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

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Poland focus set on Buchtel

The undefeated Bulldogs look to extend their season.

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  • March 4, 2019 11:43 p.m.

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Vow renewal fulfills dying husband’s wish

The couple were married at the Mahoning County Courthouse in 1976.

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  • March 4, 2019 11:29 p.m.

WILLIAMS: Sizzling goalie powers Phantoms’ chase

Chad Veltri has three shutouts in past four starts

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  • March 4, 2019 11:25 p.m.
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YSU women continue magic of opening playoffs at home

Milwaukee will be the Penguins' opponent on Wednesday at Beeghly Center.

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  • March 4, 2019 11:21 p.m.

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Kravitz, Plaza Donuts create Polish delicacies for Fat Tuesday

A bright spot amid unpleasant business news for the Mahoning Valley can be found at Kravitz Deli’s Fat Tuesday celebration.

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  • March 4, 2019 11:20 p.m.

Oakland road trip next for YSU men

The Penguins stumbled down the stretch.

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  • March 4, 2019 11:19 p.m.

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Springfield Tigers get district semifinal win

The Springfield boys basketball team has depth; so much so, that no one player is the go-to guy from game to game.

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  • March 4, 2019 10:58 p.m.
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Marijuana law discrepancy plagues local authorities

Marijuana law discrepancy plagues local authorities

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  • March 4, 2019 10:55 p.m.

Kravitz and Plaza Donuts collaborate to make Polish treats

Kravitz and Plaza Donuts collaborate to make paczki

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  • March 4, 2019 10:55 p.m.

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Officials seek clarification on med marijuana laws

Under federal guidelines, medical marijuana users in Ohio can’t purchase or carry firearms.

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  • March 4, 2019 10:34 p.m.

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Events set for Lordstown's plant final week

Members of the United Auto Workers Local 1112 and the Drive It Home campaign are asking the community to go “True Blue” this week by wearing blue and taking photos with their GM-built vehicles to show their support for the plant.

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  • March 4, 2019 10:22 p.m.

Support shown tonight for Vienna police

Support shown tonight for Vienna police

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  • March 4, 2019 9:55 p.m.

Wear blue this week to support GM plant

Wear blue this week to support GM plant

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  • March 4, 2019 9:55 p.m.

Do you believe Michael Jackson is guilty of the accusations of child molestation brought forth in "Leaving Neverland"?

Do you believe Michael Jackson is guilty of the accusations of child molestation brought forth in "Leaving Neverland"?

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  • March 4, 2019 9:28 p.m.

Double-decker bus crash in Hong Kong kills 2

Crash of double-decker bus in Hong Kong kills 2, hurts 16

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  • March 4, 2019 9:26 p.m.

AG won't recuse from overseeing Mueller probe

AG won't recuse from overseeing Mueller probe

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  • March 4, 2019 8:40 p.m.

Need a summer job? Apply at Youngstown parks department

Apply for summer jobs

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  • March 4, 2019 8:35 p.m.

YSU workshop on using Twitter is Tuesday

YSU workshop on using Twitter is Tuesday

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  • March 4, 2019 8:25 p.m.

Cocaine, meth on rise in Pa.'s early-warning areas

Cocaine, meth on rise in Pa.'s early-warning areas

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  • March 4, 2019 8:14 p.m.

Facebook to help expand internet in West Virginia

Facebook to help expand internet in West Virginia

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  • March 4, 2019 7:35 p.m.

New York Legislature approves gun storage safety measure

New York Legislature approves gun storage safety measure

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  • March 4, 2019 7:25 p.m.

Ex-Ohio sheriff admits taking bribes

Ex-Ohio sheriff admits taking bribes

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  • March 4, 2019 7:15 p.m.

China accuses detained Canadians of stealing state secrets

China accuses detained Canadians of stealing state secrets

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  • March 4, 2019 7:05 p.m.

Lordstown officials re-route road for HomeGoods

Lordstown officials re-route road for HomeGoods

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  • March 4, 2019 6:30 p.m.

Melania Trump's 3-state 'Be Best' tour begins in Okla.

Melania Trump's 3-state 'Be Best' tour begins in Okla.

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  • March 4, 2019 6:20 p.m.

California sues over US abortion rule; 20 states to follow

California sues over US abortion rule; 20 states to follow

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  • March 4, 2019 6:02 p.m.

Donor endows curator position at Cleveland museum

Donor endows curator position at Cleveland museum

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  • March 4, 2019 5:30 p.m.

Anonymous winner claiming $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot

Anonymous winner claiming $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot

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  • March 4, 2019 5:18 p.m.

