Special Niles council meeting canceled

NILES – A special Niles City Council meeting scheduled for today was canceled Tuesday by the mayor.

Mayor Tom Scarnecchia said the meeting was canceled because a plan he was going to ask council to vote on was not ready. Scarnecchia presented a version of the plan during a May 4 meeting after the fiscal commission demanded in April the city close a $130,000 general fund deficit.

The plan needs to be reviewed more by the city auditor and the state-appointed fiscal supervisors before it can be presented to council for action, Scarnecchia said.

Girard mulls rec levy, renewals of two others

GIRARD – The City Council on Monday gave initial readings on proceeding with a recreation levy and the renewal of two garbage levies for the Nov. 8 ballot.

Given a second reading was a five-year 0.5-mill parks/recreation levy that would raise $54,800 annually for recreational needs in the city and cost the owner of a $100,000 home $17.50 a year.

Given first readings Monday were renewals of a five-year, 1-mill garbage levy that would raise about $57,000 annually and cost the owner of a $100,000 home $35 a year, and a five-year 1.1-mill levy that would raise about $76,000 annually and cost the owner of a $100,000 home $38.50 per year. Both will cover costs for trash collection.

The council will next meet May 23 to act on the levies. The deadline for placement of issues on the general election ballot is Aug. 10.

In error, Ohio releases mental health info of 59K

COLUMBUS – The state says it inadvertently released the protected health information of thousands of Ohioans who received mental health services.

Ohio’s Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services says the breach happened in February when the agency mailed postcards inviting patients to participate in a satisfaction survey.

The information included patients’ full names and addresses – not mental health conditions, any services received or information that could lead to identity theft. However, by requesting participation in the survey, the postcards disclosed that recipients had received mental health or addiction treatment.

The department says the request should’ve been sent in a sealed envelope to avoid the patients’ association.

The agency says the postcards have been mailed without envelopes the past five years to 59,000 people.

Akron repeals law limiting panhandling

AKRON – Akron has voted to repeal an ordinance that forced panhandlers to register with the city and wear identification badges as well as restricted the activity to daylight.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio had filed a federal lawsuit against Akron last week, stating the law was enforced only against people perceived as poor or homeless and not against others who ask for money, such as those connected with nonprofit groups.

The city council voted unanimously on Monday to repeal the law. The city says federal court rulings have changed the legal landscape since the law was passed a decade ago.

ACLU spokesman Steve David tells the Akron Beacon Journal that attorneys declined to comment. He says they haven’t confirmed the repeal.

Report: Too few kids in poverty get cash aid

CLEVELAND – A new report finds that too few of Ohio’s children living in deep poverty are getting cash assistance.

The Cleveland-based Center for Community Solutions compared poverty and benefits data between 2005-2009 and 2010-2014.

The organization found a 5 percent decline in the average number of children enrolled in the Ohio Works First program, but a 17.5 percent increase in the number of Ohio children in deep poverty. A family of three living in deep poverty has a monthly income of about $840.

The group’s report also found wide variations among Ohio’s 88 counties in the percentage of children getting cash assistance.

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Woman sentenced to 10 months

WARREN – A Niles woman who did not show up twice for a sentencing hearing was given a 10-month jail sentence Monday for a conviction on a drug charge.

Carrie Ann Bobbie, 38, 719 Lafayette Ave., appeared before Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Peter J. Kontos. Kontos issued a warrant for her arrest after she skipped sentencing hearings on March 28 and April 4.

Bobbie pleaded guilty Feb. 22 to a charge of possession of heroin. Her attorney, Devon Stanley, filed a motion for intervention in lieu of conviction, but Kontos denied that after did not appear.

Campbell woman gets six months

WARREN – A Campbell woman was sentenced to six months in jail after being convicted in the theft of more than $10,000 from a local podiatrist.

Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Peter J. Kontos also on Monday ordered Felisha O. Nichols, 44, 211 Kendall Apt. B, to make restitution. Nichols, who worked in the podiatrist’s office, pleaded guilty March 14 to a charge of grand theft. She was originally indicted on theft and passing bad checks charges.

