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Stories published February 24, 2019

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

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60 mph gusts whip Valley

60 mph gusts whip Valley


Consumer goods companies preparing for climate change impact

Consumer goods companies preparing for climate change impact


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Community, Girard cops connect at Coffee with a Cop

Community, Girard cops mingle at Coffee with a Cop


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Unitarian church dedicates Black Lives Matter banner

Unitarian church dedicates Black Lives Matter banner


Sheriff: 2 bodies recovered from Texas plane crash site

Sheriff: 2 bodies recovered from Texas plane crash site


Congress mulls cap on what Medicare enrollees pay for drugs

Congress mulls cap on what Medicare enrollees pay for drugs


Average US price of gas jumps 10 cents per gallon, to $2.44

Average US price of gas jumps 10 cents per gallon, to $2.44


STORM UPDATE: Route 534 reopens; wind advisory remains till 7 a.m. Monday

STORM UPDATE: Route 534 reopens; wind advisory remains till 7 a.m. Monday


'How to Train Your Dragon' tops Oscar weekend with $55.5M

'How to Train Your Dragon' tops Oscar weekend with $55.5M


Trees downed by high winds close state Route 534

Trees downed by high winds close state Route 534


ODOT wants OK for variable speed limits based on conditions

ODOT wants OK for variable speed limits based on conditions


North Side church hangs Black Lives Matter banner

The action comes in the aftermath of an officer-involved killing of a black man in Niles last month


About 9,000 without power after wind storm socks Valley

Struthers was particularly hard hit.


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Ohio baby with heart condition outlives expectations

Ohio baby with heart condition outlives expectations


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Area basketball leaders

Area basketball leaders


R. Kelly still jailed in lieu of bond payment

R. Kelly still jailed in lieu of bond payment


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YSU Dance Ensemble to present concert

YSU Dance Ensemble to present concert


Pope vows to end abuse cover-ups but victims disappointed

Pope vows to end abuse cover-ups but victims disappointed


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Judge Jones honored with Diamond award

Retired federal judge Nathaniel R. Jones is presented the 2019 Black Diamond Legacy Award on Saturday by the Youngstown Chapter of The Links Inc., a service organization for professional women of color. From left are Ruthie King, Judge Jones, Margie Staples and Monica Hoskins- Vann.


Seven Canfield wrestlers win sectional titles

The Cardinals qualified 13 wrestlers to districts.


FirstEnergy prepares for wind up to 50 mph

The utility also offers tips for customers to survive the storm.


Hughes helps Wright State blow out YSU

Loudon Love had a career-high 26 points and Mark Hughes added 14.


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Girard plans to renovate gym built in 1930s

The city is in the early stages of the renovation.


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Along came Jones: YSU wins women’s pentathlon

The Horizon League Indoor Championships conclude today at the WATTS.


New Firehouse Subs in Boardman shop supports first-responders

Of the more than 1,155 Firehouse Subs in 48 states, one has located in Boardman.


SATURDAY’s PREP SPORTS AT A GLANCE

SWIMMING DIVISION I Boardman’s Basista finishes eighth in Ohio CANTON At C.T. Branin


Love powers Cavaliers with season-high 32

Kevin Love scored a season-high 32 points and Cedi Osman hit a go-ahead 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter.


YEARS AGO FOR FEB. 24

Today is Sunday, Feb. 24, the 55th day of 2019. There are 310 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED


MILESTONES

An Ohio State University Extension nutrition educator has received national honors.


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Youngstown's North Side perking up, surprising some

Customers enjoy the casual atmosphere in Cultivate, a co-op cafe, which sits in the area now known the Elm Street Corridor, where owners are trying to grow their businesses.

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Law firm report


New location


HR society lunch


Jackets’ Bobrovsky blanks Sharks


Curbstone Coaches will meet Monday


Teen takes car


Holocaust workshop


Jake of all trades: Indians counting on Bauers’ bat

The Indians hope Jake Bauers can help fill their power void.


