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Boehner plans stop Monday in Lisbon
LISBON – U.S. House Speaker John Boehner is scheduled to visit the Columbiana County Republican Party headquarters on Monday as part of his tour through Ohio to generate support during the final days of the 2014 campaign.
Boehner will be at the office on West Lincoln Way from 9 to 10 a.m. to meet with staff and volunteers and to also promote the re-election of U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Marietta, who will also be there.
County Republican Party Chairman David Johnson said this is the third time in four years that Boehner has visited the county.
“It’s a tribute to Bill Johnson that Speaker Boehner would make a visit to the county once again,” David Johnson said.
This is one of the stops Boehner is making during a campaign swing through Ohio in the final days leading up to Tuesday’s election. “He’s chosen to come back to Columbiana County, and we’re glad,” David Johnson said.
The event is open to the public, but the party headquarters can only accommodate so many people, he said. Beaver Local High School government students will be in attendance to observe.
Two rabid raccoons found in Boardman
BOARDMAN – Laboratory reports confirmed that two raccoons found in Boardman Township were positive for the rabies virus variant, according to the Mahoning County District Board of Health.
The first raccoon was found near South Avenue and Western Reserve Road. The second raccoon was found near South Avenue and Boardman Poland Road, according to Tribune news partner WYTV 33 News.
Rabies is a fatal viral disease and a serious public health threat. The Mahoning County District Board of Health is reminding residents to vaccinate pets; maintain control of pets to reduce their exposure to wildlife; and spay or neuter to decrease the number of stray animals.
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Girard crash victim identified
WARREN – The Trumbull County Coroner’s Office has scheduled an autopsy for the Girard woman whose car crashed into a building on Tuesday.
Lenora Brown, 53, was driving the vehicle when it struck a vacant building at 1015 N. State St. just after 1 p.m. The coroner’s office plans to do an autopsy Friday to determine the exact cause of death.
Girard police are investigating the crash. They said Brown was driving south on U.S. Route 422 when she lost control of the car, crossed three lanes and hit the building. Speed may have been a factor, according to police.
They said no one else was in the vehicle and no other injuries were reported.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Warren Post assisted at the scene.
Tourism bureau wins RUBY
WARREN – The Trumbull County Tourism Bureau was given the Ohio Travel Association’s Citation of Excellence Award for the bureau’s 2014 event calendar brochure.
Stephanie L. Sferra, bureau executive director, accepted the award Oct. 16 at the association’s Ohio Conference on Tourism in Springfield. This is the second time the bureau has won the award.
The award, a RUBY award, recognizes excellence in the travel and tourism industry for efforts in advertising, marketing and public relations.
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Woman dead in Girard crash
GIRARD – A woman died Tuesday after the vehicle she was driving crashed into a building along U.S. Route 422, police said.
Girard police, who are investigating the crash, said they were not releasing the woman’s name until the family had been notified.
Police said no one else was in the vehicle and no other injuries were reported. They said they expected to release more information today.
The vehicle struck a building at 1015 N. State St. just after 1 p.m. Emergency crews worked about an hour to remove the driver’s body from the vehicle.
Fire destroys garage and barn
NEWTON FALLS – A Tuesday morning fire destroyed a garage at a Mahoning Court home and a neighboring barn.
Fire crews were called to the residence around 8 a.m. Officials said the fire originated in the garage and spread to a neighbor’s barn behind it, destroying both structures.
The house, owned by Ed Carr, filled with smoke, and the siding was damaged.
No injuries were reported and the state fire marshal is investigating.
GOP bus tour to stop in Valley
YOUNGSTOWN – Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor will be among several Republican statewide officeholders making a campaign stop Thursday in Youngstown.
The bus tour will be at Dearing Compressor and Pump Co., 801 Midlothian Blvd., for the event starting at 2:30 p.m. Doors open at 2 p.m.
Also scheduled to be on the reelection tour are Attorney General Mike DeWine, Secretary of State Jon Husted, Auditor Dave Yost and Supreme Court Justice Judith L. French.
Get Out the Vote event is Saturday
WARREN -The Trumbull County Democratic Party will have a Get Out the Vote event Saturday to encourage people to go vote in the Nov. 4 election.
The event will be 10:30 a.m. at the party headquarters, 3200 Ridge Road S.E., Warren, in the cafeteria.
Also, the office will be open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Friday.
Tourism board seeks members
WARREN – The Trumbull County Tourism Bureau is looking to fill the golf course and two at-large seats on the board.
Bureau members in good standing who live or work in Trumbull County can contact the Tourism Office at 330-675-3081 by 4:30 p.m. Nov. 7 if interested. The three-year terms begin Jan. 1.
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Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership earns $5,000
WARREN – Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership will receive a $5,000 donation from Huntington Bank for the implementation of the side-lot program.
This program gives eligible residents who have purchased a side lot from the Trumbull County Land Bank a $250 gift card to Lowe’s home improvement stores to purchase supplies needed for improvements to their new lot.
Lowe’s has provided an additional 10 percent discount on items purchased with the gift card.
The bank’s donation will be presented at 2 p.m. Friday at the Peace of Hope Garden, 645 Mercer Ave., which will be expanded due to the funds from the side-lot program.
Candidates forum
at YWCA canceled
WARREN – A candidates forum scheduled for 6 p.m. tonight at the Warren YWCA has been canceled due to scheduling conflicts of some of the participants.
The forum was to include candidates for Trumbull County commissioner and the Ohio House of Representatives, 64th District.
Howland offers
haunted high school
HOWLAND – Student organizations from Howland High School, as part of the school’s Spirit Task Force, will stage Haunted High School on Wednesday.
Designed for children ages pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, the event will include Halloween and fall activities and games. A nonperisable food collection will also be held with items donated to food pantries in the township.
The event runs from 6 to 8 p.m. at the high school, 200 Shaffer Drive N.E.
Employee-owned business gets federal grant boost
Kent State University’s Ohio Employee Ownership Center was awarded a nearly $72,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The money will be used to develop and support employee-owned enterprises by building awareness of the employee ownership option, assisting companies in pursuing it. The grant will also allow the OEOC to promote businesses in the Northeast region of Ohio.
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Woman fatally shot in Youngstown
YOUNGSTOWN – City police are investigating a Saturday night shooting that left a woman dead.
Shaniece Wells, 23, no address available, was shot once, Tribune Chronicle news partner WYTV Channel 33 reported.
The shooting took place in the 800 block of East Boston Avenue. Shots were fired after two groups argued.
Reports state that someone was driving Wells to Akron Children’s Hospital in Boardman when the Ohio State Highway Patrol began pursuing the vehicle after the driver committed a lane violation.
Patrol: Alcohol factor in Route 422 crash
SOUTHINGTON – Alcohol appears to have been a factor in a Friday night crash on U.S. Route 422 in Weathersfield, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
The patrol reported that Karen E. Ross, 43, of Niles was driving a 2000 Lincoln Continental east on Belle Terre Drive when she failed to stop at a stop sign at U.S. Route 422 and hit a 1998 Ford F-150 operated by David L. McClimans, 37, also of Niles, on the right side as the vehicle was traveling south at 9:22 p.m.
McClimans’ vehicle overturned, and McClimans was taken to St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown with non-life threatening injuries. Ross also suffered minor injuries, troopers said. Both drivers were wearing their seatbelts.
Kinsman officers to serve meals
KINSMAN Kinsman police officers will serve customers Tuesday at Auntie V’s Pizzeria, 6442 Kinsman Nickerson Road, to raise money for the Kinsman Area “Shop With A Cop” program.
Hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. for eat in or carry out. All proceeds will benefit the program. For information, call 330-876-0088.
Candidates forum set for Tuesday at YWCA
WARREN – The Warren Resident Advisory Committee, in conjunction with League of Women Voters Trumbull County, will hold a Candidates Forum at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Warren YWCA, 375 N. Park Ave.
The forum will include candidates for Trumbull County commissioner and the Ohio 64th District.
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Howland police investigating shooting
WARREN – Police in Howland are investigating a shooting death that happened Friday afternoon at 1098 Westover Drive.
The wound apparently was self-inflicted, police said. According to the Trumbull County 911, the call for a gunshot wound to the head came in shortly before 5 p.m.
