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

Akiva students mark Purim with Heritage Manor residents

Akiva Academy students celebrated Purim with Heritage Manor residents this morning.


Sister overcome at site of today's fatal crash in Campbell

Rebecca Pickett couldn’t help herself.


4 men arrested at 2 homes on drug charges

Police serving search warrants investigating drug activity Wednesday arrested four men at two homes.


Any amount of drugs, alcohol damages baby from conception, expert says

A speaker provided facts about the dangers to babies of fetal exposure to drugs and alcohol that most of the 150 professionals attending a training event had never heard before.


YSU falls to Cincinnati in WNIT

A slow second quarter cost the Penguins


Black man detained while moving into own Kansas home

Black man detained while moving into own Kansas home


Florida man pleads guilty to mailing bombs to Trump foes

Florida man pleads guilty to mailing bombs to Trump foes


Campbell school board to hire new business manager tonight

Campbell school board to hire new business manager tonight


Facebook left millions of passwords readable by employees

Facebook left millions of passwords readable by employees


Death toll from cyclone surpasses 500 in southern Africa

Death toll from cyclone surpasses 500 in southern Africa


Trump: US recognizes Israel sovereignty of Golan Heights

Trump: US recognizes Israel sovereignty of Golan Heights


Levi Strauss readies for prime time in the public markets

Levi Strauss readies for prime time in the public markets


Trans teen says Ga. school took him off prom king ballot

Trans teen says Ga. school took him off prom king ballot


Vigil set Friday to honor New Zealand mosque victims

Vigil set Friday to honor New Zealand victims


Road delays begin Friday on Warren street

Traffic delays expected


Trumbull 911 experiences interruptions

Trumbull 911 experiences interruptions


AP: Partisan map-making advantage grew in Ohio

Partisan map-making advantage grew in Ohio


3 students suffer minor injuries in Pa. school bus crash

3 students suffer minor injuries in Pa. school bus crash


Cummings: Ivanka Trump not preserving all official email

Cummings: Ivanka Trump not preserving all official email


450 cocaine bricks worth $38M found at Philadelphia port

450 cocaine bricks worth $38M found at Philadelphia port


Girard man says he's victim of extortion scheme

Girard man says he's victim of extortion scheme


Lockup List Thursday — Mahoning County jail bookings, releases

Mahoning County Sheriff's Activity


General Motors responds to President Trump

General Motors responds to President Donald Trump


Family of Ohio teen tackled by teacher gets $275K to settle suit

Family of Ohio teen tackled by teacher gets $275K to settle suit


River ferry sinks in Tigris near Iraq's Mosul, killing 71

River ferry sinks in Tigris near Iraq's Mosul, killing 71


Consumers should soon see benefit of Fed's patience on rates

Consumers should soon see benefit of Fed's patience on rates


Stocks move broadly higher, led by technology companies

Stocks move broadly higher, led by technology companies


Girard's 911 line down, here's who to call

Girard's 911 line down, here's who to call


Candy Crush vs. Mortal Kombat for Video Game Hall of Fame

Candy Crush vs. Mortal Kombat for Video Game Hall of Fame


$30,000 damage reported to vacant Boardman apartments

$30,000 damage reported to vacant Boardman apartments


Akiva Academy kids observe the Purim holiday

Akiva Academy kids observe the Purim holiday


SUV crashes through barrier, hits 4 kids on Florida beach

SUV crashes through barrier, hits 4 kids on Florida beach


Marshals to suspect: Come out, come out wherever you are

Marshals to suspect: Come out, come out wherever you are


More Yo dope: Dad, son charged with cocaine possession

More Yo dope: Dad, son charged with cocaine possession


Man convicted of threats against Obama, Rep. Waters

Man convicted of threats against Obama, Rep. Waters


Youngstown police squads bust a Salt Springs dope den

Youngstown police squads bust a Salt Springs dope den


Scripts from 'Dick Van Dyke Show' to be digitally preserved

Scripts from 'Dick Van Dyke Show' to be digitally preserved


Drug doses, deaths spur 26 lawsuits against doctor, hospital

Drug doses, deaths spur 26 lawsuits against doctor, hospital


UPDATE | Lowellville schools student, father dead after crash

Father, son dead after crash in Campbell


Fire ball above LA not an alien invasion, just a film shoot

Fire ball above LA not an alien invasion, just a film shoot


New theater company to present ‘Confessional’

