hWhereabouts sought of 2 missing teens

hWhereabouts soughtof 2 missing teens
AUSTINTOWN -- Police are looking for a two girls who disappeared from their homes early Monday.
Brittany Weitzman, 14, is 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighs 120 pounds. She has blond hair and blue eyes.
Lisa Marenkovic, 13, is 5 feet tall, weighs 115 pounds, and has blond hair and brown eyes.
Police think the girls may have run away with a 19-year-old man.
Call township police at (330) 799-9721 with information.
Two deputy sheriffssued in federal court
YOUNGSTOWN -- A second federal lawsuit has been filed against two Mahoning County deputy sheriffs.
Laura Jeffers of Crum Road, Austintown, is seeking $2 million each from John A. Boggs and Joseph Tanner.
The suit, filed Friday in U.S. District Court, says the deputies violated Jeffers' constitutional rights by forcing their way into her home.
The deputies were escorting Edward Wilhelm's relatives on an inventory of his home at the relatives' request as part of an estate settlement in December 1999.
Jeffers lived at the home with Wilhelm but didn't decide until now to go through with a lawsuit, said Atty. David Gerchak.
Wilhelm's suit from last year is pending before the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Session for volunteers
YOUNGSTOWN -- The final volunteer orientation session for First Night Youngstown will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Realty building on Federal Plaza.
The session is for volunteers for the Dec. 31 family oriented New Year's celebration downtown.
Call the First Night office at (330) 742-0445.
Judge affirms rulingto close Smokey Joe's
YOUNGSTOWN -- A magistrate's ruling to close Smokey Joe's bar on Market Street was affirmed Friday by Judge Robert Lisotto of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court.
The controversial bar in the city's Uptown district was ordered closed in November by Magistrate Eugene J. Fehr, who ruled that it is a nuisance subject to abatement by the city and issued a preliminary injunction to prevent the bar from operating.
A hearing will be scheduled to determine whether the injunction becomes permanent. The city wants the bar to be closed for a year, he said.
Ex-worker loses case
YOUNGSTOWN -- A Mahoning County Common Pleas Court jury has ruled against Kathleen McCullion of Logan Avenue in her civil lawsuit against National Security Consultants of Belmont Avenue.
McCullion, a former employee of the county department of human services, was assaulted by a client outside the DHS offices in 1990. She sued, saying the security company did not provide adequate protection.
The jury deliberated only about 50 minutes.
Niles man guiltyof road rage charges
CAMPBELL -- A 54-year-old Niles man has been found guilty of five charges related to road rage that police said the man instigated Oct. 2 while crossing the state line from Pennsylvania to Ohio.
Anthony Mymo, who plead no contest to one charge of carrying a concealed weapon, two charges of aggravated menacing and two traffic citations, was fined $1,400 and given six months' probation by Judge John P. Almasy in Campbell Municipal Court Friday.
Police said Mymo was driving on Pa. Route 208 toward Ohio when an 18-year-old Hubbard man tried to pass him.
The 18-year-old told police Mymo wouldn't let him pass and said Mymo motioned with the gun to pull over as they crossed into Ohio.
Police said they found a loaded gun and an open beer container in Mymo's vehicle.
Pet photos with Santa
HERMITAGE, Pa. -- Shenango Valley Mall will give people a chance to have their pet's picture taken with Santa Claus from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday.
Digital photos will be available at various prices and packages.
Mall management and the Santa photo team ask that only furry animals be brought to visit Santa.