recommendation

Chevy Cruze earns Consumer Reports reliability recommendation


UPDATE | Man found shot to death in an Imperial Street home

Police are investigating a homicide in the 400 block of Imperial Street


Food pantry opens next week at Volney Rogers School

Food pantry opens next week at Volney Rogers School


Government ranks 18 US volcanoes as ‘very high threat’

Government scientists are classifying 18 U.S. volcanoes as a “very high threat” because of what’s been happening inside them and how close they are to people.


Pressed Coffee to open in Poland library Monday

Pressed Coffee to open in Poland library Monday


James Karen, 'Mr. Teague' of 'Poltergeist,' is dead at 94

James Karen, 'Mr. Teague' of 'Poltergeist,' is dead at 94


Thomases donate $1.5 million to YSU economics professorship

Thomases donate $1.5 million to YSU economics professorship


Sears suppliers haunted by ghost of Toys R Us

Sears suppliers haunted by ghost of Toys R Us


Feds say man planned overseas terrorist training trip

Feds say man planned overseas terrorist training trip


Two Extrudex execs indicted in worker's death probe

Two Extrudex execs indicted in worker's death probe


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Land contract lawsuit may be moved to federal court

Land Contract lawsuit may be moved to federal court


Crash kills 2 men repairing power lines downed by hurricane

Crash kills 2 men repairing power lines downed by hurricane


Lockup List Thursday — Mahoning County jail bookings, releases

Mahoning County Sheriff's Activity


UK police hunt shoplifter who looks like David Schwimmer

UK police hunt shoplifter who looks like David Schwimmer


Ice-T arrested after failing to pay bridge toll

Ice-T arrested after failing to pay bridge toll


Kelly absent from show following blackface comments

Kelly absent from show following blackface comments


City OKs $50K for former church near chill-can factory site

City OKs $50K for former church near chill-can factory site


Valley lawmakers go to GM headquarters to talk about Lordstown

Valley lawmakers go to GM headquarters to talk about Lordstown


Dog in shelter's care for 4 years gets many adoption offers

Dog in shelter's care for 4 years gets many adoption offers


Market Street dollar store broken into again

Market Street dollar store broken into again


10 Things to Know for Today

10 Things to Know for Today


US durable goods orders edged up modest 0.8 percent

US durable goods orders edged up modest 0.8 percent


Ford recalls nearly 1.5M Focuses because engines can stall

Ford recalls nearly 1.5M Focuses because engines can stall


High fuel costs cut sharply into American Airlines profit

High fuel costs cut sharply into American Airlines profit


Man leaves unsecured AR-15 in garage. What happened next was predictable.

Man leaves unsecured AR-15 in garage. What happened next was predictable.


MAIL BOMBS | FBI confirms likeness among suspicious packages

Packages to De Niro, Biden seized, similar to pipe bombs


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Developer of East Side chill-can plant to meet with city officials today

Getting Youngstown chill-can plant up and running is developer’s ‘top priority’


Springfield, Salem to meet in volleyball district final

Springfield outlasted Crestview in five games and Salem swept Mineral Ridge.


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Local officials tour new Lordstown Energy Center

“This is a great day for the Mahoning Valley,” said Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber President/CEO James Dignan


Western Reserve earns second shot at Wellsville

Blue Devils sweep Blue Jays in semifinals.


Boardman’s chances few and far between against Jackson

Massillon Jackson mastered the art of creating opportunities and preventing Boardman from getting those same chances.


MVSD chief engineer resigns after harassment allegations

Chief Engineer Ramesh Kashinkunti of the Mahoning Valley Sanitary District, accused of sexual harassment by two female employees, has resigned.

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Live racing returns Friday to the Valley

Mahoning Valley Race Course opens Friday for the 2018-19 racing season.


Ohio Supreme Court accepts Youngstown Plan appeal

‘If it’s the right thing to do, it will withstand the test of time and appeals,’ YSU President Jim Tressel said.