The name of the victim has not been released.
Harding students to take breath test before dance
WARREN – Harding students will have to take a Breathalyzer test upon entry to their homecoming dance tonight.
Superintendent Steve Chiaro said they have been spreading the “Stay Above the Influence” theme throughout the week, promoting a safe, enjoyable and alcohol-free homecoming for the students.
“If you want things to be different, they are going to have to look different,” he said. “It’s more of a deterrence than a ‘gotcha’ to surprise the students.”
Chiaro said the student newscast has been spreading an anti-drinking message and notice of the Breathalyzer test was written on the students’ dance tickets.
Patrol investigating U.S. 422 rollover crash
WEATHERSFIELD – A vehicle rolled over in a crash Friday night on U.S. Route 422 near Ralph’s Mobile Home Sales, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Details about the crash that happened shortly before 9:30 p.m. were limited late Friday night as the patrol remaining at the scene and was not yet releasing information. Emergency crews dispatched by Trumbull County 911 were told an occupant may have been thrown out of the vehicle in the crash, according to scanner traffic.
MVOC hosting voting party in Youngstown
YOUNGSTOWN – The Mahoning Valley Organizing Collaborative will host a block party 3 p.m. today at the Oak Hill Collaborative, 507 Oak Hill Ave., Youngstown, to protest what they say is a growing attack on the voting rights of Ohioans.
The event is one of several happening simultaneously across Ohio as part of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative’s statewide civic engagement campaign. Among the issues the organizations believe are limiting Ohio voters is the elimination of the Golden Week, the week where Ohioans were allowed to register to vote and vote at the same time.
Police pursuit ends in bar crash, 12 injured
WESTLAKE – Authorities in northeast Ohio say at least a dozen people were injured when a stolen truck crashed into a bar while being pursued by police.
Police in Westlake say the stolen pickup was traveling about 75 mph in a 35 mph zone before it crashed into Dover Gardens Tavern just before 9 p.m. Thursday.
The truck ran over stop sticks that police placed in the road and then lost control. The truck went fully inside the tavern.
Police say at least 12 people sustained injuries, from bumps and bruises to broken bones.
Elderly couple dies after central Ohio crash
ASHVILLE – A couple in their 80s whose car was broadsided at a rural central Ohio intersection has died.
Pickaway County Sheriff Robert Radcliff says 87-year-old Arthur Deal and 86-year-old Ada Lou Deal died at a Columbus hospital where they were taken after the Wednesday crash near Ashville, south of Columbus.
Radcliff says the couple didn’t first appear badly injured after the accident. But once at the hospital, their conditions deteriorated.
Ada Deal died Wednesday night, and her husband died Thursday, according to the sheriff. They had been married for more than 60 years.
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Police: Woman robbed, hit with gun at laundry
WARREN – A city woman reported being robbed at gunpoint and assaulted Thursday morning at a local laundry.
Connie Harrold, 56, of Woodbine Avenue, told police she was inside Warren Coin Laundry, 2517 Youngstown Road S.E., when a man hit her in the face with a gun and took her purse just before 10 a.m.
Police questioned several people. Officers found the woman’s cell phone in a field and also located several of her credit cards, the police report states.
Association looks for Hall of Fame nominees
WARREN – The Trumbull County African American Achiever’s Association is looking for nominees for next year’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony that will be held Feb. 28.
The induction recognizes local African-Americans who have had a positive impact in leadership, community service or development, entrepreneurship, family development, education, religious outreach or artistic talents. Up to six adults and two students may be inducted.
Nominees must have been residents of Trumbull County and the adults must have a minimum of five years of experience in their fields. Youth nominees must be high school seniors.
Nominations are due by Dec. 15. Forms can be obtained from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily at RBG Music Complex, 1958 Palmyra Road S.W., Warren; from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays at Van and Carolla Barbershop, 1805 Colonial St. S.E., Warren; and from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the TCAAAA office, 418 Main Ave. S.W.
Gubernatorial candidate to campaign in Niles
NILES – Ed FitzGerald, the Democratic nominee for Ohio governor, will campaign Monday at the Youngstown regional office of the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association, 5580 Youngstown Warren Road, Suite 1, Niles.
The event will be at 6 p.m.
Student released brake before fatal bus accident
AKRON – Police in northeast Ohio say a student accidentally released the emergency brake on a bus that rolled back and killed the driver as she conducted an evacuation drill last month.
Akron police on Thursday said the 10-year-old ran to the back of the bus after releasing the brake. The driver, 51-year-old Laura Zborowski, tossed the student out of the way before the bus rolled over her. Zborowski has been hailed her as a hero for saving the child’s life.
The accident occurred Sept. 16 at Middlebury Academy, a charter school in Akron for children from kindergarten through eighth grade. More than 30 students who had been on the bus witnessed the accident.
Zborowski worked for a private bus company that transports 50,000 Ohio school children.
Man charged in $1.5 million health plan theft
CLEVELAND – The owner of a northeast Ohio business that managed health care plans was charged in federal court Thursday with stealing $1.5 million from several companies, a hospital, a nonprofit agency and two school districts.
Robert Hartenstein, 61, was indicted on seven counts of theft from a health benefit program.
Hartenstein’s Professional Benefits Association was a third-party administrator for self-insured health care plans. Prosecutors say he diverted money for claims to pay bonuses to himself and workers, for company expenses, luxury car leases and a country club membership. He is accused of telling employees to lie to clients about why claims weren’t paid.
Professional Benefits Association had offices outside of Akron and Youngstown.
“This defendant was entrusted with millions of dollars to pay for hospital stays and medical tests, but instead betrayed that trust” and used the money on himself and his business, said a statement by U.S. Attorney Steven Dettelbach.
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Suspect arrested in connection to Aug. death
WARREN – David Blackmon Jr. was arrested Wednesday afternoon in connection with the death of Mitchell Pruitt of Deerfield Ave. S.W.
Pruitt, 50, 1570 Deerfield Ave., died of multiple gunshot wounds Aug. 5.
Police were called to Pruitt’s home about 2:30 a.m. by a Union Street resident who said she found Pruitt in the kitchen of his home, according to a Warren police report.
Police Chief Eric Merkel told a City Council committee on Wednesday evening that calls from community residents were important in helping the police make the arrest in the murder.
Bob Davis, the head of the city’s water department and brother-in-law of Pruitt, on Wednesday said his family is grateful for the work of the city’s police department and other law enforcement agencies in the arrest of Blackmon.
Kasich expects to receive labor endorsement today
BOARDMAN – Ohio Gov. John Kasich and his running mate on the Republican ticket, Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor, are expected to get the Ohio Laborers District Council endorsement today.
Kasich and Taylor and officials with the council will hold what’s billed as a ”special announcement” at 3:30 p.m. today at an outdoor construction site on Market Street in Boardman.
Diocese of Toledo installs new bishop
TOLEDO – The Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo has a new leader.
Bishop Daniel Thomas was formally installed Wednesday as bishop of the diocese that covers much of northwestern Ohio.
Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigino, the official representative of Pope Francis, read a proclamation from the pope that declared Thomas as the new bishop.
Thomas was formerly the auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan and about 80 priests from the Philadelphia archdiocese were among those in Toledo for the ceremony.
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YSU faculty to vote on strike authorization
YOUNGSTOWN – The Youngstown State University faculty union will meet Wednesday to vote on a strike authorization.
The YSU-Ohio Education Association represents about 370 faculty members. Their most recent contract with the university expired Aug. 17 and has yet to be renewed or updated.
YSU-OES chief negotiator Dr. Gabriel Palmer-Fernandez, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, told Tribune Chronicle newspartner WYTV Channel 33 News the point of contention in the contract is the faculty’s health care costs.
The vote would allow a second vote for a 10-day written notice of an intent to strike to be given to the YSU administration, according to the Ohio Revised Code.
Secretary of State candidate to stump here
YOUNGSTOWN – Omarosa Manigault, a reality television personality and native of Youngstown, will campaign with Democratic candidate for Ohio Secretary of State, Nina Turner, Thursday at the Mahoning County Board of Elections.