Manning introduces bill regarding school district busing cuts

Manning introduces bill regarding school district busing cuts

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  • March 4, 2019 4:36 p.m.

Youngstown school district plans father-daughter, mother-son dances

Youngstown school district plans father-daughter, mother-son dances

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  • March 4, 2019 3:58 p.m.

Drive It Home campaign kicks off week of 'True Blue' events

Drive It Home campaign kicks off week of "True Blue" events to support GM workers

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  • March 4, 2019 2:55 p.m.

Bond set at $10,000 for man arrested Saturday with drugs, cash

Bond set at $10,000 for man arrested Saturday with drugs, cash

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  • March 4, 2019 2:37 p.m.

$10,000 bond for man caught with crack cocaine

$10,000 bond for man caught with crack cocaine

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  • March 4, 2019 2:01 p.m.

Boardman police investigate shed break-ins

Boardman police investigate shed break-ins

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  • March 4, 2019 1:58 p.m.

UPDATE | '90210,' 'Riverdale' star Luke Perry dead at 52

'90210,' 'Riverdale' star Luke Perry dead at 52

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  • March 4, 2019 12:58 p.m.

Postal worker jailed in $47,000 theft

Postal worker jailed in $47,000 theft

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  • March 4, 2019 12:47 p.m.

Multiple vehicles in wrecks on Route 11 South

Multiple vehicles in wrecks on Route 11 South

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  • March 4, 2019 12:33 p.m.

Lockup List Monday — Mahoning County jail bookings, releases

Mahoning County Sheriff's Activity

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  • March 4, 2019 12:23 p.m.

Youngstown man faces drug, weapon charges

Youngstown man faces drug, weapon charges

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  • March 4, 2019 12:03 p.m.

Case against man in Mazanec death sent to grand jury

Case against man in Mazanec death sent to grand jury

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  • March 4, 2019 11:49 a.m.

UPDATE | House Judiciary panel launches sweeping Trump probe

House Judiciary Committee launches sweeping probe of Trumps

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  • March 4, 2019 11:35 a.m.

Keith Flint, singer of The Prodigy, dies

Keith Flint, singer of The Prodigy band, dies

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  • March 4, 2019 11:32 a.m.

UK royals to block internet trolls on social media sites

UK royals to block internet trolls on social media sites

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  • March 4, 2019 11:30 a.m.

Akron police: Man retrieving newspaper fatally struck by vehicle

Akron police: Man retrieving newspaper fatally struck by vehicle

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  • March 4, 2019 10:57 a.m.

NC elections board to set date for US House election

NC elections board to set date for US House election

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  • March 4, 2019 10:37 a.m.

Man gets 7 years for shooting at ex-wife

Man gets 7 years for shooting at ex-wife

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  • March 4, 2019 10:35 a.m.

Dogs bites off hand of Utah boy trying to play with animal

Dogs bites off hand of Utah boy trying to play with animal

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  • March 4, 2019 10:27 a.m.

Pharrell to launch music festival in Virginia Beach in April

Pharrell to launch music festival in Virginia Beach in April

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No one injured when man shoots near Youngstown home

No one injured when man shoots near Youngstown home

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  • March 4, 2019 9:52 a.m.

DeWine appoints Morgan as Mahoning County Court judge

DeWine appoints Morgan as Mahoning County Court judge

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  • March 4, 2019 9:44 a.m.

NAACP gives 'F' grades to new CEO qualifications

NAACP gives 'F' grades to new CEO qualifications

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  • March 4, 2019 9:35 a.m.

Northeast digs out after storm closes schools, slows commute

Northeast digs out after storm closes schools, slows commute

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  • March 4, 2019 9:29 a.m.

House Democrats expand Russia probe, seeking more documents

House Democrats expand Russia probe, seeking more documents

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  • March 4, 2019 9:27 a.m.

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Old house of worship becomes new home for Ohio couple

Old house of worship becomes new home for Ohio couple

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  • March 4, 2019 9:21 a.m.
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Spielberg's push against Netflix at the Oscars hits a nerve

Spielberg's push against Netflix at the Oscars hits a nerve

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  • March 4, 2019 9:04 a.m.

Pedestrian who was killed on state Route 5 identified

Pedestrian who was killed on state Route 5 identified

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  • March 4, 2019 8:52 a.m.

Pope: Vatican next year to open archives on wartime Pius XII

Pope: Vatican next year to open archives on wartime Pius XII

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  • March 4, 2019 8:30 a.m.

Searches to resume after tornado kills 23 in Alabama

Searches to resume after tornado kills 23 in Alabama

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  • March 4, 2019 7:59 a.m.

