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NILES, OHIO - JUNE 17, 2014: Batter Francisco Mejia #27 of the Scrappers loses the grip of his bat while swinging it in the bottom of the 2nd inning during Tuesday nights New York Penn League game at Eastwood Field. (Photo by David Dermer/Youngstown Vindicator)

NILES, OHIO - JUNE 17, 2014: Batter Francisco Mejia #27 …

NILES, OHIO - JUNE 17, 2014: Batter Francisco Mejia #27 of the Scrappers loses the grip of his bat while swinging it in the bottom of the 2nd inning during Tuesday nights New York Penn …


NILES, OHIO - JUNE 17, 2014: Outfielder D'Vone McClure #1 of the Scrappers chases down the ball in the corner while base runner Cody Gunter #10 of the Double days runs to second base for a double in the top of the 4th inning during Tuesday nights New York Penn League game at Eastwood Field. (Photo by David Dermer/Youngstown Vindicator)

NILES, OHIO - JUNE 17, 2014: Outfielder D'Vone McClure #1 …

NILES, OHIO - JUNE 17, 2014: Outfielder D'Vone McClure #1 of the Scrappers chases down the ball in the corner while base runner Cody Gunter #10 of the Double days runs to second base for …


NILES, OHIO - JUNE 17, 2014: Base runner Ordomar Valdez #11 of the Scrappers slides into second base for a double beating the tag of infielder Bryan Mejia #1 of the Doubledays in the bottom of the 3rd inning during Tuesday nights New York Penn League game at Eastwood Field. (Photo by David Dermer/Youngstown Vindicator)

NILES, OHIO - JUNE 17, 2014: Base runner Ordomar Valdez …

NILES, OHIO - JUNE 17, 2014: Base runner Ordomar Valdez #11 of the Scrappers slides into second base for a double beating the tag of infielder Bryan Mejia #1 of the Doubledays in the bottom …


NILES, OHIO - JUNE 17, 2014: Outfielder Jorge Martinez #33 of the Scrappers peps to catch a fly ball for the 3rd out in the top of the 5th inning during Tuesday nights New York Penn League game at Eastwood Field. (Photo by David Dermer/Youngstown Vindicator) Infielder Ordomar Valdez pictured.

NILES, OHIO - JUNE 17, 2014: Outfielder Jorge Martinez #33 …

NILES, OHIO - JUNE 17, 2014: Outfielder Jorge Martinez #33 of the Scrappers peps to catch a fly ball for the 3rd out in the top of the 5th inning during Tuesday nights New York …


NILES, OHIO - JUNE 17, 2014: Pitcher Anthony Vizcaya #45 of the Scrappers throws a pitch during the top of the 1st inning during Tuesday nights New York Penn League game at Eastwood Field. (Photo by David Dermer/Youngstown Vindicator)

NILES, OHIO - JUNE 17, 2014: Pitcher Anthony Vizcaya #45 …

NILES, OHIO - JUNE 17, 2014: Pitcher Anthony Vizcaya #45 of the Scrappers throws a pitch during the top of the 1st inning during Tuesday nights New York Penn League game at Eastwood Field. (Photo …


NILES, OHIO - JUNE 17, 2014: Infielder Juan De La Cruz #24 of the Scrappers watches as the baseball rolls into the outfield after getting past his glove on a line drive in the top of the 4th inning during Tuesday nights New York Penn League game at Eastwood Field. (Photo by David Dermer/Youngstown Vindicator)

NILES, OHIO - JUNE 17, 2014: Infielder Juan De La …

NILES, OHIO - JUNE 17, 2014: Infielder Juan De La Cruz #24 of the Scrappers watches as the baseball rolls into the outfield after getting past his glove on a line drive in the top …


NILES, OHIO - JUNE 17, 2014: Infielder Juan De La Cruz #24 of the Scrappers calls off the pitcher while sprinting to first base to force out the base runner for the 2nd out in the top of the 1st inning during Tuesday nights New York Penn League game at Eastwood Field. (Photo by David Dermer/Youngstown Vindicator)

NILES, OHIO - JUNE 17, 2014: Infielder Juan De La …

NILES, OHIO - JUNE 17, 2014: Infielder Juan De La Cruz #24 of the Scrappers calls off the pitcher while sprinting to first base to force out the base runner for the 2nd out in …


NILES, OHIO - JUNE 17, 2014: Batter Ordomar Valdez #11 of the Scrappers swings before making contact with a pitch he would drive to the outfield for a double in the bottom of the 3rd inning during Tuesday nights New York Penn League game at Eastwood Field. (Photo by David Dermer/Youngstown Vindicator)

NILES, OHIO - JUNE 17, 2014: Batter Ordomar Valdez #11 …

NILES, OHIO - JUNE 17, 2014: Batter Ordomar Valdez #11 of the Scrappers swings before making contact with a pitch he would drive to the outfield for a double in the bottom of the 3rd …


NILES, OHIO - JUNE 17, 2014: Infielder Austin Fisher #12 of the Scrappers charges in to make a play on a ground ball in the top of the 4th inning during Tuesday nights New York Penn League game at Eastwood Field. (Photo by David Dermer/Youngstown Vindicator) Infielder Ordomar Valdez #11 pictured.