Turner’s ”Meet Me at the Box” event to rally people to vote early will be 3 p.m. outside the elections board office, 345 Oakhill Ave.
Joining Turner and Manigault will be Democratic state Rep. Tom Letson of Warren, who is running for Ohio Supreme Court, and Cleveland native Jeff Johnson, a journalist who formerly worked for the BET television station.
Manigault’s stake to fame began with an appearance on the first season of NBC’s reality show, ”The Apprentice.” Last week, Turner campaigned with television talk show host Jerry Springer, a Democrat and former mayor of Cincinnati.
Man reports burglary at his Warren home
WARREN – A 28-year-old city man reported that three men, including one whom he recognized, entered his home, threatened to beat him up and demanded money for a phone he was purchasing from one of them.
Timothy Barshney told police the men came into his residence in the 2400 block of Brier Street S.E. around 2:30 p.m. and took his tennis shoes, miscellaneous DVDs and food, according to a Warren police report.
Trumbull career center ‘High School that Works’
CANFIELD – The Trumbull Career and Technical Center will be awarded the National High Schools That Work Platinum High Achievement School Award this morning at a special presentation.
The award, given by the Southern Regional Education Board, is based on the school’s success in improving school practices and raising student achievement. Speakers were to include two Trumbull County commissioners, the Warren mayor and TCTC superintendent Jason Gray.
Ohio state patrol to conduct OVI checkpoint
SOUTHINGTON – The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced Monday that troopers will operate an OVI checkpoint to deter and intercept impaired drivers this week.
The county where the checkpoint will take place will be announced the day prior to the checkpoint, and the location will be announced the morning of the checkpoint.
Operational support for the sobriety checkpoint will be provided by local law enforcement agencies.
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Farmington road closing extended
FARMINGTON – Curtis Middlefield Road between Larson West Road and Bundysburg-West Farmington Road in Farmington Township will be closed through Oct. 30.
The road is closed for bridge replacement being performed by Marucci and Gaffney Excavating Co.
The intersection of Bundsyburg West Farmington Road, also known Reeves Road in Geauga County, will also be closed for the same duration.
The Trumbull County Engineer’s Office is recommending the following detour: east on Larson West Road, north on Girdle Road, west on Parks West Road and south on Parkman Mesopotamia Road.
Brookfield cancels meeting with Hartford
BROOKFIELD – Brookfield Township trustees have cancelled their special meeting with Hartford Township officials originally scheduled for today. The meeting regarding fire contract will be rescheduled in the future.
Mineral-rights ruling could affect Ohio parks
COLUMBUS – A newspaper analysis finds that about 20 percent of the land under Ohio’s state parks, forests and wildlife and nature preserves could be subject to private mineral rights claims.
The Columbus Dispatch analysis follows a September Ohio Supreme Court ruling that said mineral rights retained by private landowners who sold property to the state in eastern Ohio allow them to strip-mine coal on the property.
The newspaper reported Sunday that individuals retain mineral rights under portions of 18 state forests, 23 state parks and 53 natural areas owned by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Environmentalists say the ruling increases the prospects of private claims leading to mining or drilling.
The state says no new or renewed interest in mining on state properties has arisen since the decision.
Toledo man killed after walking on I-75 in Mich.
ERIE TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Southeastern Michigan authorities say a 27-year-old Toledo man was on foot on Interstate 75 when a driver struck and killed him.
The Monroe County sheriff’s department says the man died about 11:15 p.m. Saturday in Erie Township, about seven miles north-northeast of the Ohio line.
The department says in a statement that James E. Mosher Jr. was walking along southbound I-75 and was wearing dark clothing.
It says a vehicle may have struck him or may simply have been lying in the road when a vehicle driven by a 24-year-old woman from Canton, Michigan, hit him.
The department says Mosher died at the scene, while the driver was uninjured.
Larry Flynt’s daughter hurt in car accident
DAYTON – The daughter of Hustler publisher Larry Flynt has been seriously injured in an Ohio car accident and is hospitalized in critical condition.
The Dayton Daily News reports 47-year-old Lisa Flynt was ejected from her car Friday afternoon after it turned in front of a tractor-trailer. A 24-year-old female passenger suffered minor injuries.
The newspaper said police searched the bar where the women are believed to have been before the accident.
Lisa Flynt lives in the Dayton suburb Huber Heights. Her brother said doctors are trying to determine the extent of her cranial injuries.
Their father began as an Ohio strip club owner. He has built Hustler into an adult entertainment empire while championing First Amendment rights.
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Task force probes possible Hubbard homicide
HUBBARD – Police responded to a fatality at 6928 Thornton Road about 10:38 p.m. Thursday.
According to Trumbull County dispatch, a third party caller reported hearing a gunshot in the back room of the residence. It is not known how or if the shooting was related to the death at the location.
Hubbard Township Police, Hubbard City Police and the Trumbull County Homicide Task Force responded to the scene. The task force is leading the investigation and said only that details are sketchy and no report was available Friday.
Warren men assaulted, robbed at gunpoint
WARREN – Two city men told police they were pistol-whipped during an assault and armed robbery Thursday night outside a Roberts Street apartment building.
Bobby Miller, 39, of Hillsdale Drive, and Frank D. Johnson, 34, of Oak Street, said they were outside Stonegate Place Apartments, 1210 Roberts Ave. N.W., around 11:35 p.m. when they were assaulted by two men brandishing handguns, according to a Warren police report.
The police report indicated both men suffered apparent minor injury, but they each declined medical treatment.
One of the assailants ran off with Miller’s wallet, according to the report.
Johnson told police that one of the assailants fired a gunshot at him. Police found a shell casing nearby. Police indicated they planned to review surveillance videos from a camera located directly above the spot where the incident took place.
River barge sinks near Wellsville
WELLSVILLE – An investigation is being conducted to determine what caused a river barge carrying molasses to sink in the Ohio River on Wednesday morning near the village.
Coast Guard officials said Thursday that none of the molasses spilled into the river when the vessel sank, but they have sent pollution responders to monitor the situation as a precaution.
Commander Lindsay Weaver of the Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit in Pittsburgh reported her office received notice of the incident Wednesday. The barge is owned by liquid feed supplement manufacturer Quality Liquid Feed and was carrying a cargo of molasses used in feed for livestock when it sank, according to Weaver.
The barge sank while docked at a pier at Quality Liquid Feed’s liquid feed supplement plant in Wellsville.
Two-vehicle crash sends one to hospital
BRISTOLVILLE – The Ohio State Highway Patrol confirmed a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Housel Craft Road and Corey Hunt Road on Friday evening.
A 20-year-old man was transported by LifeFlight helicopter to St. Elizabeth Health Center with traumatic injuries and a female was taken by ambulance to Trumbull Memorial Hospital with minor injuries, according to Bristolville fire Chief Tom Dempsey.
No other information was available late Friday night.
13-year-old injured in ATV accident
BLOOMFIELD – An ATV accident sent a 13-year-old boy from Bloomfield Township to Cleveland MetroHealth with traumatic head injuries, according to fire Chief Tom Dempsey.
The accident occurred Friday afternoon at Donley Road and Mahan Parker Road, and another individual was taken to University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center, according to the chief.
Reports of their conditions were unavailable Friday evening.
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Brookfield board of ed names new member
BROOKFIELD – The Brookfield Board of Education this week named former board member and retired businessman George Economides to the board filling a vacancy with the recent resignation of Gwen Martino.
Board Vice President Ron Brennan said Economides was selected from nine candidates who sought to fill the remainder of the term, which is through December 2015.
Brennan said if Economides chooses to stay on the board he would need to run in the November 2015 election.
The board selected Economides for his previous experience and knowledge of how school boards operate.
”He is well versed on the workings of the board and had served 16 years previously on the board,” he said.
Economides worked from 1976 to 2005 for BSN Jobst Co. health care company.
YSU offers MBA at Lorain County college
ELYRIA – Students at the Lorain County Community College will now be able to earn their MBA there, thanks to a partnership with Youngstown State University’s Williamson College of Business Administration.
The program designed and taught by YSU faculty will allow working professionals to complete the 39 hours required for the degree in as little as two years. The Williamson MBA is accredited by AACSB International.
