No collateral

No collateral
VIENNA -- Mortgaging Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport for money to help a start-up airline locate here is not a possibility, officials say.
Tom Nolan, director of aviation, says he has told officials from Golden Airways that the airport will not be able to provide collateral for the Colorado-based start-up company to seek a $25 million loan. Lawyers for the Western Reserve Port Authority, which runs the airport, determined that such an arrangement would not be legal, he said.
The airport invited a counter-offer from Golden Airways, and is also pursuing discussions with other airlines, Nolan said.
There are no airlines operating at the airport.
Part of Route 5 to close
CORTLAND -- Part of state Route 5 will be closed here starting Tuesday as a $1.7 million paving and widening project begins.
Only a short stretch of the road will be closed in front of the Cortland Post Office to allow crews to replace a culvert, said Paula Putnam of the Ohio Department of Transportation.
Access will still be possible to the post office and businesses on the street during the closure, expected to last as long as 90 days.
The project includes adding a center turn lane, new traffic signals, curbs, sidewalks and waterlines between state Route 46 (Mecca Road) and Main Street. Marucci and Gaffney Excavating of Youngstown is doing the work.
Negotiations scheduled
NEWTON FALLS -- Talks between school officials and union representatives are set for Tuesday.
Negotiations between the board of education and the union representing classified employees have been mostly stalled since an impasse was declared in September. Health-care benefits are a main stumbling block in talks.
The union represents 52 support staffers, including bus drivers, mechanics, secretaries and more.
The union issued a 10-day strike notice a few weeks ago, but rescinded is after bargaining sessions resumed. Before workers can strike, the union must issue another 10-day notice.
Formal resignation
GIRARD -- The school board formally accepted the resignation of Robert Foley as principal of Girard Junior High School on Wednesday.
Foley left the position last month to become principal of Fairhaven School, a Niles facility for people with mental disabilities. He is paid $63,500 a year there. Foley replaces Susan Shuster, who has accepted a position at Leonard Kirtz School, a similar facility in Mahoning County.
Joseph Agresta, a retired principal, will serve as principal here for the remainder of the year at $250 per day.
Grand jury to hear case
NILES -- The case of a man accused of holding a local attorney hostage has been sent to the Trumbull County grand jury.
Scott Kidd, 38, no known address, is accused of forcing a Robbins Avenue lawyer to remain in his home last week while he searched for a safe that did not exist.
According to police reports, Kidd originally approached the attorney to discuss legal help for a friend, but instead pulled a gun from his coat and demanded the lawyer open a safe.
When the attorney said there was no safe, Kidd forced him on a search. The attorney fled when Kidd's back was turned and flagged down an officer parked nearby.
Thanksgiving dinner
WARREN -- Praise Temple Deliverance Ministries is sponsoring a free Thanksgiving dinner from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at 1717 Youngstown Road S.E. Music and special guests are part of the event.
Theft-case arraignment
BOARDMAN -- Dustin R. Hawthorne, 19, of Redtail Hawk Drive will be arraigned Monday in Boardman area court on misdemeanor theft charges.
Police say Hawthorne, an employee, took money from gym bags and lockers at the Ice Zone. A series of thefts at the rink have been reported over the last several weeks. Reports do not say how many of them are attributed to Hawthorne.