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Price, Martinez help Red Sox take 2-0 lead

The Dodgers’ David Freese tags out Red Sox runner Mookie Betts in the first inning of Game 2 of the World Series on Wednesday in Boston. The Red Sox scored three runs in the fifth to top the Dodgers 4-2 and take a 2-0 series lead.


Grudges and grievances dominate Struthers City Council meeting

During what would otherwise have been an unremarkable council meeting, tensions that had been heating up between various individuals and factions reached a boiling point.


Fitch students lunch, connect with vets

More than 30 veterans shared their stories with Austintown high schoolers Wednesday.


Salem theater presents ‘Toxic Avenger’ musical

Last year it was blood. This year it’s toxic sludge.


Warren Philharmonic to spotlight the greats

The Warren Philharmonic Orchestra’s fall concert, titled “Secrets and Treasures!,” will take place this weekend.


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Rocktopia with Dee Snider rolls into Powers Auditorium

Classical with a twist


YSU Theater’s ‘Addams Family’ has talented cast

Halloween is almost here and Youngstown State University Theater is celebrating in classic fashion with “The Addams Family” musical.


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Spend Halloween with Alice Cooper

If You Go What: Alice Cooper When: 8 p.m. Saturday Where: Packard Music Hall, 1703 Mahoning


Branch Street Coffee no longer coming to downtown DoubleTree hotel

‘I just think it’s best for us at this time to move forward with our business,’ Branch Street owner Matt Campbell said


Prosecutors: Ex-recovery center owner caught with steroids, cocaine

Ryan P. Sheridan, of Leetonia, the former owner of Braking Point Recovery Center, is charged with 14 felony drug possession counts and one misdemeanor count


METRO DIGEST || Why motion failed

Why motion failed WARREN Trumbull County Commissioner Dan Polivka says he did not provide the


METRO DIGEST || Eviction hearing is rescheduled

An eviction hearing tied to a land-contract dispute was canceled Tuesday for a client of Community Legal Aid, a nonprofit law firm that sued Vision Property Management of South Carolina last week.


Republican challenges longtime Trumbull commissioner Fuda in general election

Republican challenges longtime Trumbull commissioner Fuda in general election


Campbell administration reaches tentative pact with police union

The agreement is with the union’s ranking officers.


Man gets extra year for violating bond

He was arrested in Liberty while awaiting sentencing.


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DeWine says state will do even better if he’s elected

Mike DeWine, Republican gubernatorial nominee, says the state has moved in the right direction in the last eight years under GOP leadership and he’s prepared to do even better if elected Nov. 6.


US on alert as bombs target Dems, CNN

Pipe bombs packed with shards of glass were intercepted en route to several prominent Democrats, including Hillary Clinton and former President Barack Obama, in an unnerving wave that deepened political tensions and fears two weeks before national midterm elections.


Man sentenced to 15 months for chase

Sentence agreed upon by attorneys


Officials seize ’cloned’ emergency responder radios

Officials have seized radios cloned from a stolen police radio that could have disrupted emergency communications and endangered lives, a sheriff said Wednesday.


Trump decries violence but calls on media to end ‘hostility’

President Donald Trump decried the threat of political violence and called on the media to end its “hostility” on Wednesday, hours after authorities intercepted bombs sent to a news network and prominent Democrats who have been the targets of some of his sharpest barbs.


SPORTS digest

Ex-OSU assistant pleads guilty to lesser charge COLUMBUS Fired Ohio State assistant football


BUSINESS DIGEST || Giant Eagle issues recall on pasta salad

Giant Eagle issues recall on pasta salad PITTSBURGH Giant Eagle Inc. announced it is recalling


AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY US brands falter in reliability survey

Associated Press DETROIT U.S. auto companies such as General Motors, Tesla and Ford faltered


NIGHTLIFE

BirdFish Brewing Co., 16 S. Main St., Columbiana Fri: Idris Phillips and Katie O’Neill, 7 p.m.


