CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK SCOREBOARD » TODAY’S ISSUE U OPEN HOUSES, A5 • TRIBUTES, A8 • WORLD, A10 • OUTDOORS, B10 • TV WEEK Mooney 35 Boardman 21 Warren Harding 34 Ursuline 14 BAM! POW! ZAP! SWAP! INDIANS BLANK BLUE JAYS Struthers 20 Erie McDowell 28 Hubbard 14 A-town Fitch 21 Comic-book shows juggle characters Lindor’s homer gives Cleveland 1-0 series lead VALLEY LIFE | C1 SPORTS | B1 South Range 49 Campbell 32 Crestview 0 Champion 16 Springfi eld 48 Lakeview 45 East Palestine 13 Poland 13 Lisbon 33 McDonald 47 Columbiana 13 Mineral Ridge 10 STORIES, MORE | B1 FOR DAILY & BREAKING NEWS LOCALLY OWNED SINCE 1869 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2016 U 75¢ YPD patrol offi cers get 3-year pact with 1% raise of Kent, who made The union’s proposal came with and the $150 payment. Conciliator sides with city; union chief displeased a binding decision, some strings, including increas- Stein agreed with the city, writ- By DAVID SKOLNICK The three-year contract is retro- the Youngstown ing the starting annual wage for ing that the facts surrounding [email protected] active to Dec. 1, 2015, the day after chapter of the Ohio officers from $30,754 to $32,097 Youngstown’s “finances are so- YOUNGSTOWN the previous deal expired. Patrolmen’s Be- starting in 2017 and reducing the bering. The city, according to evi- A state conciliator settled a con- The union initially sought 3 per- nevolent Associa- VINDICATOR number of years an offi cer needs dence, has serious structural eco- tract between the city and its po- cent annual raises for the life of tion backed off and EXCLUSIVE to get to the top of the pay scale nomic diffi culties impacting both lice patrol-officers union, giving the contract during nonbinding instead asked for a from 12 to nine. The annual sal- the expenditure and revenue side members a 1 percent pay increase fact-finding negotiations earlier 1 percent raise during the fi rst year ary for those at the top of the pay of the ledger, causing expenditures and a $150 lump-sum payment. this year. of the contract, no raise in the sec- scale for patrol offi cers right now to continue to exceed revenue. It The union president criticized the But when presenting its case to ond year and a 1 percent raise in is $55,751. city’s negotiating tactics. state conciliator Robert G. Stein the fi nal year. The city offered a 1 percent raise See YPD, A4 Trump, Clinton face more revelations; Portman, Strickland face off BRINGING the HEAT U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY The bigeye chub is a species of freshwater fi sh in the carp family. Not a fi sh tale: Bigeye chub back in Mahoning River By SARAH LEHR [email protected] LOWELLVILLE Experts say the triumphant tale of one fi sh species can be attributed, in part, to local de- pollution efforts. Brian Alsdorf of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency documented the presence of the bigeye chub, a type of carp, last month in the Mahoning River, downstream from the village of Lowellville. The freshwater fi sh had been extirpated from the river for more than a century, ac- cording to an update from the Ohio EPA. Extirpation, also known as local extinction, refers to the status of a species that continues to exist in some areas, despite being wiped out from a portion of its former habitat. The bigeye chub, named for its bulging eyes, fares best in rivers and streams with sandy rather than silty bottoms. ASSOCIATED PRESS See BIGEYE, A4 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally Friday in Greensboro, N.C. Associated Press sations that have ground North Carolina. BOARDMAN GREENSBORO, N.C. all but consumed The New York businessman INSIDE ATTERED BY SORDID his presidential said his staff wanted him to avoid U Netfl ix stars new accusations of sex- bid just over three the topic altogether but that he joined Democratic Judge, police offi cials ual misbehavior, Don- weeks before the couldn’t resist defending himself. leaders downtown ald Trump fought back election. He blamed the growing story on Friday evening to Bin ever-more-remarkable fashion “She would not his Democratic opponent Hil- campaign for discuss handling cases Friday, acting out one woman’s al- be my fi rst choice, Clinton lary Clinton and an international Hillary Clinton. A3 legation onstage and suggesting that