New theater company to present ‘Confessional’


Maple Syrup Festival at Boardman Park

Maple Syrup Festival at Boardman Park


First artificial intelligence Google Doodle features Bach

First artificial intelligence Google Doodle features Bach


Summary of recent criminal activity in Poland and Boardman

A summary of recent criminal activity in Poland and Boardman townships:


Trump says public should see 'ridiculous' Mueller report

Trump says public should see 'ridiculous' Mueller report


Ohio budget includes funds for narcotics intelligence center

Ohio budget includes funds for narcotics intelligence center


Niles job fair gives job leads, but questions remain for GM workers

Employers came to Eastwood Mall on Wednesday from as far away as North Dakota. One offered wages and benefits similar to what GM Lords-town workers make, and one of the area’s most prominent employers – Vallourec Star – saw a line of interested workers at its table.


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Cea’s homer gives YSU softball team split

The freshman left fielder hit three-run homer in the third inning of the nightcap.


Niles’ Kane-Johnson named All-Ohio

The 5-foot-10 senior averaged 25.6 points for the Red Dragons.


With recent changes, rules for Trumbull recyling bins explained

Changes to the types of recyclables the Geauga Trumbull Solid Waste Management District will accept have left even veteran recyclers confused, said Greg Kovalchick, district director.


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Davis YMCA displays preschool classes’ self-portraits

The reception for the Davis YMCA preschool’s self-portrait collection Wednesday afternoon had all the trappings of a gallery opening.


State champion South Range won’t rest on 2018 title

Nearly a year removed from the first state championship in program history, the Raiders are focused on the 2019 season.


Change in plea surprises father of ex-NFL player

Staff report The father of former NFL player Desmond Marrow said he is surprised that a Henry


Salinas ready to rumble again after a year off

It has been almost exactly a year since Alejandro “Popo” Salinas last fought.


Boardman residents irked at lack of input on fee

State law ditctates that roads are exempt from the utility fee that will be levied on commercial and residential property owners, officials said.


major league baseball World Series is Tribe’s goal

Even with offseason changes, Indians remain heavy favorite in AL Central Associated Press


Defendant's attorney asks for evaluation of co-defendants

2 of 3 defendants have been declared incompetent to stand trial.


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Renowned photographer to show works at Butler

A mid-career exhibition of the work of Holger Keifel will open Sunday at the Butler Institute of American Art.


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Top Hat first to present musical ‘Amazing Grace’

From the first time he saw “Amazing Grace,” Brian Palumbo knew he had to get the rights to perform the musical in his own theater.


Pittsburgh Symphony at Westminster

Staff report NEW WILMINGTON, PA. The inaugural Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra series at


Trumbull commissioners approve sewer projects in Vienna, Liberty

Trumbull County commissioners approved two sanitary-sewer projects Wednesday that are expected to be built sometime starting this spring or summer, one in Liberty and one in Vienna.


Canfield OKs 2019 budget at $11.2M

City council members also selected a firm to develop a comprehensive plan that will shape the city for the next 10 years.


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Trump reiterates messages to GM, UAW in Canton

Gov. Mike DeWine greets Trump as he arrives at Akron-Canton Airport on Wednesday for a late-evening fundraiser in Canton.


ORDC OKs grant


Hunt Valve wins pact


Reds’ Harmon dies at 94


Streetscape breakfast


Recognizing YSU grads


State of emergency


Guilty plea in drug case


Disney closes $71B deal for Fox entertainment assets

Disney has closed its $71 billion acquisition of Fox’s entertainment business in a move set to shake up the media landscape


college basketball roundup

college basketball roundup NCAA MEN-FIRST FOUR North Dakota State 78, North Carolina Central 74


Prepare for a cashless society

Opinion: By Danny Tyree Cagle Cartoons Cash is king – but here comes the guillotine! I’ve heard


