Murry Leads the Diocese of Youngstown
Audio story broadcast by WYSU-FM on Dec. 7, 2009. Download Murry Leads the Diocese of Youngstown (MP3) By DOUG LIVINGSTON The Catholic Diocese of Youngstown has seen five Bishops in its 66 year...
View ArticleGravedigger talks life, death and E.T.
By JOSH STIPANOVICH and GARY ANGELO Audio story broadcast by WYSU on Dec. 7, 2009 Download Gravedigger talks life, death and E.T. (MP3) A man who has spent 31 years digging the graves of others has...
View Article‘If you can’t find it at Rogers, they don’t make it.’
Picked up by WYSU on March 2, 2010 Every Friday, many people across Ohio and Pennsylvania take time out of their lives to visit the largest open-air flea market it the tri-county area. Reporters Lamar...
View ArticleMcKelvey Lake faces stigma but residents look to future
Aired on WYSU March 3, 2010 For residents on Youngstown’s East Side, there is more to McKelvey Lake than the negative reputation it has acquired over the years. Yet the stigma remains. Residents and...
View ArticleLocal churches say finding full time pastors is difficult
Despite a robust clergy in the United States, some local churches are finding it difficult to entice permanent, full-time pastors to their congregations. Reporter Leonard Crist takes a look at how some...
View ArticleBoardman family tours Air Force One
By Doug Livingston Picked up by The Vindicator May 20, 2010. VIENNA While President Barack Obama was at V&M Star on Tuesday, Boardman cousins Joey Kordupel and Noah Pecchia got their own...
View ArticleLast words prove to be lasting
Winston Churchill was known for his quotes, including his final ones. How do you want to be remembered? Would it be for your humor, compassion or drive? Could your life be summed up in a single quote...
View ArticleParents cook up food for funds during football games
Friday night football is a tradition for many local sports enthusiasts. However, for some people, that enthusiasm transcends the action on the field. News Outlet reporter A.J. Ondrey finds out why some...
View ArticleReactions vary on closing of Rosetta Stone
The closing of The Rosetta Stone restaurant, 110 W. Federal St., stunned many of its diners and fellow downtown businesses. The August 2010 closing of the Rosetta Stone restaurant in downtown...
View ArticleNo way to hide on Internet
The Internet has given more people the opportunity to voice their opinions. Some do so while withholding their names or using fictitious ones. However, as NewsOutlet reporter Joel Anderson found out,...
View ArticleIdora Park is no City of God
In 1985, Mount Calvary Pentecostal Church bought the former amusement park, Idora Park, and planned to transform it into the City of God. In 2011, the 26-acre parcel remains vacant and the church faces...
View ArticleNatural cemetery offers final option for “going green”
People who are vowing to “go green” might be fascinated to learn that the country’s first non-profit natural cemetery is located in Wilmot, Ohio. The Foxfield Preserve, part of The Wilderness Center,...
View ArticleLosing son to drugs inspires book
Marilyn Burns had all the tools to help someone battle drug addiction. She was a trained counselor, who knew the warning signs. When it came to her son, however, none of that helped prevent his death...
View ArticleSite gives voice to valley
The Steel Valley Voices website is preserving local history by recording stories, archiving letters and presenting video about the community. NewsOutlet reporter Jason Horkey took a look at the website...
View ArticleE-readers changing book habits
The electronic age has arrived in the world of publishing. With the emergence of e-readers, such as The Kindle and The Nook, reading habits are changing. People who rarely read, are downloading novels....
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Local park provides semblance of order to Steve’s World
Published March 6, 2011, in The Vindicator(Link) By CHRIS COTELESSE TheNewsOutlet.org YOUNGSTOWN — The squared borders of Wick Park provide a defined routine and world for Steve Hiet. With winter’s end...
View ArticleHockey takes backseat to football in fans’ hearts
Two sports vie for our patronage in Northeastern Ohio. Both are physical , fast and fun but only one captures our fidelity. NewsOutlet reporter Anthony Melone has more. Hockey takes backseat to...
View ArticleMahoning County hopes to get into the race
Two companies are vying to build horseracing tracks in Mahoning County. This could mean more jobs and more money for local governments. However, there are many hurdles before ground is broken....
View ArticleSmokers get creative by making cigarettes
The high price of cigarettes is forcing people to get creative about their habit. Today, more people are rolling their own instead of shelling out cash to support their increasingly expensive habit....
View ArticleBingo brings out the players
The Mahoning Valley is home to bingo sites in clubs, churches and organizations. While it’s widely popular, most people don’t consider it gambling but entertainment. Caitlin Fitch of the NewsOutlet has...
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