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

Lawmakers take on predatory land contracts

Lawmakers take on predatory land contracts


Ginsburg makes 1st public appearance since cancer surgery

Ginsburg makes 1st public appearance since cancer surgery


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YSU's Sally Jr. breaks out on road trip

By BRIAN DZENIS bdzenis@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN John Sally Jr. is John Sally’s son, just not the one that most basketball fans think of when they read the name. But the 6-foot-11-inch center for Youngstown State is related to John Salley, the former NBA player. He’s a cousin on his father’s side – a distant one.


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12 indicted in cocaine bust

By JOE GORMAN jgorman@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN An indictment unsealed Monday in the U.S. Northern District Court of Ohio shows one of 12 people charged with selling cocaine and heroin in Youngstown was a fickle chef.


Crestview High School hosts robotic competition scrimmage Tuesday

Crestview High School hosts robotic competition scrimmage Tuesday


Austintown students learn about US president through painting

Austintown students learn about US president through painting


OH WOW! reopens Wednesday

OH WOW! reopens Wednesday


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Students learn more about George Washington

By JUSTIN DENNIS jdennis@vindy.com AUSTINTOWN The first U.S. president came “alive” for Austintown Middle School students Monday through a history lesson not seen in any book. Led by middle-school history teacher Ron Johnson – garbed in a colonial military uniform with a periwinkle commander’s sash – students learned about the life and character of President George Washington through an allegorical painting by local artist Ray Simon. That painting, titled “Divine Providence,” will appear in the George Washington Presidential Library in Mount Vernon, Va.


Trump campaign takes steps to prevent a challenge within GOP

Trump campaign takes steps to prevent a challenge within GOP


Federal prosecutors subpoena Trump's inaugural committee

Federal prosecutors subpoena Trump's inaugural committee


Senate breaks with Trump on Afghanistan, Syria withdrawal

Senate breaks with Trump on Afghanistan, Syria withdrawal


Pa. man charged in mother’s death says he acted in self-defense

Pa. man charged in mother’s death says he acted in self-defense


VIENNA TRUSTEES | March 4 hearing set for Vienna police Sgt. Sheehy

VIENNA TRUSTEES | Full house for discussion of Sgt. Sheehy


Super Bowl reaches 100.7 million viewers, down from 2018

Super Bowl reaches 100.7 million viewers, down from 2018


Special Howland school board meeting is Wednesday

Special Howland school board meeting is Wednesday


Ohio drops company accused of rigging state contracts

Ohio drops company accused of rigging state contracts


Fifth suspect in shooting death of Crystal Hernandez in custody

Fifth suspect in shooting death of Crystal Hernandez in custody


United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley exceeds goal

United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley exceeds goal


North Side woman faces drug charges after chase

North Side woman faces drug charges after chase


Warren police treating death of man in remote area as possible homicide

Warren police treating death of man in remote area as possible homicide


Struggling Papa John's names activist investor as chairman

Struggling Papa John's names activist investor as chairman


Bond is $50,000 each for two men charged in shooting

Bond is $50,000 each for two men charged in shooting


US prepares to start building portion of Texas border wall

US prepares to start building portion of Texas border wall


Plane breaks apart over California neighborhood, 5 killed

Plane breaks apart over California neighborhood, 5 killed


Lewandowski in town Feb. 26 for Ohio GOP fundraiser

Lewandowski in town Feb. 26 for Ohio GOP fundraiser


Gas driller backs off demand to have Pa. man thrown in jail

Gas driller backs off demand to have man thrown in jail


Valley lawmakers seek to curb predatory land contracts

Valley lawmakers seek end to predatory land contracts


Demonstrators plan Saturday rally at GM HQ in Detroit

Demonstrators plan Saturday rally at GM HQ in Detroit


YPD urges caution when selling items via app

YPD urges caution when selling items via app


Lockup List Monday — Mahoning County jail bookings, releases

Mahoning County Sheriff's Activity


Hume will seek Youngstown Municipal Court judge seat

Hume will seek Youngstown Municipal Court judge seat


Va. governor meets with cabinet amid pressure to resign

Va. governor meets with cabinet amid pressure to resign


Nicholas Street Southeast in Brookfield closed for road work

Nicholas Street Southeast in Brookfield closed for road work


$10M bond set for man accused in shooting of Ohio deputies

$10M bond set for man accused in shooting of Ohio deputies


Super Bowl fans endure long lines leaving Atlanta’s airport

Super Bowl fans endure long lines leaving Atlanta’s airport


Guaido calls for pressure on Venezuela’s Maduro

Guaido calls for pressure on Venezuela’s Maduro


Morales worn in as detective sergeant in YPD

Morales worn in as detective sergeant in YPD


Washington comes alive for Austintown students

Washington comes alive for Austintown students


Groups file federal lawsuit over fracking amendments

Groups file federal lawsuit over fracking amendments


POLL | Should the Mueller Report be made public by acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker?