Claudia Hoerig is charged with the 2007 killing her husband

Claudia Hoerig’s bid to have a murder charge against her dropped was dismissed in federal court


It’s ‘Rocky Horror’ time again

What would Halloween be without “The Rocky Horror Show”? Staging the always bizarre rock musical –


Are supplements really necessary?

There is a growing consensus among health professionals that most people don’t need vitamin


NEW THIS WEEK

NEW THIS WEEK Hunter Killer (R) An untested American submarine captain teams with U.S. Navy


ODDLY ENOUGH

ODDLY ENOUGH Restaurant offers free steak tips for tips on burglar RAYMOND, N.H. A New


Village has 10 years to pay drivers in traffic camera case

A judge will allow an Ohio village 10 years to refund an estimated $3.2 million collected from drivers for speeding citations from automated camera.


Foundation to host Monster Dash

Staff report HOWLAND Shepherd of the Valley, 4100 North River Road NE, will host its Monster


YEARS AGO FOR OCT. 25

Today is Thursday, Oct. 25, the 298th day of 2018. There are 67 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED


Campbell mayor helps cops apprehend fleeing suspect

The chase wound through a number of Campbell streets and a front yard


Agenda Friday

Agenda Friday Community Engagement Standing Committee to the Board of Park Commissioners of Mill


Assassin bugs are soldiers of the garden

By Stephanie Hughes OSU Ext. master gardener volunteer Assassin bugs are the first line of


Storing winter squash

Storing winter squash If harvested at the right time, winter squash can last throughout the


BOTANICAL MORNINGS

BOTANICAL MORNINGS When: Friday, 9-10 a.m. What: Discover the progress of seasons. Where:


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Memories of fall on the farm

Recalling childhood of pressed leaves, corn husk dolls, fried pumpkin blooms and nuts


Court rules for investors in VW diesel suit

Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany A court in Stuttgart, Germany, ruled Volkswagen’s main


Still time to save seed

Still time to save seed Saving seeds is an important part of gardening with heirloom plants,


Church is taking orders for ham loaves

Church is taking orders for ham loaves GIRARD Girard First United Methodist Church, 22 N. Market


BEST BETS ON TV

“Legacies” (9 p.m., THE CW): For the last decade, the heroes and villains of “The Vampire Diaries”


Births

Births St. Elizabeth boardman hospital Michael and Janine Boone, Lowellville, boy, Oct. 23.


MORE PREP RESULTS FROM WEDNESDAY

GIRLS SOCCER TOURNAMENT SCORES & SCHEDULES DIVISION I Oct. 15 Boardman 11, Canton


WTG

Thursday Lectures Johnathan Farris on the Effect of Japanese culture on Western art and design,


TRICK OR TREAT | Local hours

A listing of Halloween events and trick-or-treating times as submitted to The Vindicator. All trick-


Net loss: Cavaliers stay winless

The Cavaliers are 0-4 for the first time since losing their first five games in 2003-04 when James was a rookie.


WEDNESDAY’S OTHER NBA GAMES

Jazz 100, Rockets 89 HOUSTON Donovan Mitchell scored 38 points to lead Utah over Houston Rockets


Selected local stocks

Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Alcoa Inc., 34.20-3.12 Aqua America, .20


Recruiting insiders convicted in college basketball corruption case

A federal jury in Manhattan found former Adidas executive James Gatto, business manager Christian Dawkins and amateur league director Merl Code guilty of fraud charges.


CD RATES

CD RATES The table shows the annual percentage yield as of Wednesday. All yields given in percent.


Mayfield still baffled by non-call

The explanation didn’t make any sense at the time. Days later, Baker Mayfield remains baffled.


NFL ROUNDUP More news & notes

Broncos cut Chad Kelly a day after trespassing arrest ENGLEWOOD, Colo. Chad Kelly’s short stint


Ohio company faked accounts, misused funds, says FCC

Associated Press TOLEDO A telecommunications company faces a potential $63 million fine for


These are poor bug repellents

Q. Will hedge apples really get rid of spiders in my home? If so, how should I use them? Natalie


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