Meeting with students

Meeting with students
SHARON, Pa. -- U.S. Rep. Phil English of Erie, R-21st, will conduct a town hall meeting with students at Penn State Shenango at noon Thursday in Room 105 of Sharon Hall, 147 Shenango Ave.
Mental health issues
NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- The public is invited to a nationwide teleconference on mental health issues and juvenile justice at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the New Castle Public Library. It will be presented locally by Lawrence County District Attorney Matthew Mangino. Three initiatives, in Milwaukee, New York and Rhode Island, dealing with youth offenders with mental illness will be highlighted. Local social service agencies will be there to answer questions after the teleconference and there will also be an opportunity to call the national participants. To register, call the Lawrence County District Attorney's office.
Extinguisher to visit
HERMITAGE, Pa. -- The Extinguisher, the American Medical Association's superhero dedicated to educating children about the dangers of tobacco, will visit Shenango Valley Mall from 2 to 2:45 p.m. Saturday. The Extinguisher, a costumed character, will appear at the mall's annual Kids' Fest program in front of the J.C. Penney store in the main concourse. The 20-minute interactive Extinguisher program is geared for children between the ages of 6 and 10. His appearance is sponsored by the Mercer County Medical Society Alliance.
Earth Day events
Here are some Earth Day-related events around the area over the next few days:
A tire collection will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Columbiana County Highway Department, Lisbon. Slippery Rock University is host for "Engaged Compassion: A New Environmental Ethic" at 7 p.m. today in Macoskey Center. An 8:30 p.m. potluck reception will follow.
On Thursday, SRU is host for "International Car-Free Day" and there are environmental citizenship seminars from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the University Union. A lecture is set for 7 to 9 p.m. in Macoskey Center -- admission is $5 -- and Earth Day movies will be shown from 4 p.m. to midnight in Spotts Auditorium. Students will be camping out on The Quad.
There's a mercury collection for Lawrence County residents who call the Recycling/Solid Waste Department at (724) 658-6925 by today to arrange for a free pickup of thermometers, barometers, thermostats, light switches or other items containing pure mercury.
Pick-ups will be April 24-26. Call (724) 658-6925 or (724) 654-6041 to report any illegal dumpsites.
A night hike, "Bring on the Bugs," at 7 p.m. Friday at McConnell's Mill State Park. Meet at Kildoo ballpark and bring a flashlight.
Man faces charges
SALEM -- A Youngstown man has been charged in Northwest Area Columbiana County Court with attempted car theft. Witnesses told police around 2:52 a.m. Tuesday that there were people acting suspiciously in the vehicle lot at Loudon Ford, 152 Continental Drive. When police arrived, they fled, one in a car, the others on foot. The person in the car was Timothy Davis, 42, of Truesdale Avenue, Youngstown, whom police stopped nearby. Davis is also charged with possession of criminal tools, criminal damaging, and breaking and entering. Two vehicles in the lot had been broken into and their steering columns were damaged.