Classes start in January and admission criteria may allow working professionals to waive the standardized admission test. An informational meeting on the MBA program will be held at 6 p.m. Oct. 22 in the University Center iLoft Room 119 at the Lorain Community College.
Liberty officials to meet with Allied Waste reps
LIBERTY – Liberty Township officials and Republic/ Allied Waste representatives will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the Liberty administration building, 1315 Churchill Hubbard Road.
Republic Services / Allied Waste will continue to provide Liberty residents curbside refuse and recycling collection. However, recently Republic Services has made some changes in the collection of curbside recycling for township residents.
Residents will receive new 95-gallon recycling carts this week.
On Oct. 27, residents will begin a new program with collection of recycling to be every other week using the 95-gallon bins. Refuse collection will continue weekly. For information, call 330-793-7676.
Ohio youth sentenced
to death for killing teen
LEBANON – A southwest Ohio judge has sentenced a 19-year-old man to death for the slaying of an 18-year-old U.S. Navy recruit.
Warren County Common Pleas Judge Donald Oda on Thursday followed the jury’s recommendation for Austin Myers, to make him the youngest inmate on Ohio’s death row. He’s about five years younger than the next-youngest person awaiting execution.
Myers was convicted of aggravated murder for the death of Justin Back, who was about to enter the Navy. Back was killed in a burglary and his body dumped in a rural county.
OSU student who ran
on field pleads guilty
COLUMBUS – A student who ran onto the field during an Ohio State football game and was body-slammed by a coach has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor criminal trespassing.
Twenty-one-year-old Anthony Wunder was fined $100 plus court costs Thursday in Franklin County Municipal Court. He had originally pleaded not guilty in September.
Wunder, a fourth-year engineering student, ran onto the Ohio Stadium turf Sept. 27 and was slammed to the ground by Ohio State assistant coach Anthony Schlegel. Video of the hit became a sensation on social media.
OVI checkpoint set
WARREN – The Trumbull County OVI Task Force will conduct a checkpoint beginning tonight in Howland and Niles. The scheduled times are 9 p.m. today to 1 a.m. Saturday.
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Report: Woman burned in apartment fire
WARREN – A woman was transported to a local hospital Tuesday after she was burned during a small fire at her apartment.
Warren fire officials said the woman, whose name was not available, fell asleep while smoking a cigarette inside her apartment at The Elms high rise at 2300 Plaza Ave. off Elm Road.
The woman, who was sleeping in a recliner, was awakened by the smoke around 3 p.m., officials said. They noted that the fire was contained to the recliner and some carpeting. There was also some minor smoke damage throughout the apartment.
Warren fire Chief Ken Nussle said the woman, who is believed to have suffered first-degree burns, was able to get out of the apartment by herself.
He said there was minimal damage to the apartment’s contents.
Cortland man sentenced in cell phone robbery
WARREN – A 21-year-old Cortland area man was sentenced to two years in prison Wednesday for robbing a Warren man of his cell phone Jan. 20.
Reed Mitchell, of Wilshire Road, was handed the sentence by Judge W. Wyatt McKay, who also imposed a concurrent sentence of another year for a conviction on trespassing in a habitation where a person was likely to be. Mitchell pleaded guilty to both charges.
Mitchell was indicted for taking the phone from Richard Vyse at his Starlite Street N.W. home. And when police were looking for Mitchell to arrest him on the robbery charge, they found that he sneaked into another home to hide from officers.
Warren man gets four years for robbery
WARREN – A Warren man will spend four years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of aggravated robbery and aggravated burglary, both with firearm specifications.
Roy Morgan III, 42, of Scott Street N.E., was found guilty of breaking into the Vernon Street N.W. home of Amber Claeys Nov. 19, when she was pistol whipped. He was sentenced Wednesday.
He also was found guilty of robbing a man on Warren’s portion of the Western Reserve Greenway bike trail Dec. 4 with another suspect.
The other suspect, Richard Ware, 27, was sentenced last month to 23 years in prison for the bike trail robbery and two holdups others, including one outside a pharmacy where a knife was brandished.
Ohio judge to remain on police shooting case
CLEVELAND – The chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court says there is no evidence that the judge overseeing the case of a Cleveland policeman is biased against the officer and can preside at his trial.
An attorney for Patrolman Michael Brelo argued that Cuyahoga Common Pleas Judge John P. O’Donnell set a trial date ahead of the Nov. 4 election to help his Ohio Supreme Court campaign.
Brelo is charged with two counts of voluntary manslaughter for his role in the deaths two apparently unarmed civilians killed in a hail of police gunfire after a police chase in 2012.
Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor issued her ruling on the disqualification motion Wednesday.
Ohio senator visits key states while mulling 2016
LEBANON – For someone who’s not on the November ballot, Sen. Rob Portman is keeping up a presidential campaign-style schedule.
The Ohio Republican was in New Hampshire on Wednesday for Senate candidate Scott Brown, Portman’s latest effort in the GOP bid to win a Senate majority. He’s finance chairman of the National Republican Senate Committee, which reported a record fundraising haul for September.
Portman says he will wait until after the Nov. 4 midterm elections to decide whether to mount a presidential run or to focus on winning a second Senate term in 2016.
Meanwhile, the former House member and White House budget chief is building contacts in visits to states usually key in presidential races such as Iowa, New Hampshire and Michigan.
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Cleveland man wanted as Fugitive of the Week
CLEVELAND – The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is offering a reward for information which would lead to the capture of fugitive “Mark” Allen Reed, the area task force’s ”Fugitive of the Week.”
Reed is wanted by the U.S. Marshals and the Cleveland Police Department. Reed is wanted in connection with the rape of an 8-year-old child.
Reed is a 57-year-old white male standing approximately 6 feet tall and weighing 160 pounds. Reed’s last known address is in the 16000 block of Chatfield Ave., Cleveland. He is also known to be in the Parma area as well. Reed is known by both Mark Allen Reed and Allen Reed.
Anyone with information in reference to Reed should contact the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force at 1-866-4WANTED or Text keyword WANTED and tip to 847411 (tip411). Tipsters can remain anonymous and reward money is available.
Newton Falls schools receive audit award
NEWTON FALLS – Newton Falls Exempted Village Schools received a clean audit report following a recent financial audit by the state auditor’s office.
Treasurer Dawn Meeks was presented a Auditor of State Award for excellent record keeping and having a clean audit.
To receive the recognition, an audit report does not contain any findings for recovery, material citations, material weaknesses, significant deficiencies or questioned costs.
Police take Warren man into federal custody
WARREN – A 33-year-old Warren man wanted by federal authorities was arrested Monday by Warren police.
Donald E. Jones Jr., 2087 Hamilton St. S.W., was stopped in his car shortly before 1 p.m. on West Market Street near the intersection with McMyler Street N.W. Jones was informed he was named in a warrant by Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, the police report states.
A 30-year-old female passenger in the car was released pending further investigation, officers said.
W. Farmington zoning has board vacancies
WEST FARMINGTON – The village’s zoning commission is seeking residents to fill open seats on the board.
Any village resident interested in filling the post is asked to contact Mayor Thomas Christlieb at 330-889-2699. Applicants must be a village resident and registered voter.
Judge convicted, but jury hangs on 8 counts
CINCINNATI – A suspended juvenile court judge was convicted Tuesday of a single felony count, but the jury hung on the other eight counts against her.
Judge Tracie Hunter was convicted of unlawful interest in a public contract, involving her brother’s court employment. Common Pleas Judge Norbert Nadel scheduled sentencing for Dec. 2.
Hunter could face up to 18 months in prison, but probation is considered more likely. Her attorney indicated he plans to appeal.
The 12 Hamilton County jurors resumed deliberations Tuesday after telling Nadel on Friday they were in agreement on only one count. They returned later Tuesday to say they couldn’t reach unanimous verdicts on the other counts.
Elections board appeals in false statement case
COLUMBUS – The Ohio Elections Commission has appealed a federal judge’s ruling that struck down a state law barring people from knowingly or recklessly making false statements about candidates.
U.S. District Judge Timothy Black last month called Ohio’s law unconstitutional and prohibited the Ohio Elections Commission and its members from enforcing the law.
