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Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.
2 injured in freak accident at PIA
A freak accident seriously injured two students at the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics students where a propeller somehow started on an engine on which they were working.
Campbell officials decry tire dumping
Campbell officials are fed up with people using the city like a landfill for tires.
Boardman students video chat with Thai peers
Students gathered in Glenwood Junior High’s library Wednesday morning, eagerly awaiting to connect with peers from the tiny Thai village of Pa Dang Ngam.
VINDY.COM LIVE at 5 | Mark Porter is the dean of high school football recruiting
Canfield's Mark Porter has become quite a voice in national prep football recruiting — especially in the area of bogus activities.
Liberty trustees, fire chief discuss department staffing
Liberty trustees, fire chief discuss department staffing
DeVos defends plan to eliminate Special Olympics funding
DeVos defends plan to eliminate Special Olympics funding
Facebook extends ban on hate speech to 'white nationalists'
Facebook extends ban on hate speech to 'white nationalists'
Chris Brubeck's Triple Play here Saturday
Chris Brubeck has one of the most recognizable names in jazz. But he and his trio, Triple Play, go well beyond that musical genre.
Man pleads guilty to kidnapping Jayme Closs, killing parents
Man pleads guilty to kidnapping Jayme Closs, killing parents
Ohio Senate passes Rulli bill to improve school facilities
Ohio Senate passes Rulli bill to improve school facilities
Trump assembling an army of operatives for re-election fight
Trump assembling an army of operatives for re-election fight
Congress could get Mueller report in April, Graham says
Congress could get Mueller report in April, Graham says
YNDC renovates its 100th home
Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation renovates its 100th home
Niles schools recovery commission has first session Monday
Niles schools recovery commission has first session Monday
Ohio delegation urges Ravenna site for missile interceptors
Ohio delegation urges Ravenna site for missile interceptors
Boardman students conduct discussion with Thai students
Boardman students conduct discussion with Thai students
UPDATE | Two injured in 'freak accident' with propeller at aircraft school
UPDATE | Men struck in face, arm by propeller at aeronautics school at regional airport
Trumbull commissioners limit vacation payouts for nonunion workers
Trumbull commissioners limit vacation payouts for non-union workers
Markets Right Now: Stocks open higher on Wall Street
Markets Right Now: Stocks open higher on Wall Street
Orange barrel season: 680 S ramp closes Friday
Orange barrel season: 680 S ramp closes Monday until September
Mahoning teams sweep Bubba Classic
The Mahoning County boys and girls all-star teams completed a sweep of Trumbull County during the Frank Bubba Classic.
Trumbull elections board fires longtime employee over candidate’s petition
Trumbull elections board fires longtime employee over candidate’s petition
Unemployment rate falls in February
The Mahoning Valley’s nonseasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 6.2 percent in February from February 2018’s rate of 6.3 percent
15 local people apply for city schools CEO position
Despite the constant conflict of the position – from a local and state level – nearly 150 people have applied for the Youngstown City Schools CEO position
Maker of OxyContin agrees to $270M settlement in Oklahoma
The maker of OxyContin and the company’s controlling family agreed Tuesday to pay a groundbreaking $270 million to Oklahoma to settle allegations they helped create the nation’s deadly opioid crisis with their aggressive marketing of the powerful painkiller.
Girard police department receiving security upgrades
New security cameras to be installed at Girard police department, courtroom
STEM-focused Impact Academy to open later this year
Students for the academy will be selected via lottery in April.
YSU softball team sweeps doubleheader
It’s a subtle difference between trying to win a ball game for your team and trying to help your team win a game when there’s a runner at third during a tie game in the home half of the seventh inning.
YEARS AGO FOR MARCH 27
Today is Wednesday, March 27, the 86th day of 2019. There are 279 days left in the year.
high schools
high schools BASEBALL Canton Central Catholic 8, Ursuline 7 CANTON Canton Central Catholic
Mayors group supports DeWine’s plan for gas-tax increase
Associated Press COLUMBUS A bipartisan group of mayors from Ohio’s largest cities has endorsed
NBA roundup
NBA roundup Tuesday’s other games Raptors 112, Bulls 103 TORONTO Norman Powell scored 20
nhl roundup | Tuesday’s games
Blue Jackets 4, Islanders 0 COLUMBUS Sergei Bobrovsky recorded his second consecutive shutout
Celtics beat Cavs without Kyrie Irving
The Boston Celtics keep finding ways to win without Kyrie Irving
Those who aided, abetted Trump-Russia ‘witch hunt’ now need investigated
Editorial: The Washington Times: The Russian collusion powder keg burned through its extra-long fuse, and
President’s behavior is offensive
Opinion: President Donald Trump made a rare appearance at a churchlast Sunday. It’s a safe bet the sermon was
Selected local stocks
Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Alcoa Inc.,27.54‚àí0.47 Aqua America, .20
GEORGE F. WILL | Mueller delivers gift to Trump, Democrats and nation
Opinion: WASHINGTON Robert Mueller’s report is a gift to the nation, which now knows what was already a
Brexit bedlam threatens leadership of Theresa May
Editorial: The Guardian of Great Britain: Brexit is a revolution, so expect revolutionary consequences. It
What keeps you awake?
Opinion: By Danny Tyree Cagle Cartoons Author Harlan Ellison once dropped me a postcard remarking that my
Silicon Valley sets sights on farmers
Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords How’re you gonna keep ’em down on the farm after they’ve seen ...
NEWSMAKERS
NEWSMAKERS Strong opening week for CBS, Turner with NCAA hoops tourney NEW YORK One week into
Agenda Thursday
Agenda Thursday Liberty Township trustees, 7:30 a.m., 1315 Church Hill-Hubbard Road. Mahoning
HOLBORN HERB GROWERS GUILD’S “HERBAL FARE”
HOLBORN HERB GROWERS GUILD’S “HERBAL FARE” RUSSIAN TEA MIX 1cup Tang 1/2cup instant iced tea
Trump takes victory lap; parties start to pivot past Russia
An exuberant President Donald Trump took a victory lap on Capitol Hill Tuesday, emboldened by the end of the special counsel’s Russia probe, even as Democrats pressed insistently for Robert Mueller’s full report and Justice Department officials said more information could be released in “weeks, not months.”
Charges against Smollett dropped
Dismissal draws immediate backlash Associated Press CHICAGO Infuriating Chicago’s mayor and
Newspapers largely shun Apple’s news subscription service
Many newspaper publishers — after suffering for a decade from job losses, shrinking ad dollars and circulation declines — are so far shunning Apple’s new “Netflix for news” subscription.
Summary of recent criminal activity in Poland and Boardman
A summary of recent criminal activity in Poland and Boardman townships
YOUNGSTOWN SCHOOLS CEO | Applicants
The list of applicants for the Youngstown schools CEO job, which will be finalized by April 4 by
Surplus food
Surplus food Price Memorial AME Zion Church, 920 Dryden Ave., Youngstown. Various commodities,
horse racing
horse racing Tuesday’s results RACE 1 $22,100 - 3 yo, 1M 70Y, MSW 5 All the Best (Pilares, C.)
Administration tells court to strike down Obamacare
Justice Department doesn’t explain reasoning in 2-sentence letter Associated Press WASHINGTON
Falcons pounce early to snap streak against Penguins
YSU surrenders 12 runs in first four innings of blowout loss
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