Y’town school board lacks credibility in its criticism

Editorial: To set the record straight: It wasn’t the members of the Youngstown City School District Academic


Mueller: Manafort ‘brazenly’ broke law

By CHAD DAY and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON Former Trump campaign chairman Paul


Bucs’ Frazier excited about opportunity to play regularly

Former backup expected to hit leadoff


GEORGE WILL | Republicans who let Trump trash the Constitution should be expelled from public life

Opinion: ANNAPOLIS, Md. America’s most improbably popular governor, a Republican beginning his second term


ON THE TRACKS Saturday’s auto racing

NASCAR XFINITY Christopher Bell wins easily at Atlanta HAMPTON, GA. Christopher Bell led all


TOP 25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Recaps of Saturday’s men’s games

No. 1 Duke 75, Syracuse 65 SYRACUSE, N.Y. The top-ranked Blue Devils (24-3, 12-2) improved to


Mahoning Valley Race Course

Mahoning Valley Race Course SATURDAY’S RESULTS RACE 1 $9,900 - 3 yo’s & up, 1M 70Y, CLM $4,000


PREP WRESTLING

PREP WRESTLING DISTRICT QUALIFIERS DIVISION I Austintown Fitch — Colin Roberts (113)*, Hunter


YSU ROUNDUP Results of Saturday’’s other games

SOFTBALL Lusk homers in loss to No. 14 S. Carolina Columbia, S.C. Junior Maddi Lusk hit a


Public, private sectors invest in Liberty’s future

Opinion: Public, private sectors invest in Liberty’s future Thank you for your recent editorial regarding


Women take Catholic bishops to task at abuse summit

Associated Press VATICAN CITY A prominent Nigerian nun blasted the culture of silence that has


Blood Drives

Blood Drives MONDAY Girard First United Methodist Church, 22 N. Market St., 1 to 6 p.m.


COURTS

COURTS COLUMBIANA COUNTY New CASES Aaron Westover et al v. Chesapeake Exploration LLC et al,


Pulling together for local media

Opinion: There’s not much in common between Maine’s resident horror boss, author Stephen King, and tidy


Deputy not liable for fatal shooting

Associated Press CLEVELAND A federal jury in Cleveland has decided an Ohio sheriff’s deputy is


Births

Births St. Elizabeth boardman hospital Termero Parker, Youngstown, boy, Feb. 22. Lacey and


Agenda Monday

Agenda Monday Boardman Township trustees, 5:30 p.m., government center, 8299 Market St.


Record donations at Thiel


Liberty earns a date in district semifinal

Fourth-seeded Columbiana ousted


GM rubs salt in Valley’s wounds

Opinion: It’s bad enough that General Motors has announced the investment of millions of dollars in plants in


Severe weather moves through the South

Associated press MEMPHIS, Tenn. Homes, highways, parks and bridges throughout the South have


Flyers rally in rain to stun Pens

Overtime loss drops Pittsburgh to fourth-place tie in division


ON THE LANES | AREA BOWLING LEAGUE SCORES

amron lanes Diver Steel Senior Ladies — Marcie Lottier 213-566, Bonnie Black 157-438, Georgia


ON THE LINKS Saturday’s pro golf results

WGC MEXICO OPEN Johnson overcomes tree trouble for lead MEXICO CITY Dustin Johnson was


SENIOR CITIZENS

Lowellville Senior Citizens will meet at noon Friday at Lowellville City Hall Conference Room. Lunch


Senior menu

Easterseals offers hot, nutritious meals weekdays in Columbiana and Mahoning counties for people 60


SENIOR SIDELIGHTS

Austintown Senior Center, 100 Westchester Drive, has planned the following: Monday, 9 a.m. –


Community Champions week set for March

Staff report NILES In celebration of the 16th annual March for Meals, a monthlong community-by-


Pentagon: Broader approach to border security needed

Associated Press EL PASO, Texas Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Saturday after


For the Week of Sunday, February 24, 2019

Gerline Lude to Graydon Lude et al, Crum Road, Austintown, $6,695. Lance E. Elmo to Travis Welsh,


GARDEN CLUBS

UPCOMING Garden Forum of the Greater Youngstown Area will host its spring general meeting, “Tiptoe


Pork products recalled

Staff report WASHINGTON Bellisio Foods, a Jackson, Ohio, establishment, is recalling


Goodwill to host sale and auction


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