The Vindicator, Youngstown’s newspaper since 1869, closes its do

From left, Mark Sweetwood, 59, managing editor; Tom Wills, 57, regional editor; Shirley Sallmen, 50, assistant design desk chief; Kellie Jones-Cochran, 51, copy editor and designer; and Cynthia Rickard, 66, regional editor, plan the next day’s edition of The Vindicator on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, in paperís newsroom in Youngstown, Ohio. The five have about 265 cumulative years among them at The Vindicator. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)