McNally asks for license


high schools

high schools BOYS BASKETBALL OPWSA DIVISION I ALL-OHIO TEAM PLAYER OF THE YEAR — Samari


NEWSMAKERS

NEWSMAKERS Hanks surprises woman by singing ‘Happy Birthday’ ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Tom Hanks


Most Americans confident Russia probe has been fair and impartial, poll finds

Associated Press WASHINGTON As the special counsel investigation into Donald Trump’s


Emmet Cahill to return

Emmet Cahill to return Irish tenor Emmet Cahill will return to St. Columba Cathedral in


Campbell council announces new police chief, approves funds for parks, cops

The new police chief will be sworn in on Monday.


Appeals court upholds convictions in 2 cases

Two of three defendants are serving life sentences


BirdFish Brewing Co., 16 S. Main St., Columbiana

BirdFish Brewing Co., 16 S. Main St., Columbiana Fri: Charles Wesley Godwin, 7 p.m. Sat:


Jay-Z, Dead & Co., Killers to perform at Woodstock 50

By MESFIN FEKADU AP Music Writer NEW YORK Jay-Z, Dead & Company and the Killers will headline


‘Whack job’: Trump escalates feud with Conway’s husband

President Donald Trump is escalating an awkward public fight with the husband of a top aide


Art and tragedy: The Butler’s Keifel connection

A new exhibition of Holger Keifel’s iconic photographs will open Sunday at the Butler Institute of


Jordan Peele dares everyone to look at the horrors of ‘Us’

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES Jordan Peele’s sweet spot as a filmmaker are the


AUDITIONS

ACTORS “Macbeth,” “Antony and Cleopatra.” Mahoning Valley Players will have auditions at 6 p.m.


Suspect in McDonald’s robbery arrested at Walmart

Jawwaad R. Pusey is charged with aggravated robbery.


NOT WANTED

NOT WANTED There have been changes to the types of recyclables the Geauga Trumbull Solid Waste


Ford repackages investment, boosts new jobs from 850 to 900

Ford Motor Co. is repackaging a previously announced $900 million manufacturing investment in the Detroit area, boosting the number of jobs added from 850 to 900.


2 sentenced in separate cases on drug, gun charges

Both are barred from having firearms.


CD RATES

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


‘Landfall’ will have you pining for the days of George W. Bush

Opinion: WASHINGTON Nostalgia is what Thomas Mallon is counting on to help draw readers to his new novel,


DeWine: House gas-tax proposal ‘doesn’t cut it’

Associated Press COLUMBUS Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is continuing his push-back against lawmakers’


Construction award


YEARS AGO FOR MARCH 21

Today is Thursday, March 21, the 80th day of 2019. There are 285 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED


Zoppe Family Circus returning to fairgrounds

Zoppe Family Circus returning to fairgrounds CANFIELD The Zoppe Family Circus will return to the


Thursday

Thursday Discussion Book Club, 7 to 9 p.m., Whistle and Keg, 101 W. Federal St., Youngstown


UK’s May asks a wary EU to delay Brexit until June 30

Exactly 1,000 days after Britain voted to leave the European Union, and nine days before it is scheduled to walk out the door, Prime Minister Theresa May has asked the bloc to postpone the U.K.’s departure until June 30


Relocating students


Portman defies president on emergency declaration

Editorial: The stage is now set for a major constitutional battle in the U.S. Supreme Court over the


Sexton, Clarkson lead Cavs against Bucks

Rookie Collin Sexton scored 25 points, Jordan Clarkson added 23 and the Cleveland Cavaliers delayed Milwaukee from clinching the Central Division


Wean Foundation Community Investment Grants totalled $226,383

Staff report WARREN The Raymond John Wean Foundation board approved Community Investment Grants


New This week

New This week Us (R) A family’s serenity turns to chaos when a group of doppelg §ngers begins to


Ohio AG chastises judge about death penalty

Associated Press COLUMBUS A federal judge improperly praised Gov. Mike DeWine’s decision to


Judge weighs in on lollipop suit

Associated Press TOLEDO A federal judge is siding with the makers of Dum-Dums lollipops in its


Podcasts


Vindy Sports Live - 03/21/2019

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