The Susan B. Anthony List, an anti-abortion group, has contended the Ohio statute violates free speech rights and chills a wide variety of political speech.
Staff, wire reports
At a glance
Brookfield BOE to meet on filling board
BROOKFIELD – The Brookfield School Board of Education has scheduled a special meeting for 7 p.m. Tuesday at the board office to review candidate applications for the open board position.
The position became vacant with the recent resignation of Gwen Martino.
The board’s regular meeting will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday in the school auditorium, where plans are to interview applicants.
Falls to meet on comprehensive plan
NEWTON FALLS – The Newton Falls Planning and Zoning Commission and Trumbull County Planning Commission will hold a public meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the community center.
The meeting will be for the public to see and comment on the proposed comprehensive plan.
Animals blamed for power outages
Animals are being blamed for two weekend power outages.
On Sunday, the Tribune Chronicle was among 130 customers in Warren without power for close to an hour. An Ohio Edison spokesman said the 3:15 p.m. outage was caused by animals that had made contact with a circuit breaker. Power was fully restored by 4:20 p.m.
Power went out around 3 p.m. Saturday, affecting nearly 4,500 residents in Cortland, Bazetta and Howland, according to Tribune Chronicle news partner WYTV Channel 33. Ohio Edison representatives said they believe that outage was caused by an animal that came into contact with a substation causing it to shut off. Power was restored just before 5 p.m.
Two hurt in Youngstown crash
YOUNGSTOWN – Two people were taken to St. Elizabeth Health Center on Sunday following a one-vehicle rollover crash on the city’s North Side.
The man and woman were thrown from the SUV after it crashed around 4 p.m., according to Tribune Chronicle news partner WYTV Channel 33. It is believed the two were the only ones inside the vehicle when it crashed on East Woodland Avenue near the Himrod Expressway.
Their names, along with an update on their conditions, were not available Sunday night.
Youngstown police and fire crews responded.
Woman burned in
fire-breathing stunt
COLUMBUS – An Ohio woman was hospitalized in critical condition after she was burned while performing a fire-breathing act at a Halloween-themed racing event.
The Columbus Dispatch reports the 23-year-old woman was performing around 7 p.m. Saturday near Nationwide Arena at the Blood Run 5K, a benefit for people with blood disorders, when paramedics were called.
Social media posts showed the woman blowing a cloud of flame above her head then someone wrote, “The fire breather just caught on fire.”
Scanner traffic indicated she was burned on her face, neck and top half of her body and transported to Wexner Medical Center at Ohio State University.
Ashley Keach of Columbus identified herself on Facebook as the fire-breather. She said her injuries were minor and she would be “just fine.”
OSU band to perform at Pumpkin Show
CIRCLEVILLE – The Ohio State University Marching Band is playing at this year’s Circleville Pumpkin Show.
The Pumpkin Show’s Barry Keller tells the Circleville Herald that the celebrated band is booked for the event’s Parade of Bands on Thursday night.
It’s the band’s third performance at the Pumpkin Show, one of Ohio’s largest annual festivals. The “greatest free show on earth” draws around 400,000 each year to the small town south of Columbus. The event, which opens Wednesday, has taken place since 1903.
Staff, wire reports
At a glance
Warren police find heroin at McDonald’s
WARREN – One person was arrested and a loaded syringe confiscated Thursday night at the South Street McDonald’s restaurant, police said.
Shortly before 10 p.m., officers were alerted that a man was found unconscious in the bathroom of the restaurant. After regaining consciousness, the man identified himself to officers as Justin Drummond and walked outside the store with an associate who was later identified as Jamie Caudill.
Drummond told officers he passed out because he had used heroin earlier in the day and then pointed officers to his vehicle. After receiving permission to search the car, officers located a loaded hypodermic syringe under the front cup holders.
Drummond was issued a warning and told an arrest warrant would be filed if the contents of the syringe came back positive for narcotics. Caudill was taken into custody on an outstanding arrest warrant through the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Traffic stop leads to possession charge
WARREN – A routine traffic stop by Warren police led to an arrest on drug charges Thursday night.
At about 9:45 p.m., an officer stopped a vehicle at South Street and Vine Avenue S.E. for failure to use a turn signal. The officer said he noticed the passenger moving around suspiciously inside the vehicle. The passenger, Michael Wyman, told the officer he just came back from a store to buy cigarettes. Asked to present the cigarettes, Wyman reportedly changed his story, saying he was on his way to the store.
After receiving permission to search the vehicle, an officer found two doses of suspected crack cocaine in Wyman’s right outer coat pocket.
The driver, David Forte, was issued a citation for failure to signal lane change and released at the scene. Wyman was booked into Trumbull County Jail on a charge of possession of drugs.
PUCO warns of
utility bill scam
COLUMBUS – The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is warning utility customers to beware of a payment scam that has surfaced across the state over the past several weeks.
The scam is targeting particularly electric and natural gas utility customers, both residential and small businesses. A caller claiming to represent the utility informs the customer that they owe money from their past bill and must pay immediately or face termination of service. Customers are instructed to purchase a prepaid debit card and then call a toll-free number to transfer the money.
Most utilities do not ask for prepaid debit cards for payment and provide ample time for customers to make a payment before service is terminated, according to PUCO.
Customers believing they have been a victim of payment fraud are encouraged to contact their local authorities.
Braceville road closing for a week
BRACEVILLE – State Route 534, just south of state Route 82, will be closed from Oct. 20 to 24. The Ohio Department of Transportation will be making emergency repairs to the Ohio Turnpike bridge. The official detour is state Route 5 to 82.
TCTC open house
to showcase skills
CHAMPION – Trumbull Career and Technical Center will hold a public open house from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday.
Students and staff will provide tours around the campus, and various programs will give demonstrations of their skills. This includes everything from 3D printing to horseback riding and child ID fingerprinting.
Superintendent Jason Gray said he hopes the event will raise public awareness of the programs that the facility offers.
At TCTC’s Thursday board meeting, he said at the last open house he led a neighbor around the campus who could see the facility from his home but didn’t know what went on inside it.
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U.S. Marshals arrest pair accused of Niles robbery
NILES – Two people charged with aggravated robbery are in police custody Thursday.
According to Niles police Capt. Ken Criswell, Jamie Schmitt, 35, and Verdarell Lowery, 43, were arrested Thursday morning by U.S. Marshal s. The pair are accused of robbing a man in Waddell Park at gunpoint last month.
“A 20-year-old male gave a ride to some people he knew on Sept. 6 when a male passenger directed him into Waddell Park,” Criswell said. “At that point, the male passenger put a gun to his head and stole his cell phone, $40 in cash and his car.”
Criswell said the driver’s car, a 2001 black Pontiac Grand Prix, was also recovered and towed to the Niles Police Department. It is uncertain if Schmitt and Lowery were in the vehicle at the time of their arrest.
The pair are housed at the Trumbull County Jail and Criswell noted they could face additional charges.
Warren resident charged with cruelty to animals
WARREN – A 43-year-old resident was charged with cruelty to animals after an off-duty police officer working at Buena Vista Cafe said he saw the man throw a black cat out the window of a moving vehicle.
John Simoudis, 1525 Edgewood St. N.E., is accused of tossing the cat out of the window of a silver Acura SUV shortly after 9 p.m. Wednesday while driving by 1305 Buena Vista Drive. The cat landed on its feet and ran into nearby bushes, police said.
Officer Gary Riggins called the police department, and the SUV was stopped on Washington Street N.E. near Vine Avenue N.E. after an officer said he witnessed the vehicle drive at a high rate of speed through the North Park Avenue intersection.
Simoudis denied having a cat or throwing anything out of the window.
He was taken to Trumbull County jail, where he was given a summons to appear in Warren Municipal court.
Arrest warrant issued in false vet plates case
WARREN – An arrest warrant was issued after a Kinsman man accused of falsifying records in order to get wounded war veteran license plates failed to appear in court.
Keith Chandler, 34, was scheduled to appear in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Thursday, but did not appear for his hearing on criminal charges.
Chandler pleaded not guilty and was indicted on seven counts of tampering with records and one count of forgery in late September.
