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New Springfield veteran served in Army in Korea

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NEW SPRINGFIELD — Cpl. Chuck Mirone is proud that his service is as wide-reaching as it is diverse. “I was drafted in 1952 at age 18, or 19, I think it was,” Mirone, a U.S. Army and Korean War veteran, said. Decades after having served his country half a world away, Mirone also is ...

Murder case postponed, other trial gets started

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YOUNGSTOWN — While one of two trials scheduled to begin Monday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court began with jury selection and will begin Tuesday with opening statements and first witnesses, the other got derailed by the refusal of several witnesses to appear at the trial. Jury ...

Ex-Fed chair Alan Greenspan dies at 100

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Alan Greenspan, the jazz-playing U.S. Federal Reserve chair who was celebrated for engineering a decade of prosperity but later shared the blame for a devastating financial crisis, died Monday. He was 100. Greenspan died from complications of Parkinson’s disease, said ...

Man faces OVI, child endangerment charges

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LIBERTY — A Youngstown man who blew nearly three times over the legal limit with two children in the car over the weekend made an appearance in court. Billy Hendrix, 45, pleaded not guilty to two charges of DUI, child endangerment and a misdemeanor charge in front of Girard Municipal Court ...

Trailblazing Tribune publisher to be inducted into Hall of Fame

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Staff report Helen Hart Hurlbert, longtime publisher of the Tribune Chronicle and trailblazing American female media executive, will be inducted into the Youngstown Press Club Hall of Fame this fall. Hurlbert, known affectionately for decades as “The Boss Lady,” will be among eight ...

Ursuline graduate wins 3rd place at national speech tournament

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Staff report After five days of rigorous competition at the National Speech & Debate Tournament in Richmond, Virginia, six students, including one from Ursuline High School, have earned the title of national finalist in Storytelling. The National Speech & Debate Tournament is the ...