NILES, OHIO - JUNE 17, 2014: Infielder Austin Fisher #12 …

NILES, OHIO - JUNE 17, 2014: Infielder Austin Fisher #12 of the Scrappers charges in to make a play on a ground ball in the top of the 4th inning during Tuesday nights New York …


NILES, OHIO - JUNE 17, 2014: Infielder Bryan Mejia #1 of the Doubledays throws the ball to first base to turn a double play after stepping on second to force out base runner Jorge martinez #33 of the Scrappers in the bottom of the 5th inning during Tuesday nights New York Penn League game at Eastwood Field. (Photo by David Dermer/Youngstown Vindicator) Infielder Osvaldo Abreu #7 pictured.

NILES, OHIO - JUNE 17, 2014: Infielder Bryan Mejia #1 …

NILES, OHIO - JUNE 17, 2014: Infielder Bryan Mejia #1 of the Doubledays throws the ball to first base to turn a double play after stepping on second to force out base runner Jorge martinez …


William d Lewis The Vindicator Linda Riley stands in front of her Idora neighborhood home.Her husband Jerry Riley is housebound.  They are having a fundraiser to help with cost of building a wheelchair ramp.

William d Lewis The Vindicator Linda Riley stands in front …

William d Lewis The Vindicator Linda Riley stands in front of her Idora neighborhood home.Her husband Jerry Riley is housebound. They are having a fundraiser to help with cost of building a wheelchair ramp.


William d Lewis The Vindicator  Jerry Riley who is housebound and his wife Linda Riley in the livingroom of their Idora neighborhood home.  They are having a fundraiser to help woth cost of building a wheelchair ramp.

William d Lewis The Vindicator Jerry Riley who is housebound …

William d Lewis The Vindicator Jerry Riley who is housebound and his wife Linda Riley in the livingroom of their Idora neighborhood home. They are having a fundraiser to help woth cost of building a …


SPECIAL TO THE VINDICATOR
Whispering Pines honored veterans during a ceremony on Memorial Day. Veterans, in front from left, are Evelyn Dodson; Ruth Wagenhouser; Devin Wilson, Leetonia High School graduate; and Robert Dietz. In back are Davis Huffman, Jim Winters, Paul Vrable, Rolin Herron, Mike Petro, Harry Neiheisel and Ernie Bernard.

SPECIAL TO THE VINDICATOR Whispering Pines honored veterans during a …

SPECIAL TO THE VINDICATOR Whispering Pines honored veterans during a ceremony on Memorial Day. Veterans, in front from left, are Evelyn Dodson; Ruth Wagenhouser; Devin Wilson, Leetonia High School graduate; and Robert Dietz. In back …


SPECIAL TO THE VINDICATOR
Jeanne D. Tyler donated a half-million dollars to Stambaugh Auditorium, which has prompted the Grand Ballroom to be renamed the Tyler Grand Ballroom. A dinner in her honor took place May 7, and some of those present follow. In front, from left, are Margaret Adams, Tyler, and Mark Gasser. In the back are Susan Berny, Jim Sisek, Suzyn Schwebel-Epstein, Jeanne Simeone, William Conti, Terrence Cloonan and J. David Sabine.

SPECIAL TO THE VINDICATOR Jeanne D. Tyler donated a half-million …

SPECIAL TO THE VINDICATOR Jeanne D. Tyler donated a half-million dollars to Stambaugh Auditorium, which has prompted the Grand Ballroom to be renamed the Tyler Grand Ballroom. A dinner in her honor took place May …


Mary Ann Dieter holds out Love Rocks made at the Paisley House in Youngstown recently. The concept of the rocks came from a personal tragedy that Dieter’s family experienced.

Mary Ann Dieter holds out Love Rocks made at the …

Mary Ann Dieter holds out Love Rocks made at the Paisley House in Youngstown recently. The concept of the rocks came from a personal tragedy that Dieter’s family experienced.


Scrappers manager Ted Kubiak will enjoy the 42nd home opener of his professional baseball career today when
Mahoning Valley plays host to the Auburn Doubledays at Eastwood Field.

Scrappers manager Ted Kubiak will enjoy the 42nd home opener …

Scrappers manager Ted Kubiak will enjoy the 42nd home opener of his professional baseball career today when Mahoning Valley plays host to the Auburn Doubledays at Eastwood Field.


Sherrie Campana of Boardman, seated, is wrapped in a Blanket of Hope made by Emily Erb of Green Township, right, as her senior project at South Range High School. Emily was inspired to help cancer patients when Campana, a friend of her mother, Mary Kay Erb, left, was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Sherrie Campana of Boardman, seated, is wrapped in a Blanket …

Sherrie Campana of Boardman, seated, is wrapped in a Blanket of Hope made by Emily Erb of Green Township, right, as her senior project at South Range High School. Emily was inspired to help cancer …


Barbara Tesyk, a 1957 graduate of Struthers High School and the city’s deputy tax clerk, walks along a small portion of what used to be Struthers Municipal Pool in Yellow Creek Park.

Barbara Tesyk, a 1957 graduate of Struthers High School and …

Barbara Tesyk, a 1957 graduate of Struthers High School and the city’s deputy tax clerk, walks along a small portion of what used to be Struthers Municipal Pool in Yellow Creek Park.


In this June 9 photo, an oil-and-gas well pad and storage tanks sit below a home in a sparsely populated area near New Castle, Colo., a small farming and ranching settlement on the Western Slope of the Rockies. Four in 10 new oil and gas wells near national forests and fragile watersheds or otherwise identified as higher pollution
risks escape federal inspection, according to an Associated Press review that shows wide state-by-state disparities in safety checks.

In this June 9 photo, an oil-and-gas well pad and …

In this June 9 photo, an oil-and-gas well pad and storage tanks sit below a home in a sparsely populated area near New Castle, Colo., a small farming and ranching settlement on the Western Slope …