Howland man gets one year

WARREN – A Howland man was sentenced to one year in jail Monday after he pleaded guilty to violating his probation from a 2015 felony conviction.

Eric J. Whetstone, 33, 8033 E. Market St., admitted to failing a drug test, which violated the probation he was given in February 2015 by Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Peter J. Kontos after Whetstone pleaded guilty to charges of forgery and receiving stolen property.

Howland police reports show Whetstone was arrested in September on multiple warrants and cited for drug possession.

Mom finds son dead during visit

WARREN – A woman found her son dead when she went to visit him on Mother’s Day, according to a police report.

Kyle A. Krawchyk, 28, was found by his mother, Marcia Mikkelsen, at about 2:40 p.m. Sunday in his bed at a home for recovering addicts at 1234 E. Market St., the report states. It appeared he had been dead for several hours. Mikkelsen was told that her son most likely overdosed on drugs, according to the report.

Another resident of the home reported hearing Krawchyk snoring in his room at about 1 a.m. He was last seen on at 9 p.m. Saturday. No drugs were found in the house.

Nominations open for Hall of Fame

COLUMBUS – Officials with the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame say it’s time to nominate veterans for the hall’s 2016 class.

The deadline is June 30 for nominations to the hall honoring veterans who have served their communities after military service.

The Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame was established in 1992. Charter members include the six Ohio military veterans elected U.S. president and all of Ohio’s Medal of Honor recipients. Honorees have included astronauts and community leaders, among others.

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Warren Relay For Life nets $300,700

WARREN – The Warren Relay For Life, the largest in the state, raised $300,700 this weekend from 50 onsite teams and 20 associate teams.

Pam Marshall, senior manager Relay For Life Youngstown Area, said the relay had more than 1,000 cancer survivors take part in the walk, and held a 5K race / walk for the first time which had 150 participants. Marshall said the 70 teams still can turn in additional money from upcoming fundraising events, such as Bark For Life.

She said the national American Cancer Society will use footage it took this weekend of the Warren relay for promotional videos and posters in 2017.

The next relay in Trumbull County will be May 20-21 at Liberty High School stadium with teams from Liberty, Girard, Hubbard and McDonald.

Falls to review applications

NEWTON FALLS – The Newton Falls Civil Service Commission will hold special meeting 5:15 p.m. today at City Hall to review the applications received for the water / wastewater apprentice test and any other business that comes before the commission.

Auto parts plant to close at year end

SANDUSKY – An auto parts plant that employs more than 300 people in northern Ohio will shut down around the end of the year.

The owners of KBI in Sandusky announced the closing this past week.

The factory makes wheel bearings.

The Sandusky Register reports union leaders say they did everything they could to keep the plant open in recent years.

The plant previously had been operated by Delphi and once employed several thousand workers.

Mosquito control grants offered

COLUMBUS – The state is offering grants to community health departments and related public entities to help control mosquitoes and the viruses they carry.

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency says the funds will be made available on a first-come, first-served basis.

The agency wants to see local-government grants help reduce the spread of viruses such as Zika, West Nile and La Cross Encephalitis. State agencies can also sponsor multiple private-sector businesses or non-profit organizations on grant applications.

Grants will be awarded based on available funds.

The money can be used for mosquito surveillance; larval control; adult mosquito control, such as spraying; community outreach; and reduction of breeding sources, such as old tires and trash.

The first round of grant applications is due May 15, the second round May 31.

1 killed, 3 injured in 2-car accident

COLUMBUS – An early morning crash near Port Columbus International Airport has left one dead and three others with minor injuries.

Columbus police report the two-vehicle collision took place around 12:15 a.m. Sunday.

Authorities say 32-year-old Aaron Workman was northbound on N. Cassady Avenue at Airport Drive in a 2010 Chevy Impala when his vehicle collided with a southbound 2000 Toyota Camry that was turning left.

An investigation is ongoing.

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Simultaneous fires strike in Warren

WARREN – The Warren Fire Department responded to two simultaneous fire calls early Saturday.

