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Youngstown officer rescues pit bull on roof

ytownblogger — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:42:38 +0000

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio- A pit bull has a Youngstown police officer to thank for saving it from a precarious position Monday night. The officer heard the animal barking on top of the roof of an abandoned building on Teamster Drive while he was gassing up his patrol car.
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Youngstown woman accused of killing boyfriend with car

ytownblogger — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:42:38 +0000

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio- A Youngstown woman is in custody after allegedly killing her boyfriend by running him over with her car. Kimberly Mack, 46, is charged with aggravated vehicular homicide for allegedly killing James Jackson, 64, outside a house on West Evergreen at around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday.
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Youngstown police officer reports car break-in

ytownblogger — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:42:38 +0000

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio- A Youngstown police officer reported a break-in on his own car over the weekend. Officer Barry Ervin said someone went through his personal car while it was parked, unlocked, in his driveway.
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Ohio museum to show art by Stones’ Ronnie Wood

ytownblogger — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:42:38 +0000

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood is coming to Ohio with a different kind of solo show, spotlighting his paintings and other art.
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Mooney couple finish in top 10 in ‘Stuck at Prom’ contest

ytownblogger — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:42:37 +0000

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio- Anxiety over what to wear to prom can be a sticky situation, but for one Youngstown couple, it also proved to be profitable.
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State board approves Youngstown city schools plan

ytownblogger — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:42:37 +0000

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio- A plan to move the Youngstown city school system out of academic emergency has been approved by the state board of education.
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Ohio State’s Tressel touts Toledo area

ytownblogger — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:42:36 +0000

By MATT MARKEY BLADE SPORTS WRITER Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel travels to a lot of places to find talented players, and to meet quality people who are interested in supporting the Buckeyes. Those endeavors keep bringing him back to northwest Ohio. Tressel, Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith, and their wives were in Toledo Wednesday night for a fund-raising scholarship dinner, and …
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Stones’ Ronnie Wood shows art

ytownblogger — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:42:36 +0000

YOUNGSTOWN (Ohio) – ROLLING Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood is coming to the US with a different kind of solo show, spotlighting his paintings and other art. The Butler Institute of American Art told The Vindicator newspaper that the exhibition opening is the first for Wood at a major American museum.
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Officials will give update on gun crackdown in Youngstown area

ytownblogger — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:42:36 +0000

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio- Officials from Youngstown and Warren will provide an update on the progress of a crime crackdown that began earlier this month.
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State signs off on Youngstown schools turnaround plan

ytownblogger — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:42:35 +0000

The state has approved a plan to turn around the Youngstown city school system — the first such plan anywhere in Ohio. The school system is in academic emergency, the state’s equivalent of an F as measured by test scores, attendance and graduation rates. The state Department of Education stepped in and formed the Youngstown Academic Distress Commission. It came up with a turnaround plan, which …
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