Should the Mueller Report be made public by acting attorney general, Matthew Whitaker?


UPDATE | 12 indicted by feds for roles in cocaine trafficking

UPDATE | 12 indicted by feds for roles in cocaine trafficking


Warren PD treating discovered body as homicide victim

Warren PD treating discovered body as homicide victim


Firefighters let Y'town house burn to the ground Sunday

Firefighters let Y'town house burn to the ground Sunday


Spring semester enrollment at YSU increases

Spring semester enrollment at YSU increases


GM disputes Canadian auto union’s Super Bowl ad

GM disputes Canadian auto union’s Super Bowl ad


EXCLUSIVE | Portman invites Youngstown mayor to SOTU

EXCLUSIVE | Portman invites Youngstown mayor to SOTU


Super Bowl ads heavy on humor, surprises and ... robots

This year’s Super Bowl ads went heavy on the humor – and surprises


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Valley students earn prizes and perks for model behavior

School officials say positive behavior programs are effective


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Detectives: Trust is must in missing person cases

Detectives: Trust is must in missing person cases


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Pats' D turns Rams into lambs

Pats' D turns Rams into lambs


Paul Newberry: No defending this stinker of a game

This Super Bowl was a hot mess, really no better than a sloppy preseason game.


Trump to pitch unifying vision for nation in annual address

Associated Press WASHINGTON President Donald Trump heads into his State of the Union address


Kent State’s Edelman Super Bowl MVP

Julian Edelman had 10 receptions for 141 yards in the Patriots’ 13-3 win over the Rams.


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Hundreds attend spaghetti dinner to help 9-month-old with birth defect

St. Patrick’s Church, in conjunction with the Youngstown State University Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, hosted the event to help defray costs associated with corrective surgeries, including one next month, that Derek Markley Jr. will need for the condition, noted his mother, Megan Markley of Kinsman.


Rapper 21 Savage in US immigration custody

Rapper 21 Savage in US immigration custody ATLANTA Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage was taken


Agenda Tuesday

Agenda Tuesday Community Development Block Grant Community Development Allocation Program, 6 p.m.,


Births

Births St. Elizabeth boardman hospital Michelle and Adam Hamilton, Youngstown, boy, Feb. 2.


TRUMBULL COURTS

COURTS TRUMBULL COUNTY Marriage licenses Joshua A.G. Penick, 25, of McDonald, and Amber L.


Inside the ropes with … Jason Kokrak

Inside the ropes with … Jason Kokrak Sunday: The Warren JFK graduate shot a 1-over par 72 in the


Nissan’s second thoughts on UK-made SUV add to Brexit worry

British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit strategy took another blow with Nissan’s decision not to build its new SUV in northern England amid continued Brexit uncertainty


1 deputy killed, another wounded in 12-hour standoff in Ohio

Authorities say one sheriff’s deputy has been shot and killed and another wounded during a 12-hour standoff at an apartment complex in Ohio, and a suspect was taken into custody.


COMPLETE CLEFT PALATE At a glance

Some characteristics of Complete Cleft Palate: Cleft palates are abnormal separations of the lip


Blackface debacle stains credibility of Va. governor

Editorial: Washington Post: On Friday night, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam apologized and begged forgiveness for


Resentment fuels today’s politics

Opinion: By Georgie Anne Geyer Andrews McMeel Syndication WASHINGTON Looking around America today, you


GOLF roundup

PHOENIX OPEN Fowler prevails SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Rickie Fowler birdied two of his final four


Cheerful socialist is Dems’ mascot

Opinion: By Michael Reagan Cagle Cartoons Here’s a scary political thought for all Americans. If


Give the gift of life

Editorial: Canton Repository: Sometime within the next few weeks, barring complications, Noah Schumacher will


Man's body found in Warren


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