A fire was reported at 1:26 a.m. at a vacant two-story wood-frame house at 717 East Ave. SE, according to the department. The house was a total loss, and firefighters let the structure burn to the basement. Crews were on the scene until 7 a.m. and had to return after that when the embers rekindled.

At 1:50 a.m., firefighters responded to a trash compactor fire in a unit at Trumbull Metropolitan Housing Authority’s The Elms, 2300 Plaza Drive NE. Only light smoke damage was reported, and there were no injuries at either scene.

Braceville roads will close for bridge fixes

BRACEVILLE – Starting Wednesday, state Route 303 over Interstate 80 will be closed for bridge repairs being done by the Ohio Turnpike Commission.

The road will be closed through May 24. The detour is state Route 88 to state Route 82, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.

Also, state Route 534 over Interstate 80 is closed through Wednesday as part of the same project. The detour is state Route 82 to state Route 5.

Councilwoman to host ‘coffee, conversation’

YOUNGSTOWN – Sixth Ward Councilwoman Anita Davis is hosting “coffee and conversation” 10 a.m. Saturday at Flambeau Dinner Club, 2308 Market St.

Davis said dialogue will center on the city’s new trash collection service, suggestions for the charter review commission, grass-cutting assessments and an update on a playground in the Sixth Ward.

Davis will provide refreshments.

Freedom Quartet set for Warren concert

WARREN – The award-winning Freedom Quartet, a gospel, spiritual and devotional foursome from Tennessee, will put on an evening of patriotic music and God-praising entertainment Friday.

The Tribune Chronicle and Warren First Assembly of God Church are co-sponsoring the free event at the church, 2640 Parkman Road NW. The church is handicapped-accesible. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the program begins at 7 p.m. A freewill offering will be accepted.

For tickets, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the Tribune Chronicle, 240 Franklin St. SE, Warren, OH 44483. Tickets will be available for pickup in the Tribune lobby.

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Charge dismissed in Warren shooting

WARREN – A felonious assault charge filed against a Warren man in connection with a shooting on Ferndale Avenue SW has been dismissed.

Records from Warren Municipal Court show the charge against Jameer D. Green, 25, of Palmyra Road SW, filed March 25 which was one day after the shooting was dismissed Tuesday at the request of a Warren prosecutor. The charge was dismissed because the victim asked for it to be dismissed, according to an official in the office.

Police were called to 1720 Ferndale Ave. SW on March 24 for a shooting that began after a confrontation between two men, one of whom was shot multiple times.

Skeletal remains in Youngstown identified

YOUNGSTOWN – The Mahoning County coroner has identified the skeletal remains found last month in a vacant lot as Jabreal Collins, who went missing in 2013 at the age of 18.

Collins’ remains were found April 8 near the corner of Wydesteel Avenue and Trussit Avenue on the city’s lower North Side. He was identified with the help of forensic dental expert Dr. Robert Johnson and Youngstown State University anthropologist Dr. Loren Lease, according to a news release from deputy coroner Dr. Joseph Ohr.

Collins was most recently a resident of Safehouse Ministries on Eastview Drive in Youngstown. His mother lives in Columbus and his father is an inmate at the Trumbull Correctional Institute in Warren, the release states.

Ohr said multiple bullet holes were found in Collins’ coat and one bullet fragment was recovered. The death has been ruled a homicide and is being investigated by Youngstown police.

YSU gets funding for nursing program

YOUNGSTOWN – Youngstown State University will receive $19,146 to help fund a nurse anesthetist trainee program.

The funding came from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

U.S. Rep. Timothy J. Ryan, D-Howland, who announced the funding Friday, said it will provide for the training and experience people need to continue the area’s “legacy as a leader” in the health care field.

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District’s audit positive

McDONALD – A recent financial audit of McDonald Local School District by state auditors has returned a clean audit report for the 2014-2015 year.

The school district’s record keeping and financial practices were found to be in accordance with the law.

The audit shows the district ended the year with $936,000 more than the previous school year.