I can tell you,” media conspiracy, describing his U Bill Clinton another was not attractive enough Trump said of one woman in a female accusers as “sick” people stumps for his wife of domestic violence to merit his attention. He defi ant- rambling attack on his female ac- in central Ohio. A4 ly denied a week’s worth of accu- cusers as he campaigned in battle- See CAMPAIGNS, A2 By JOE GORMAN [email protected] BOARDMAN When someone asks for a civil-protection Senate candidates order in Mahoning County Domestic Rela- tions Court to help escape an abusive rela- tionship, Valerie Flanigan said she does not spar over jobs, trade have time to fi nd out why the order is needed By PETER H. MILLIKEN televised live from the down- – so she boils the request down to a simple [email protected] town Youngstown studio of 21 question. YOUNGSTOWN WFMJ-TV and co-sponsored Flanigan, who began work- International trade agree- by The Vindicator. ing for the court in January thanks to a grant to help vic- ments and their impact on “The record of NAFTA has tims of domestic violence, Ohio’s economy was a been mixed. I think it has said victims need to think resulted in some job loss contentious topic in Fri- of what they expect to hap- day’s debate between and some job gain,” Port- pen once they receive their Republican U.S. Sen. Rob man said of the North ONLINE order. Smith Portman and his Demo- VIDEO American Free Trade “I ask them: ‘What does cratic challenger, former Agreement. See video for your life look like when you leave the court- Ohio Gov. Ted Strick- “We send 40 percent of this story at ROBERT K. YOSAY | THE VINDICATOR house today?’” Flanigan said. land. vindy.com our exports from Ohio to Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, left, and his Democratic challenger, Flanigan was part of a panel of court staff The wide-ranging, former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, shake hands at the beginning of their live one-hour, midday debate was See DEBATE, A6 debate Friday in the 21 WFMJ-TV studio in downtown Youngstown. See DOMESTIC, A4 FREEDOM FUND BANQUET inside INDEX Business . B7 today Classifi eds . B7-8 Fundraiser theme focuses on bridging education gap Comics . C6 CITY SCHOOLS MEETINGS By AMANDA TONOLI eliminate ignoring that,” he Crossword . C5 Youngstown schools CEO Krish Mohip [email protected] WHAT HAPPENS IN THE said at Friday night’s fund- Daily Briefi ng . A2 plans more sessions to hear from BOARDMAN SCHOOLS THAT WE FOUND OUT raising dinner. Editorial . A9 parents and community members Juniors and seniors from Freeman said it’s impor- Legal ads. A7 HERE LOCALLY IS THAT THE about the district. Chaney High School, East TEACHERS, A LOT OF THEM, ARE NOT tant to discuss black Ameri- Lotteries . A2 LOCAL, A3 High School and Choffi n Ca- cans specifically and stop Society. C2 FAMILIAR WITH AFRICAN-AMERICAN OFFENSIVE MINDED reer and Technical Center treating an entire race of Sports. .B1-6 crowded into an overfl owing STUDENTS.” people with such ignorance. Tributes. A8 The bond between YSU quarterback room of prestigious and suc- “What happens in the TV Week . D1-12 Ricky Davis and the off ensive line is a George Freeman Jr., NAACP branch president special one. cessful black American role schools that we found out Valley Life. C1 models at The Georgetown, here locally is that the teach- Weather. A2 SPORTS, B1 5945 South Ave., to partici- Chapter of the National As- ties into a bigger mission ers, a lot of them, are not fa- PLEASE RECYCLE AREA HOME SALES DOWN pate in the 98th annual cele- sociation for the Advance- part of his vision as president miliar with African-Ameri- September home sales were down bration of the Freedom Fund ment of Colored People, – talking about the elephant can students,” he said. “We across the Mahoning Valley. Banquet. said the theme, bridging the in the room: race. are just a little bit different BUSINESS, B7 George Freeman, presi- education gap present in the “I want to start getting dent of the Youngstown area’s minority populations, people talking about how to See BANQUET, A4 A1 - 10/15/16 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK TODAY ON VINDY.COM Find a job or vehicle on: 107 Vindicator Square, DAILY BRIEFING Youngstown, OH 44503 U vindyJOBS.com: 176 openings U Published daily. 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