Harris, Rasile, Stephens, Drapola are Players of Year

Blanch, McGaughy, Birch, Dolsak receive coach honors

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All-Northeast Inland District Basketball honorees

Harris, Rasile, Drapola, Stephens are players of the year

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Anguish grips idled GM workers

To stay put in Valley or transfer? Lordstown workers struggle with decision

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  • March 4, 2019 12:15 a.m.

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Students serve spaghetti to fund trip to historic civil-rights sites

Sarina Chatman attended a spaghetti dinner that gave high-school students an opportunity to raise money for a journey they will soon be taking, and she’s confident they will return with a plate filled with personal transformations.

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  • March 4, 2019 12:07 a.m.

Frackfree MV installs 4 Trumbull County seismometers

Activists install seismometer to track activity near injection well


Coffee, conversation slated in 6th Ward

Coffee, conversation slated in 6th Ward YOUNGSTOWN Councilwoman Anita Davis, D-6th, will host a

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  • March 4, 2019 12:05 a.m.

‘How to Train Your Dragon’ sequel stays at No. 1 at box office

‘How to Train Your Dragon’ sequel stays at No. 1 at box office LOS ANGELES “How To Train Your

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  • March 4, 2019 midnight

Agenda Tuesday

Agenda Tuesday Brookfield Township trustees, fact-finding meeting, 9 a.m., township park, 7291

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More snow, frigid temperatures predicted Monday

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Sunday’s snowfall and slick highways caused no traffic fatalities in

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COURTS

COURTS TRUMBULL COUNTY Docket Ohio Department of Taxation v. Debra Porchiro, money. Ohio

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Logano earns first NASCAR Cup win

Joey Logano oulasted Brad Keselowski on the final lap to win in Las Vegas.


Latest Line

Latest Line NBA Favorite Points (O/U) Underdog BROOKLYN5 (224)Dallas

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Veltri masterful vs Muskegon

The Phantoms goalie recorded his third shutout in four games in a 2-0 win.

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  • March 4, 2019 midnight

Senate seems to have votes to reject Trump’s wall move

Opponents of President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border appear to have enough Senate votes to reject his move, now that Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky has said he can’t go along with the White House

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Preps SCHEDULE

ToDAY BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT DIVISION III At Salem Waterloo vs. Mogadore, 7 p.m. At Warren


YEARS AGO FOR MARCH 4

Today is Monday, March 4, the 63rd day of 2019. There are 302 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED

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Adviser says Trump ‘gave nothing away’ in North Korea talks

President Donald Trump’s national security adviser is portraying the president’s meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a success despite the lack of an agreement providing for the verifiable dismantling of the North’s nuclear sites

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Cavs pull away in 4th quarter to defeat Magic

Cleveland hit seven 3-pointers to break the game open in the final quarter.


Births

Births St. Elizabeth boardman hospital Lequishia Carter and Immanuel Lee, Youngstown, girl,

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Mitchell holds on to win Honda Classic

Keith Mitchell bests Brooks Koepka and Rickie Fowler by one stroke.


Columbus Dispatch: State lawmakers would set a dangerous precedent by linking any increase in

Editorial: Columbus Dispatch: State lawmakers would set a dangerous precedent by linking any increase in Ohio’s

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A threat to thrifty lifestyle

Opinion: By Danny Tyree Cagle Cartoons Remember the good ol’ days of shade tree mechanics, denim patches

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Trump did not win presidency because of his good character

Opinion: By Ann Coulter Andrews McMeel Syndication I gather I was supposed to gasp when Michael Cohen

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Probe of Trump expands

Associated Press WASHINGTON Declaring it’s “very clear” President Donald Trump obstructed

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Photos

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Poland’s Sarah Bury (2) shoots past Ursuline’s Lindsay Bell (35) during the Bulldogs’ district championship game on Thursday at Austintown Fitch High School. Bury is one of four seniors on Poland’s first regional team in 19 seasons.
WILLIAM D. LEWIS | THE VINDICATOR Mary Anne Kimble holds a photo of her late husband, Larry Kimble. They renewed their wedding vows at the St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit shortly before he died in January.
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The Springfield Tigers earned a district semifinal victory over Sebring 56-42 on Monday night at Struthers Fieldhouse.
Mahoning County Prosecutor Paul Gains, left, and county Sheriff Jerry Greene discuss the impact of medical marijuana on people who have concealed-carry permits.
Plaza Donuts owner Amy Spencer, left, Kravitz Deli owner Jack Kravitz and Polish Youngstown director Aundrea Cika Heschmeyer eat fresh paczki. Plaza Donuts will make about 3,000 of the Polish-style doughnuts.

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