“Overall, the school district’s revenues continue to outpace expenditures through careful budget restraints set in place by the school district,” the report states.

Cafaro gets advocacy award

State Sen. Capri S. Cafaro has been given the 2016 Spirit of Healing Award from the Ohio AIDS Coalition.

Cafaro, D-Hubbard, was chosen because of her years of advocacy for Medicaid expansion and her fight for affordable prescription drugs. The coalition is a statewide network that works to empower citizens with HIV / AIDS and works with policy makers to support disease education, research and health services.

Cafaro, in a news release, states she is honored to be an ally of the coalition, is appreciative of the award and will continue to support their cause when her time in office is over.

Thieves steal dump truck

NILES – A dump truck, a trailer and equipment worth thousands of dollars was reported stolen Wednesday from Creative Landscape and Design, 865 Summit Ave., according to a police report.

Officers responded 6:15 a.m. Wednesday after business owners discovered the overnight theft.

A large section of the business’ fence was knocked down when the thieves drove over the locked gate with the dump truck and a trailer containing landscaping equipment like lawn mowers, a mulcher and weed trimmers, the report states.

Another truck, a Chevrolet 1500, was damaged when the thieves tried to rip out the steering column and took off the trailer hitch, likely to tow the trailer away, the report states.

The 16-year-old Ford dump truck is green with the company’s name painted on the side in yellow.

A neighboring business may have recorded surveillance footage of the incident, the report states.

Roads closed for relay

WARREN – Several roads will be closed through Monday morning around Courthouse Square for the annual American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life today and Saturday.

The Warren Relay For Life will be 6 p.m. today to 6 p.m. Saturday.

Roads closed are: Mahoning Avenue at High and Market streets; Market Street at Mahoning and Park avenues; High Street at Mahoning and Park; and North Park will be taken to a one-lane roadway with the lane closest to the square closed.

Slain officers honored

LONDON – More than 700 Ohio peace officers who died in the line of duty since 1823 have been honored at a ceremony in western Ohio.

Attorney General Mike DeWine, members of the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission and law enforcement officers from across the state gathered Thursday in London for the 29th annual Ohio Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony.

Staff, wire reports

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Crews battle fire in abandoned building

MASURY – Fire crews from several departments were called out early Sunday morning to battle a blaze at an abandoned three-story industrial building in the Lee Industrial Park off Iron Street near Masury Road.

A 911 supervisor said calls about the fire were received at 2:49 a.m. The blaze was fully engulfed when crews from Hubbard Township, Brookfield, Liberty and the Youngstown Air Reserve Station arrived.

Officials said a wall of the building crumbled and fell inward as flames spread through the entire structure.

Crews cleared the scene at 6 a.m., according to 911.

No injuries were reported, and officials were investigating the cause.

Tribune seeks summer dreams

WARREN – What’s on your summer bucket list? The Tribune Chronicle is compiling a list of what Trumbull County residents hope to do this year between Memorial Day and Labor Day, be they parasailing, picnics, traveling or setting up camp in your backyard.

Share your summer wish list by email Features Editor Burton Cole at bcole@tribtoday.com or by sending your thoughts to him by May 31 at the Tribune Chronicle, 240 Franklin St. SE, Warren 44483. Include your name, what town you’re from and a phone number or email address.

We’ll feature the Trumbull County summer bucket list in a Sunday Life feature in June.

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Man cited for car hitting ditch

WARREN – A man from Champion was cited in connection to a crash that involved a car driving into a 10-foot-deep retention ditch Tuesday night at the dead end of Brier Street SE, according to a police report.

William Bryant Jr., 68, of Champion, was cited with failure to control, the report states.

Residents on the street said they saw a vehicle speeding on the road shortly before 11 p.m. and then heard a crash. The report states the driver hit the brakes and slid on the grass “into and over” a fence before stopping in the ditch.

CSB to probe living conditions

WARREN – A reported missing child led city police to ask Trumbull County Children Services to investigate “unsafe / unsanitary” conditions at a home on Ward Street NW, according to a police report.

