Niles rape charge

Niles rape charge
NILES -- A 25-year-old Niles man was to be arraigned today in municipal court on a charge of rape.
Robert E. Fulton II of Belmont Avenue is accused of sexually assaulting a 22-year-old Niles woman Nov. 13.
The woman told police she was in Fulton's car with him when he pulled to the side of the road and assaulted her.
Reports show the woman was taken by her roommate to a Warren hospital.
Capt. Chuck Wilson said police arrested Fulton without incident Friday afternoon.
Wilson said police seized Fulton's car.
Hubbard zoning
HUBBARD -- Township residents interested in serving on the zoning commission or the zoning board of appeals should contact Trustee Jon Dowell, 2600 Elmwood Drive Ext., or e-mail him at trusteedowell@hotmail.com.
No special qualifications are needed. Dowell can be reached at (330) 568-0148 after 5 p.m. on weekdays or anytime on weekends.
DUI charge
HUBBARD -- A 21-year-old Hubbard man will appear this week in Girard Municipal Court on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, failure to control and not wearing a seat belt.
Sgt. Ron Cox of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said Edward Morrison was driving his 1989 Chevrolet Camaro south on Bellwick Road around 9:44 p.m. Saturday when he lost control and went into a ditch.
Morrison and his passenger, Larry Cox, 20, also of Hubbard, were treated at a Youngstown hospital.
'Toys for Tots' concert
AUSTINTOWN -- Austintown Fitch Jazz and the Youngstown Area Community Concert bands will perform a concert at 7 p.m. Dec. 5 in Fitch High School auditorium to benefit the Marine Corps Reserves' "Toys For Tots" program.
Price of admission is a new toy valued at $10 or more.
The Jazz Band will perform the several holiday selections in various swing, rock and Latin styles. The community band will present its program in a more formal concert setting.
Fraternity fund-raiser
YOUNGSTOWN -- Sigma Alpha Epsilon, a Youngstown State University fraternity, is sponsoring a community service/fund-raiser for domestic violence awareness, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 1-6 in Kilcawley Center.
The fraternity will distribute information on domestic violence and accept donations to provide Christmas presents and supplies for the children of Sojourner House, a local shelter for women and children.
The annual event raised more than $1,200 in just five days last year. The fraternity also accepts unwrapped presents for children for distribution.
Gun left in restroom
GROVE CITY, Pa. -- It's not uncommon for someone to leave a ring or a watch behind in a public restroom, but someone forgot to take his handgun with him when he left the men's room at Hoss's Steak & amp; Seahouse at 1948 Leesburg-Grove City Road (Pa. Route 208) in Springfield Township around 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
Anyone with information about the handgun is asked to contact Pennsylvania State Police at Mercer, (724) 662-4200.
Fire at Villa Maria
PULASKI, Pa. -- Sisters of the Humility of Mary at Villa Maria were assessing today damage caused by a garage fire.
About 50 nuns and numerous senior citizens were evacuated from nearby apartments and a health-care facility after a new garage caught fire at noon Sunday.
Sister Joann Gardner, communications coordinator for the order, said the heat from the blaze damaged Villa Maria Apartments, which house senior citizens, and a health-care residence for ill members of the religious order.
The nuns and some of the seniors are staying in another residence hall. Others went home with family members.
The garage was destroyed, and the other two buildings had broken windows and melted vinyl siding.
Gardner said they were told the blaze was started by a space heater left by construction workers. One car in the garage was destroyed.