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Capsules - Aug. 5, 2026

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CORRECTION In the July 31 edition of The Vindicator, in a staff report regarding the arrest and resignation of the former Mathews High School boys basketball coach, Michael Weymer was incorrectly referred to as Matt Weymer. The Vindicator regrets the error. Penn-Ohio golf outing on Aug. 8 The 21st annual Penn-Ohio Athletic Club Scholarship Fund Scramble Golf Outing will take place at Yankee Run Golf Course in Brookfield at 9 a.m. on Aug. 8. To register, visit pennohioathleticclub.com or call 7248137210. The fee is $100 per golfer. Hole sponsorships are also available. Ravens ...

Pirates can’t stop Logan Henderson in 4-2 loss to Brewers

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MILWAUKEE — Jackson Chourio and Andrew Vaughn homered, Logan Henderson allowed two runs in six innings to win his sixth consecutive decision, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Tuesday night. Henderson (6-1), whose only loss was in early May, allowed four hits, ...

Thousands mark National Night Out, America250 in Liberty

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LIBERTY — While Liberty’s America250 celebration was forced to be postponed in July, one trustee noted that things ended up turning out great for them regardless. “We got a lot more people this way — they get to see two things at once, and we got a beautiful night, and we’ve ...

Ciccones resolve protection-order dispute before hearing starts

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YOUNGSTOWN — Emily and Michael Ciccone made it easy on visiting Judge Pam Rintala on Tuesday when Emily Ciccone dropped her domestic violence protection order request against her Mahoning County clerk of courts husband. But the parties set an Aug. 28 hearing to dig further into the legal separation Michael Ciccone requested. Emily Ciccone, her attorney Kathleen Bartlett and Michael Ciccone had more than 30 minutes to wait in the hallways outside of the Mahoning County Domestic Court courtroom Tuesday afternoon waiting for their hearing to begin. That’s when Bartlett shuttled back ...

New Castle man gets 10-13.5 years for Liberty assault

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WARREN — A New Castle man received a consecutive, indefinite prison sentence of 10 to 13.5 years Tuesday from Trumbull County Common Pleas Judge Cynthia L. Westcott for a Sept. 21 felonious assault in Liberty. A Trumbull County jury found Justin Fry-Starrett, 33, guilty June 30 of felonious assault, domestic violence and failure to comply with order/signal of a police officer. Trumbull County Assistant Prosecutor Gabriel Wildman said he was pleased with both the jury’s verdict and prison sentence. The verdict came after jurors deliberated for a little more than an hour. During ...