Police were called shortly after 1:30 p.m. Tuesday to 1125 Ward St. NW by a woman who reported her son, 7, was playing outside, but had gone missing. The child was found sleeping inside the house, but while checking the home, police found the rooms inside filled with dirty clothes and garbage, the report states.

The conditions caused police to ask CSB to investigate, the report states. The report states the city’s health department would be notified to also follow up on the home.

Bridge work planned in Bristol

BRISTOL-Corey Hunt Road between State Route 88 and Hyde Shaffer Road in Bristol will be closed starting Monday for culvert replacement work on a bridge 1,100 feet south of state Route 88.

The road will be closed through June 24.

The Trumbull County Engineer’s Office is recommending the following detour: east on state Route 88, south on state Route 45, west on Hyde Shaffer Road and north on Corey Hunt Road.

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Warren traffic stop

leads to drug arrest

WARREN – A man who was arrested early Wednesday pleaded not guilty to a drug charge in Warren Municipal Court later in the day.

Justin B. Moffett, 35, 167 Atlantic St. NW, was in a car stopped in the parking lot of Speedway Gas Station, 4000 E. Market St., for having dark-tinted windows.

Moffett and several other passengers were searched after the officer became suspicious of their actions during the traffic stop, according to a police report.

Police said the license plate on the vehicle was registered to another vehicle and that during a search of the passengers, officers found heroin and a pocketknife on Moffett.

The report states police also found a bag of marijuana in the rear pocket of the driver’s seat.

The driver told police that he had just bought the car, but police had it towed because of the illegal plate, according to the report.

Moffett is due back in court May 12.

Panel to shield air base against closures to meet

VIENNA – A group assembled to shield Youngstown Air Reserve Station in anticipation of another round of base closures and realignments will meet today to provide details of its progress since it was created about this time last year.

The 910th Airlift Wing will host the Eastern Ohio Military Affairs Commission.

The commission was launched by the Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber to highlight the military value of the reserve station and other installations in eastern Ohio, in case there is another Base Realignment and Closure, or BRAC, effort.

Members of the commission also will discuss future plans and projects.

Champion FD gets rid

of 3 lieutenant positions

CHAMPION – Township Fire Chief John Hickey told township trustees this week that a new plan was implemented to have a chief and three fire captains in the fire department, while eliminating lieutenant positions.

On Monday, trustees promoted Ben Glosser to captain in the fire department, effective Sunday.

The two other captains are Don Maffitt and Tom Dempsey.

Hickey said there now will be one chief, three captains and three full-time firefighters on staff.

He said there were previously three lieutenants, who have all retired and were not replaced.

Glosser served as a lieutenant and moved up after a retirement April 1.

Hickey said the captains make 50 cents an hour more than lieutenants, with an annual $50,000 salary.

Scholarship fund started for Windham High grads

Youngstown State University alumnus and former teacher for Windham Exempted Village Schools Robert E. Kimes has created a $491,000 scholarship endowment to benefit graduates of Windham High School, it was announced Wednesday.

Kimes, 87, who taught math and science for 15 years at Windham Middle School, said the scholarship honors the memory of his wife, Anneliese Kimes, and his sister-and mother-in-law.

He was a nontraditional student at YSU, having spent the first part of his adult life serving nine years in the U.S. Army and working for a local business as a bookkeeper and logistics specialist.

At YSU, Kimes earned a bachelor’s degree in education in 1973.

Splash pad to open Memorial Day weekend

CORTLAND – Work to finish the splash pad at Pearl Park is set to be completed within the week, weather permitting, with an opening set Memorial Day weekend.

City councilman Kevin Piros said Wednesday the $70,000 project is having the final parts, including an umbrella, benches and above ground fixtures, installed this week.

He said an official ribbon cutting will be June 4.

The project was done by My Splash Pad of Louisville, Ohio.

Piros said additional fundraising is taking place for the project, which will be on the former Cortland Elementary School property.