Grants offered to help projects by residents
WARREN – Neighborhood SUCCESS and Leadership, a program of The Raymond John Wean Foundation, is looking for area residents with project ideas to improve their neighborhood and community.
Grants of $500 to $5,000 will be awarded for resident-driven projects in the foundation’s issue priorities of early childhood (ages 0-5), educational opportunity, economic opportunity, community revitalization, and public and civic sector leadership.
A Resident Council, broadly representing the diversity of Warren and Youngstown, will guide programs and make the final funding decisions. A maximum of 30 projects will be funded each year.
Orientations will be held this month and in November. Attendance is mandatory for grant consideration. Dates and locations will be listed on the Foundation’s website at www.rjweanfdn.org.
Police arrest 8 teens in string of Ohio robberies
CINCINNATI – Police have arrested eight teens they say are associated with robberies throughout Cincinnati, including several cases near the University of Cincinnati area.
The Cincinnati Police Department says two females and six males between the ages of 15 and 19 were arrested Thursday. Police say the eight teens are part of the 2GG gang and are responsible for seven robberies on or near the university’s campus.
Staff, wire reports
At a glance
Powell pleads not guilty to theft in office charge
WARREN – A former Niles tax investigator accused of theft in office pleaded not guilty in court Wednesday.
Court records show Heidi Powell was arraigned in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court, where her bond was continued with the special condition that she not work around cash.
A pre-trial is scheduled for Oct. 15 at 8:30 a.m.
Powell is accused of stealing $731 from the city tax office in her job as a tax investigator.
She was suspended from her job after she was arrested on a charge of theft in office, but Powell resigned her position with the city last week.
Woman injured in Howland crash
HOWLAND – A woman was transported by ambulance to a local hospital for injuries she suffered in a rollover crash at the corner of Sherwood Drive.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol reported that the woman was able to get out the vehicle and that her injuries were minor.
The woman’s son, who was driving the vehicle, was not hurt in the 2:30 p.m. single-vehicle crash, an trooper said.
The driver told troopers he looked away from the roadway briefly and hit a mail box. The names of the individuals involved in the crash were not available.
6th Ward residents to meet on plans
WARREN – The Warren Rescue Mission’s plans for the former Christ Our King Church as well as the Northeast Ohio Automated Recycling Center’s plans for Front Street are the topics for the 6th Ward residents meeting this month.
Councilwoman Cheryl Saffold, D-6th Ward, said the meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Oct. 15th at Restoration Church, 760 Main St. S.W., which was the former Rebecca Williams Community Center.
Report: Car runs into store in Newton Falls
NEWTON FALLS – An elderly woman was able to drive her car home after crashing it into a Milton Boulevard store Wednesday afternoon.
It was not clear what caused the car to crash into the Dollar General Store at 2010 Milton Blvd. around 2:50 p.m. The building was damaged, but it did not appear that woman suffered any serious injuries, a 911 supervisor said.
No other information, including the woman’s name, was available.
Make A Difference T-shirts on sale
WARREN – Even if you can’t physically help in a community project, you can still take part in Trumbull County Make A Difference Day by purchasing a T-shirt.
The Tribune Chronicle is selling Trumbull County Make a Difference Day T-shirts, with all proceeds from the sale going toward supporting the projects being organized for the Oct. 25 event.
T-shirts are $10 for sizes up to XL, and $12 for XXL-sized shirts. They can be ordered at the Tribune Chronicle office, 240 Franklin St. S.E., Warren, 330-841-1600.
Police dog dies after left in cruiser for 4 hours
MEDINA – A police dog in northeast Ohio died from heatstroke after being left in a police cruiser for more than four hours last month, officials said.
The Montville Township police department K-9, Beny, died on Sept. 28 after Sgt. Brett Harrison left the dog in a cruiser in the station parking lot from about 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to a statement from police Tuesday. The cruiser was off and the windows were closed.
An administrative investigation concluded Harrison violated policy and procedures. He received a two-week unpaid suspension and lost 40 hours of vacation.
Police Chief Terry Grice told The Medina Gazette the dog’s death was an accident and security camera video showed Harrison panicking after he realized what had happened.
Staff, wire reports
At a glance
Elections board OKs polling place change
WARREN – Voters in Warren precinct 7D who previously cast ballots at the New Life Fellowship Church of God in Christ on West Market Street will vote in the Nov. 4 election at the Riverview Apartment Complex, 700 Buckeye St. N.W., in the east community room.
The Trumbull County Board of Elections approved the polling place change Tuesday. It was due to remodeling at the church.
Voters in the precinct will be sent a notification card by the board.
Southington man pleads to assault
WARREN – A 39-year-old Southington man remains free on bond after pleading guilty Tuesday to a bill of information charging him with aggravated assault and a misdemeanor charge of sexual imposition.
Joshua Robbs, of state Route 305, opted for the plea deal that includes the fourth-degree felony assault charge that carries a maximum penalty of 18 months. Robbs is awaiting a pre-sentence investigation.
In return for the plea, a first degree felony charge of kidnapping and three other counts of gross sexual imposition were dismissed.
The charges pertain to an assault and sexual contact with an adult family member at different times during August and September of 2013, according to assistant county prosecutor Diane Barber.
Elderly man reports theft from pockets
WARREN – An elderly city man told police that someone came into his Plaza Avenue N.E. apartment while he was sleeping and took money from his pants pockets.
The reported theft took place sometime between 10 p.m. Sunday and 7 a.m. Monday, according to a Warren police report.
The 83-year-old man told police he had allowed several people in his apartment building to have access to his apartment because of his failing health. Police reported the matter to the management at Trumbull Metropolitan Housing Authority, which oversees the apartment building.
Benefit planned for cancer victim
WARREN – A fundraiser to help the family of Felix Daniel Figueroa, who formerly worked for Trumbull County Children Services, with medical bills and expenses will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at McMenamy’s Banquet Center, 325 Youngstown Road S.E.
Figueroa died Sept. 30. He suffered from liposarcoma cancer and had two surgeries to remove tumors in his abdomen, but because of the aggressiveness of the cancer, Figueroa decided against further treatment.
A meal of spaghetti, meatballs and salad for adults will be $8 and children 4 to 12 years old is $4. There will also be a bake sale, T-shirt sale and auction to raise money.
Tickets are available at the door or by calling 330-261-6983.
Deputy hired to watch Falls’ polling places
WARREN – Members of the Trumbull County Board of Elections on Tuesday agreed that a county sheriff’s office deputy is needed to monitor polling locations in Newton Falls.
The board has been hiring a deputy to patrol the three voting locations since at least 2011 to calm issues that seem to arise in the village on Election Day. The cost of the deputy will be charged back to the village.
”It always seems to be a volatile situation out there,” elections board Director Kelly Pallante said. ”We have to keep the peace with our elections out there.”
The board also routinely stations non-village residents at the polls to work on Election Day.
Public forum set on Howland school chief
HOWLAND – The board of education will hold two public focus groups to gain input on characteristics for the superintendent position that has an upcoming vacancy.
The forums will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 21 and from 4 to 5 p.m. Oct. 23 at the media center in the high school. They will be led by Robert Marino Jr., assistant superintendent of the Trumbull County Educational Service Center.
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Early voting begins today across Ohio
WARREN – Early voting in the Nov. 4 election begins today. Voters can cast a ballot at the Trumbull County Board of Elections, 2947 Youngstown Road S.E., during the following times:
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Friday, Oct 14 to 17, Oct. 20 to 24 and Oct. 27 to 31;
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 25 and Nov. 1;
1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 2;
8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 3.
To receive an absentee ballot, a registered voter must provide a date of birth and one of the following: Ohio driver’s license number, the last four digits of his / her Social Security number or a copy of a current and valid photo or military identification, current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other government document, other than a voter registration notification mailed by a board of elections, that shows your name and current address.
Meet-and-greet set for Youngstown
YOUNGSTOWN – Parents are invited to a “meet-and-greet” with new Youngstown City Schools administrators from 6 to 7 p.m.Wednesday at East High School auditorium.
“We are committed to ensuring that high expectations and academic excellence is the top priority for the 2014-15 school year at East. To make this happen, we need parents to be more informed, involved, and comfortable with communicating with the school’s administrators,” Superintendent Connie Hathorn said.
