new owners have opted for comment free articles. The older articles and content archives can be found by the old owners at vindyarchives.com website. Strike action The paper's staff has gone on strike twice. The first strike was in 1964 and lasted nearly eight months; the strikers published the Steel Valley News during this time. The second strike lasted from November 2004 to July 2005, and the strikers published their own paper, The Valley Voice, during this time. Editorial changes Prior to August 31, 2019, Todd Franko, metro editor of The Rockford Register Star in Illinois, was named editor of The Vindicator on February 12, 2007. He succeeds Paul C. Jagnow, who retired in 2006. As of September 1, 2019, The Vindicator is now published by Tribune Chronicle of which Brenda Linert is the editor. References Newspapers published in Ohio Youngstown, Ohio Publications established in 1869 1869 establishments in Ohio External links The Vindicator at Library of Congress Archives Archives via Google News September 1984-June 2009 Vindy Archives via Vindicator Printing Co. March 2001-August 2019