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Car breaks down; man robbed, hit

WARREN – A Warren man reported that he was attacked and robbed by a man and woman who said they could help him after his car broke down on Elm Road, according to a police report.

Louis Ahladis, 61, of Lodwick Drive NW, reported the incident Monday and told police that it occurred about 7:30 p.m. Saturday near Woodland Avenue SE, the report states. Ahladis said that when his car broke down, a man and a woman approached him and offered help, taking him to 363 North St. SE, the report states.

They told Ahladis that they were calling him a tow truck and took him into the house.

Once inside, they took $300 from his pockets, threatened him with a hammer and a gun, and bloodied his nose before he could leave, the report states.

Police are investigating.

Man is stabbed in home invasion

WARREN TOWNSHIP – A Tod Avenue SW resident was stabbed multiple times during a home invasion Tuesday morning, according to township police.

Jay Wright, 59, 2203 Tod Ave. SW, was awakened just after 4 a.m. by a knock on his door and the sound of a woman’s voice that he thought he recognized. When Wright opened the door, a masked man and the woman pushed their way into the home, stabbing him multiple times and stealing his wallet, according to a police report.

“Many of the wounds on his arms and hands appeared to be defensive,” Warren Township police Chief Don Bishop said. “He also received some wounds to his back.”

Wright initially was taken to St. Joseph Warren Hospital and then was transferred to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. Police are investigating.

Equal-opportunity training in Warren

WARREN – The Trumbull County chapter of the NAACP is sponsoring an equal-employment training program from noon to 1:30 p.m. May 14 at the ACOP Center, 2051 Niles Road, Warren.

Marcel D. Baldwin, outreach and training manager of EEOC, Cleveland field office, will be guest speaker.

The program will outline the latest changes and updates to equal employment opportunity laws, how to avoid common pitfalls and mistakes, learn best practice procedures, as well as allowing the public to meet people who enforce the law.

For information, call 330-469-3247.

Panel alters voter signup bill to 2017

COLUMBUS – A proposal in swing state Ohio would let people register to vote online but not until after this fall’s presidential election.

A Republican-dominated Ohio House committee changed the bill’s effective date on Tuesday to 2017.

The committee also scrapped a provision allowing Ohioans to declare their political party affiliation when registering to vote or updating their addresses. Voters currently are considered affiliated with the party whose ballot they last cast in a primary.

The committee’s chairman said he expects the panel to vote on the bill next week.

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Fire displaces Howland family

HOWLAND – A family of four was displaced Monday evening after a fire erupted on the second story of their home on the 7000 block of Anderson Avenue in Howland.

A woman and her two children escaped from the home, as did their dog. The father was not home when the fire began around 7:10 p.m., Howland fire Chief James Pantalone said.

Although the fire was extinguished quickly, the home was heavily damaged by smoke and Pantalone estimated the damage around $80,000, including the loss of the family’s possessions. The cause of the fire is under investigation and the family will be assisted by the Red Cross, Pantalone said.

Fire crews and ambulances from Cortland and Howland responded, the fire was contained about 15 minutes later, Howland Pantalone said. No injuries were reported.

The name of the family was not released Monday night.

Man ID’d in vehicle crash

WARREN TOWNSHIP – A 38-year-old Leavittsburg man was killed 9:30 p.m. Sunday when his vehicle struck a sign post, went airborne and flipped on Eagle Creek Road in Warren Township, according to a news release issued by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

The Warren Post is investigating the crash, which killed Seth Reckert and sent a 17-year-old boy to St. Elizabeth Warren Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the report states. The passenger was wearing a seat belt, but Reckert was not, the patrol report states.

At a glance

Warren Township crash a fatality

WARREN TOWNSHIP – The Ohio State Highway Patrol reported a fatal accident occurred Sunday night in the township.

Township safety crews were called out about 9:35 p.m. to a vehicle rollover with possible ejection in the 6200 block of Eagle Creek Road.

The patrol spokeswoman confirmed there was a fatality, but further details were not available.

Reports indicate a call was received about the vehicle crash with a person either ejected or trapped under the vehicle.

