Brother, sister jailed in house burglary

Brother, sister jailedin house burglary
LISBON -- Two East Liverpool residents were in Columbiana County Jail on charges related to the burglary of a Madison Township man's home. Sheriff's Detective Sgt. Andy Sweeney said Jamie E. McCallister, 23, of Ogden Street and her brother, Donald L. Boyer, also known as Petey Boyer, 26, of state Route 267, are each charged with burglary, a second-degree felony.
Deputies said a man living along state Route 45 was awakened about 2:30 a.m. June 14 by a noise in his home. He found a woman in the house who said she heard glass breaking and was checking to see if he was all right. She was joined by a man. Waving a handgun, the two people stole about $65.
Numerous cats found inelderly woman's home
YOUNGSTOWN -- Dozens of cats, alive and dead, were found at 184 Hilton Ave. on the South Side after an ambulance was summoned for the resident, Ruth Fox, 85, who had fallen in her driveway. She was in critical condition today in St. Elizabeth Health Center. Dave Nelson, Animal Charity humane investigator, said he found one dead cat on a chandelier. He said the house was in deplorable condition. None of the animals could be saved.
School board to meet
NORTH LIMA -- South Range Board of Education will meet in special session at 7 a.m. Friday to consider the adoption of the update of the district's five-year forecast and to review the current fiscal year's appropriations. The meeting will be at the board offices, 11836 South Ave. Extension.
'Duck race' fund-raiser
NEW SPRINGFIELD -- The Potential Development Program will hold its second annual "duck race" July 13 at Evans Lake. Numbered tickets, which will correlate with numbers assigned to toy ducks, will be sold for $5. Prizes will be offered for the first and last ducks across the finish line, with the owner of the winning duck winning $250, and the owner of the last-place duck getting $100. Other ducks will be drawn for prizes such as gift certificates to local restaurants and Youngstown State University sports tickets. PDP officials said they hope to raise $5,000
Tickets are available at Sam's Club in Boardman from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and at Giant Eagle on Doral Drive in Boardman from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and July 6.
PDP is a nonprofit group that operates two schools in Youngstown and one in Howland for autistic and other special-needs children from kindergarten through grade three. For more information, call (330) 746-7641.
Charged in 911 calls
AUSTINTOWN -- A Youngstown man accused of calling 911 six times for no good reason is set to appear in court today on a felony charge of disruption of a public service.
John McMahon, 39, of Maureen Drive, pleaded innocent to the charge Monday in Mahoning County Court in Austintown. Police said McMahon was highly intoxicated when he was arrested last Thursday. They had responded to each of McMahon's six calls and found no emergency.
Plea on firearms charge
AUSTINTOWN -- A Campbell man accused of having a loaded handgun under his seat in a car has pleaded innocent to a charge of improper handling of a firearm.
Eric Van Cobb, 22, of Madison Avenue entered the plea Monday in county court here and was given a $4,000 bond by Judge David D'Apolito. Van Cobb's next court date is set for Aug. 5.
Police said Van Cobb was riding in a car driven by Dwayne Adams, 23, of Monroe Street, Campbell when it was pulled over last Thursday for loud music in the parking lot of Pizza Hut on South Raccoon Road. Adams pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge Monday and Judge D'Apolito found him guilty. The judge ordered him to pay a $50 fine and court costs.