Parents will learn about the administration’s goals for this school year and will be able to pose any questions they may have for the administrators.
Forum set for state, county races
WARREN – A public forum for candidates running for Trumbull County commissioner and Ohio House of Representatives will be held at 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 23 at Warren G. Harding High School, 860 Elm Road N.E.
Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. At 6 p.m., candidates for commissioner, Democrat Mauro Cantalamessa and Republican J.D. Williams, will answer questions. At 7 p.m., candidates for 64th District state representative, Republican Randy Law and Democrat Michael J. O’Brien, will speak.
The event is co-sponsored by the A. Philip Randolph Institute and The League of Women Voters of Trumbull County.
Cooking show tonight at Packard
WARREN – The Tribune Chronicle’s annual Taste of Home cooking starts at 6 p.m. today at Packard Music Hall. Doors open at 4:30 p.m.
Tickets are $10. If any tickets remain, they can be purchased by calling Sue Shafer at 330-841-1696 or the Tribune Chronicle main number, 330-841-1600, or check at the door.
One attendee will win the Best Seat in the House, courtesy of Morgan Furniture. The winner will sit in a plush recliner at the side of the stage and then take the chair home that night.
As part of Taste of Home’s national Cooks Who Care program, any ticket holder who donates nonperishable food items at the door will be entered into a drawing to win a KitchenAid mixer donated by Home Savings.
Culinary specialist chef Eric Villegas returns this year to demonstrate 10 recipes onstage. Each participant will receive a goodie bag and a cookbook that includes recipes presented during the show. Local vendors and businesses will be on hand to provide goodies of their own, including food for purchase from O’Charley’s.
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At a glance
Striking workers set to return
LOWELLVILLE – Union workers at Falcon Foundry here, on strike since Wednesday, planned to return to work this morning.
About 100 members of the United Steelworkers union voted 58 to 20 to accept a new labor contract, according to newspartner WYTV Channel 33.
Negotiators worked through sticking points that included wages and health care coverage.
The company makes copper and bronze castings for use in the steel manufacturing industry,
Last chance for Taste of Home
WARREN – A few tickets remain for the Tribune Chronicle’s annual Taste of Home cooking school this week. The show begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Packard Music Hall; doors open at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 each.
One attendee will win the Best Seat in the House, courtesy of Morgan Furniture. The winner will sit in a plush recliner at the side of the stage and then take the chair home that night.
As part of Taste of Home’s national Cooks Who Care program, any ticket holder who donates nonperishable food items at the door will be entered into a drawing to win a KitchenAid mixer donated by Home Savings.
Culinary specialist chef Eric Villegas returns this year to demonstrate 10 recipes onstage. Each participant will receive a goodie bag and a cookbook that includes recipes presented during the show. Local vendors and businesses will be on hand to provide goodies of their own, including food for purchase from O’Charley’s.
Order tickets through the form printed in the Tribune Chronicle, by calling Sue Shafer at 330-841-1696 or by emailing sshafer@
tribtoday.com. Purchase with a credit card by clicking the Taste of Home link at www.tribtoday.com.
Man injured
in ATV crash
LEETONIA A man was flown by medical helicopter to St. Elizabeth Health Center following an ATV accident Sunday.
The accident happened about 5 p.m. off of Butcher Road in Leetonia, near Lisbon-Canfield Road, according to news partner WYTV Channel 33.
Investigators believe the man was riding alone when he lost control of the vehicle and it flipped on top of him.
A passerby saw the accident and was able to call for help just a few minutes after it happened.
The Leetonia fire department, EMS and the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office were all called out to the scene.
Fire officials said the man’s injuries are serious but not life threatening.
Drugs or alcohol are not believed to be factors in the accident.
Voter registration deadline today
COLUMBUS – Ohioans have until today to register to vote or update their voter information for the fall election.
Voters will pick the next governor along with other statewide officeholders on Nov. 4. Residents also will decide a number of legislative races and the outcome of more than 1,600 local issues.
The deadline to request an absentee ballot is noon on Nov. 1.
Staff, wire reports
At a glance
State Route 5 detour in Braceville ends today
BRACEVILLE – Drivers traveling on state Route 5 in Braceville Township will no longer have to take a detour to continue their journey, starting about 3 p.m. today, according to Brent Kovacs of the Ohio Department of Transportation.
The roadway was closed in August when flooding caused a large sinkhole to open up near Interstate 80.
Water line flushing next week in Howland
HOWLAND – Residents in the Mosquito Creek water district are warned by the Trumbull County Sanitary Engineering Office to expect discolored water and fluctuating water pressure beginning Oct. 6.
Crews will be flushing the water mains of the distribution system to free it of stagnant water, sediment and mineral deposits. Fire hydrants in the area will be used to discharge the water out of the system.
While the flushing occurs, customers in the area are asked to only run cold water and to refrain from washing clothes if their water appears discolored. The discolored water is not harmful and the discoloration should only last for two hours, according to county officials.
If discoloration continues after crews have left the area, residents are encouraged to call 330-675-2775.
The flushing could be delayed if traffic or weather conditions are unfavorable.
Young Democrats will camp out to vote early
YOUNGSTOWN – The Youngstown State University chapter of Young Democrats will sleep outside of the Mahoning County Board of Elections Monday night so they can be the first to vote in the Nov. 4 general election.
The ”Sleep Out the Vote” event begins at 6 p.m. outside the elections board in the Oakhill Renaissance Place. Tuesday is the first day of early voting.
10 inducted into Civil Rights Hall of Fame
COLUMBUS – A diverse group of 10 people were inducted into the Ohio Civil Rights Commission’s Hall of Fame.
Members of the commission on Thursday recognized lifetime achievements of honorees, including Jessie O. Gooding, a former president of Dayton’s NAACP, and John B. Williams, who was a “Buffalo Soldier” and fought in Europe during World War II.
Other inductees, according to The Columbus Dispatch, included 84-year-old Joan Evelyn Southgate, who traced the Underground Railroad from Cleveland to Canada on a 519-mile walk in 2003.
Cincinnati native Emily Spicer was recognized for her work as a teacher and principal trying to end segregation in the city’s schools. Three Freedom Riders from Ohio – Betty Daniels Rosemond, David Fankhauser and Frances L. Wilson Canty – also were honored.
Last chance to get cooking school tickets
WARREN – With less than a week to go before showtime, a few tickets remain for the Tribune Chronicle’s annual Taste of Home cooking school. The show begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Packard Music Hall; doors open at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 each.
One attendee will win the Best Seat in the House, courtesy of Morgan Furniture. The winner will sit in a plush recliner at the side of the stage and then take the chair home that night.
As part of Taste of Home’s national Cooks Who Care program, any ticket holder who donates nonperishable food items at the door will be entered into a drawing to win a KitchenAid mixer donated by Home Savings.
Culinary specialist chef Eric Villegas returns this year to demonstrate 10 recipes onstage. Each participant will receive a goodie bag and a cookbook that includes recipes presented during the show. Local vendors and businesses will be on hand to provide goodies of their own, including food for purchase from O’Charley’s.
Order tickets through the form printed in the Tribune Chronicle, by calling Sue Shafer at 330-841-1696 or emailing sshafer@tribtoday.com. Purchase with a credit card by clicking the Taste of Home link at www.tribtoday.com.
Staff, wire reports
At a glance
First-grader runs away from Willard K-8 school
WARREN – City police were called to look for a first-grader missing from the Willard K-8 school just after 2 p.m. Thursday.
The child bolted from the school during a lineup to go to the playground with his class, according to Superintendent Steve Chiaro.
The boy’s family and police were contacted immediately and a search of the perimeter of the building was made, Chiaro said.
About 20 minutes later, the boy was found by the school’s resource officer near the school at 2020 Willard Ave. S.E.
Report: Fire set in trash can at Austintown High
AUSTINTOWN – Most likely a student lit fire to a trash can at Austintown High School Thursday morning, according to Superintendent Vincent Colaluca.
The fire, which he described as just smoke, was quickly put out by a teacher and there was no need to evacuate the school, he said.
Colaluca said school officials are investigating to find out who is responsible.