About the same time, Warren Township firefighters were called to a possible structure fire at 612 Bishop Road after smoke was reported in a basement.

Abduction suspect trial to start

WARREN – A 58-year-old Warren man will stand trial beginning today in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court on a charge linked to the attempted abduction of a Champion female jogger last May.

David Honsu, of 1610 Bonnie Brae NE, is charged with attempted abduction with specification of sexual motivation.

Jury selection is expected to begin this morning in the courtroom of Judge Andrew Logan. Honsu is being represented by attorney Michael Scala, while assistant Prosecutor Gabriel Wildman will be presenting the state’s case.

Honsu was convicted of a rape charge in 1995 and served about 12 years in prison, according to court records.

Niles Relay For Life raises $38,900

NILES – The Niles Relay for Life held Friday and Saturday at the Niles Wellness Center had seven teams raising $38,900.

Event chairperson Patrice Kish said she expects additional donations will also be coming in from the 19th annual event. Teams had themes from movies such as ”Star Wars” and ”Wizard of Oz.”

This was the first American Cancer Society relay in Trumbull Counnty.

The next relay is 6 p.m. Friday at Warren Courthouse Square which has been the largest relay in the state.

‘History Alive’ comes to library

WARREN – Tickets for this summer’s “History Alive: Turn of the Century” will be available starting today.

The event, co-sponsored by the Tribune Chronicle and the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, will be June 14 to 16 at Kent State University at Trumbull. The event is free, but tickets are required and can be picked up by contacting Tribune community events coordinator Sue Shafer at 330-841-1696 or at the main library, 444 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren.

“History Alive” is a series of three living history performances featuring Susan B. Anthony, a leader in the women’s suffrage movement, portrayed by Christina Rausa of Fredonia, N.Y.; first lady Lucretia Garfield, wife of James A. Garfield, 20th president of the United States, portrayed by Damaris Peters-Pike of Hiram; and American inventor Thomas A. Edison, who will be portrayed by Hank Fincken of Indianapolis.

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Roads to close briefly

for bridge repairs

WARREN TOWNSHIP – From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, state Route 5 / 82 under West Market Street will have brief periods of stopped traffic for bridge-beam removal.

The Ohio Department of Transportation said the stopped traffic will last no longer than 10 minutes and will occur every 30 minutes. West Market over state Route 5 / 82 is closed through mid-October for bridge replacement, part of a $4.3 million project to replace three bridges over state Route 5.

Also starting Monday, state Route 534 over Interstate 80 will be closed through Friday for bridge repairs being done by the Ohio Turnpike Commission. The detour will be state Route 82.

Workers’ Comp open enrollment to start

Open enrollment for Ohio employers to select organizations to manage treatment for their workers injured on the job begins Monday and runs through May 27.

The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation offers open enrollment every two years to allow employers to evaluate the services of their current managed-care organization (MCO) and determine whether they would like to make a change.

BWC partners with 15 managed-care organizations that are the primary link among injured workers, medical providers, employers and BWC.

Employers satisfied with their MCO do not need to do anything. However, those considering a change can complete the MCO Selection Form online or print one, complete it, and mail or fax it to BWC.

For employers who select a new MCO, the change will be effective July 4.

‘History Alive’ tickets available Monday

WARREN – Tickets for this summer’s “History Alive: Turn of the Century” will be available starting Monday.

The event, co-sponsored by the Tribune Chronicle and the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, will be June 14 to 16 at Kent State University at Trumbull. The event is free, but tickets are required and can be picked up by contacting Tribune community events coordinator Sue Shafer at 330-841-1696 or at the main library, 444 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren.

“History Alive” is a series of three living-history performances featuring Susan B. Anthony, a leader in the women’s suffrage movement, portrayed by Christina Rausa of Fredonia, N.Y.; first lady Lucretia Garfield, wife of James A. Garfield, 20th U.S.president, portrayed by Damaris Peters-Pike of Hiram; and inventor Thomas A. Edison, portrayed by Hank Fincken of Indianapolis.

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