Housing salvage sale set for Saturday in Warren
WARREN – Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership, the Trumbull County Land Bank and Habitat for Humanity will hold a sale of material salvaged from houses before they were torn down from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at 195 Belmont Ave. N.E.
The event is the second ”Pop-Up Restore” and will include materials such as doors, windows, trim, toilets, heating grates, stair rails, spindles and cabinets.
Famed movie vehicle vandalized at museum
MEDINA – A dilapidated recreational vehicle that played a memorable role in a beloved Christmas movie has been vandalized at an Ohio museum.
The owner of the Castle Noel museum in Medina, just south of Cleveland, reports that Cousin Eddie’s rusty camper from “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” was damaged sometime last week.
The Northeast Ohio Media Group reports that a ladder was taken off the back of the vehicle, a tail light was smashed, an antenna was broken and a side panel was removed, according to a police report.
The RV brought Cousin Eddie, played by Randy Quaid, and family to the Griswold house for Christmas in the 1989 comedy starring Chevy Chase.
The museum features other props and costumes from Christmas films.
Ohio driver killed when back hoe falls on car
OXFORD – Deputies say a dump truck hauling a back hoe hit an overpass in southwest Ohio, causing the heavy vehicle to slide off the trailer and hit an oncoming car. The driver of the car was killed.
The Butler County Sheriff’s Office says it happened Wednesday night on U.S. 27 in Hanover Township near Hamilton.
A report says the dump truck was hauling a back hoe on a trailer when it hit a railroad overpass, pushing the back hoe off the trailer and into the oncoming car. Police say the driver, 56-year-old Patricia Manning, was dead at the scene.
Television ads pick up in Ohio’s down-ticket races
COLUMBUS – TV spots have picked up in the down-ticket races for Ohio’s attorney general, auditor, secretary of state and treasurer ahead of the November election.
According to the Center for Public Integrity, an estimated $1.3 million in ads for those contests have aired on local broadcast television so far this election cycle.
The nonpartisan group analyzed state-level data from ad tracking service Kantar Media/CMAG.
Television spending in the governor’s race outpaces the other statewide campaigns at $6.9 million.
Staff, wire reports
At a glance
Warren man indicted in rape of 13-year-old boy
WARREN – A city man previously charged in the rape of a 13-year-old boy has been indicted by a Trumbull County grand jury.
Gary S. Kachenko, 56, of 626 Phillips Drive S.W., is charged with eight counts of felony rape and four counts of gross sexual imposition, also a felony.
He has remained at the Trumbull County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bond since Warren police initially charged him Aug. 1.
Details about the case have remained sketchy. However, a Warren police report indicates that the investigation was initiated July 21 when officers were called to Kachenko’s home, where they received a complaint “about a possible assault on a minor” at a nearby residence.
Court records list July 20 as the date the alleged offense.
Waste disposal owner Lupo reports to prison
YOUNGSTOWN – The owner of an oil and natural gas drilling and waste disposal company accused of ordering that thousands of gallons of industrial waste be dumped down a storm sewer has begun serving his 28-month prison sentence.
Ben Lupo, 64, sentenced in August to prison, has reported to the Federal Medical Center in Devena, Mass. He is among 1,109 inmates housed at the facility.
Lupo pleaded guilty to one count of violating the federal Clean Water Act, but argued for fines and home confinement due to several serious medical issues, including his need for almost daily dialysis.
A U.S. District Court judge in Cleveland, however, sentenced him to serve his time at a medical facility equipped to handle his medical issues. He also fined him $25,000.
Milton officer injured in hit-skip incident
MILTON TOWNSHIP – A Milton Township police officer was injured Wednesday evening when he was struck by a vehicle that left the scene without stopping.
The accident happened about 8:15 p.m. at the corner of Mahoning Avenue and Newton Falls Road here.
The officer, who was not identified, was taken to a local hospital for treatment. No condition was immediately available.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating. Police agencies in the area were notified to be on the lookout for a red or maroon-colored Ford sedan with damage to the right side.
No suspects have been arrested.
Suspect found guilty in slayings of 4 in Akron
AKRON – A jury has found a northeast Ohio man guilty of multiple counts of aggravated murder in the slaying of four people inside at Akron townhome in April 2013.
The jury that returned the verdicts on Wednesday in Akron must now consider whether to recommend the death penalty for 22-year-old Deshanon Haywood.
His attorneys argued at trial that someone else killed the four young adults in what authorities believe was a robbery related to the heroin epidemic.
Prosecutors conceded that their case against Haywood was based on circumstantial evidence because there were no eyewitnesses. Two men and two women between the ages of 19 and 24 were shot at close range.
Hospitals in Ohio have plans in place for Ebola
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Clinic and other hospitals around Ohio are advising residents to tell doctors on their next visit if they’ve traveled to West Africa, where the Ebola virus is believed to have killed thousands.
Hospitals in Ohio and around the country have been outlining plans as officials in Dallas deal with the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the U.S.
The man recently traveled from Liberia to Dallas.
The Cleveland Clinic says the risk of having an Ebola patient in northeast Ohio is very low. But it says it has a plan in place that includes a thorough review of travel history.
Staff, wire reports
At a glance
Bristol and Bloomfield negotiate EMS contract
BRISTOL – Bristol Township trustees at a work session on Tuesday discussed proceeding with a new five-year agreement with neighboring Bloomfield Township for emergency medical service.
Bristol Trustee Chairman Doug Seemann said the two townships will approve the agreement by the end of the year, with Bloomfield to pay Bristol $22,000 annually. The contract would begin Jan. 1.
Seemann said all third-party billing and transport fees will be paid to Bristol.
He said the contract is the same as the current five-year agreement between the two townships, which ends this year.
Lordstown board to set wages for employees
LORDSTOWN – The Lordstown Board of Public Affairs will hold a special meeting at 1 p.m. today at the administration building to consider an employee wage resolution.
The board is establishing the hourly wages and other terms of remuneration for employees.
Fugitive wanted for killing victim’s father
The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is offering a reward for information that leads to the capture of fugitive Mitchell Taylor.
Taylor is wanted by the U.S. Marshals and the Cleveland Police Department in connection to a murder and felonious assault that happened Aug. 17. Mitchell Taylor and Robert George, already in custody, are accused of shooting at a young male, and when the male’s father tried to intervene, Taylor and George gunned down the father and killed him, police said.
Taylor is described as a 20-year-old black male standing approximately 5 feet, 9 inches and weighing 190 pounds. Taylor’s last known address was in the 1300 block of East 112th St., Cleveland, and he is believed to still be hiding in the area. Taylor should be considered armed and dangerous.
Anyone with information in reference to Taylor can contact the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force at 1-866-4WANTED or text keyword WANTED and tip to 847411 (tip411) Tipsters can remain anonymous, and reward money is available.
Last chance to get cooking school tickets
WARREN – With about a week to go before showtime, a few tickets remain for the Tribune Chronicle’s annual Taste of Home cooking school. The show begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Packard Music Hall; doors open at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 each.
One attendee will win the Best Seat in the House, courtesy of Morgan Furniture. The lucky winner will sit in a plush recliner at the side of the stage.
As part of Taste of Home’s national Cooks Who Care program, any ticket holder who donates nonperishable food items at the door will be entered into a drawing to win a KitchenAid mixer.
Culinary specialist chef Eric Villegas returns this year to demonstrate 10 recipes onstage.
Order tickets through the form printed in the Tribune Chronicle, by calling Sue Shafer at 330-841-1696 or emailing sshafer@tribtoday.com. Purchase with a credit card by clicking the Taste of Home link at www.tribtoday.com.
3 charged with trespass at Tyson mansion
SOUTHINGTON – Three Cleveland area men were charged with criminal trespassing on accusations of visiting the former home of ex-heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson.
Matthew Dixon, Vincent Mullin and William Brunsdon III were arrested Sunday, according to a Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office report. They took pictures inside the vacant mansion on state Route 534, north of state Route 305, and were walking back to a vehicle parked at a neighbor’s property when apprehended, according to the report.
The men were arraigned Monday, posted bond, and are due back in court Oct. 14, according to news partner WYTV 33 News.
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